And, a whistleblower calls out USPS’ use of ‘untested’ IT systems to govern mail-in ballots

The White House hit send on a memo to agencies pushing for Login to be the single sign-on option for public-facing federal websites.

And, Antoine McCord is departing role as DHS CIO

Federal IT leaders across administrations have wanted a single sign-on service. The memo requires the use of Login but does not bar other forms of authentication.

The General Services Administration is conducting market research to boost its fraud protection and bot detection as fraud attempts grow in “sophistication and volume.”

Corcos will now lead GSA’s Technology Transformation Services, and help oversee the Federal Acquisition Service and Login-dot-gov, in addition to serving as Treasury’s top IT official.

Fraud and cybersecurity experts told House lawmakers that AI is exacerbating the problem. Improvements are needed to protect Login-dot-gov.

Edward Forst and other agency officials said the government is behind the curve on technology, and asked for private-sector engagement to improve.

The GSA is leveraging the State Department's “privacy-preserving” API for passport records to compare passport photos submitted to Login.gov.

The head of engineering for the GSA’s single sign-on platform said opening the door for mDLs will “simplify and streamline the online identity proofing process.”