IT cuts led to delays in IRS’s processing of paper returns, GAO finds
Agency officials told the watchdog that the “recent loss of experienced IT acquisition staff” resulted in paper-processing systems not being ready for the filing season.
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Oracle wins contract for first-ever governmentwide HR system
The $400 million award kickstarts OPM’s process of bringing over 100 disparate federal HR platforms into one system.
Cisco, Scale AI among new batch of Tech Force partners
The industry partners will provide training, career pathways, and a selection of their own workers who will serve temporary government roles, OPM said.
NRC efficiency plan to reuse DOE, DOD data met with skepticism
During a fiscal 2027 budget hearing Wednesday, senators raised concerns about the risks of the agency’s fast-tracking of licensing processes and focus on efficiency.
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The future of AI in the federal workforce
If you ask Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor how he thinks about the role of AI in his agency’s mission, he’ll tell you he sees…
Senators seek Labor-led database on AI workforce impacts
The Workforce Transparency Act from Sens. Mark Warner and Ted Budd would charge the DOL with creating a public resource with “aggregated workforce transparency data.”
Federal union projects to lose ‘tens of thousands’ of members, court filing shows
The National Treasury Employees Union said a Trump order and OPM rule on collective bargaining has caused irreparable harm. An appeals court judge previously said those harms…
Federal AI policy needs labor-centric approach, lawmakers tell White House
A letter from Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., pushes the administration to follow the AFL-CIO’s “nonpartisan principles” on pro-worker AI adoption.