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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, people arrive before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office in Miami. USCIS, The cash-strapped federal agency that oversees that nation's legal immigration system, scrapped plans Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, to furlough 13,000 employees, or nearly 70% of its workforce. The agency said it would maintain operations through September when the the fiscal year ends. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Budget

USCIS workforce bounces back, but agency faces murky funding future

The workforce at USCIS has reached record levels, but the agency continues to face an uncertain funding picture with its reliance on fees.

Contracting

DoD builds AI tool to speed up ‘antiquated process’ for contract writing

Agency Oversight

Immigration forms are growing as fast as immigration

Management

DHS advisors recommend optimizing staff, using technology to improve customer experience

All About Data

USDA data maturity leads to faster payments to farmers

People

USCIS out in front again by hiring a user experience director

Technology

DHS looks to hire hundreds of ‘technologists’ to improve customer experience

cybersecurity

Ask the CIO

Automation is driving USCIS’s cyber improvements

Ortanique On the Mile

Federal Newscast

Rising robberies of postal workers make dog bites appear quaint

Technology

USCIS ombudsman ‘optimistic as ever’ about agency’s digitization efforts

Workforce

USCIS sets ambitious hiring, processing goals to shrink massive immigration case backlog

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Agency Oversight

FOIA advisers recommend independent review into how DHS handles immigration record requests

Cybersecurity

Agency data leaders see strong tie into federal zero trust security push

FILE - In this March 3, 2020, file photo people photograph the signage outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in Tukwila, Wash., that was closed due to concerns about the coronavirus. The U.S. government says a new rule disqualifying more people from green cards if they use government benefits will not apply to immigrants with symptoms of the illness caused by coronavirus who seek care. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said late Friday, March 13, 2020, that seeking treatment or preventive services will not impact someone's immigration status under the new public charge rule, which took effect last month. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times via AP, File)/The Seattle Times via AP)

Workforce

Is USCIS up to the task of processing all of the green cards available?

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Reporter's Notebook

Exclusive USCIS deputy to become TSA CIO

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients listen to speakers during a news conference in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the DACA program Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Phoenix. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump improperly ended the program that protects immigrants brought to the country as children and allows them to legally work, keeping the people enrolled in DACA. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Federal Newscast

USCIS looks to streamline the process for those applying for DACA status

IT Modernization

Security is the name of the game in DevOps, federal tech leaders say

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Agency Oversight

DHS privacy chief aims to promote ‘privacy enhancing technologies’

A Metropolitan Police Department cruiser blocks a street near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement officials investigate a report of a pickup truck containing an explosive device. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Federal Newscast

Calls for Capitol Police inspector general to publish reports

AI/ML, Energy, AI artificial intelligence concept Central Computer Processors CPU concept

Automation

Emerging tech brings different results to Labor, Army, USCIS

Mittal Desai is the chief information officer at FERC.

Reporter's Notebook

Funding OMB’s zero trust mandate may be the toughest part of the new strategy

Budget

White House pitches billions in supplemental funding for upcoming continuing resolution

FILE - In this June 10, 2021 file photo, a pair of migrant families from Brazil pass through a gap in the border wall to reach the United States after crossing from Mexico to Yuma, Ariz., to seek asylum. As the delta variant fuels an increase of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., some of President Joe Biden's critics blame the surge on his border policies, which allow some migrants to enter the country to apply for asylum. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia, File)

Federal Newscast

USCIS looking to hire thousands to help speed up asylum process

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