Hugh Halpern

Another agency takes the plunge into artificial intelligence

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), once a bastion of ink, paper, heavy printing presses, and light-emitting diode or led type, is now fully in…

Artificial Intelligence

FILE - This May 25, 2021, file photo shows a U.S. Passport cover in Washington. Americans hoping to travel abroad this summer may have to delay their plans if they need new or renewed passports. Would-be travelers are overwhelming federal offices as the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions unleashes a pent-up demand for passports. Wait times for new passports and renewals are now up to 18 weeks and those seeking expedited appointments can take up to 12 weeks. (AP Photo/Eileen Putman, File)

State Dept processing passports at pre-pandemic levels, despite ‘unprecedented’ demand

Agency Oversight

Gary Somerset

Government Publishing Office resets with a new five-year strategy

Technology

Gary Somerset

What GPO has in common with Vera Bradley, Briggs and Stratton

People

Aaron C Sweet

The Government Publishing Office is out early with a whole new post-pandemic work policy

Management

(Peter Musurlian)

A new Government Publishing Office project makes you ask, ‘are they serious?’

Agency Oversight

GPO tells passport production staff to return to work July 6 following State Dept reopening

Workforce

GPO, NASA keep business humming despite forced distancing

Workforce

Government Publishing Office keeps on rolling

Agency Oversight

In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, workers in protective suits spray disinfectant as a precaution against the COVID-19 at an indoor gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. As the coronavirus spreads around the world, many events that normally would draw large numbers of people are being canceled or played without fans. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Sen. Gary Peters asks White House to launch a coronavirus website

Federal Newscast

GPO’s new director used to be frequent customer

Federal Drive

TSP participants must secure their online accounts by the end of the year

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Thrift Savings Plan will require tougher online security measures for its participants by the end of the year.

Federal Newscast

In this Aug. 1, 2018 photo, Lauren Woehr pours bottled water into her 16-month-old daughter Caroline's cup at their home in Horsham, Pa. In Horsham and surrounding towns in eastern Pennsylvania, and at other sites around the United States, the foams once used routinely in firefighting training at military bases contained per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. EPA testing between 2013 and 2015 found significant amounts of PFAS in public water supplies in 33 U.S. states. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Defense OIG to investigate Pentagon’s use of PFAS chemicals

In today’s Federal Newscast, at the request of two members of Congress, the Defense Department’s inspector general has agreed to review the department’s…

Federal Newscast