Section 508

Intel agency IT leaders prioritize accessibility in technology

Intelligence community IT leaders have a message for the vendor community: take accessibility seriously when you develop products and services for spy…

Technology

Congress drives CIO authorities deeper down at USDA, Justice, State

Reporter's Notebook

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Role of OIRA, compliance with 508 requirements highlight lawmakers’ focus on IT modernization in 2023

Budget

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As DOJ, GSA publicly report on Section 508 progress, US Access Board driving change

Management

FILE - Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaks at an event with President Joe Biden at the Arnaud C. Marts Center on the campus of Wilkes University, Aug. 30, 2022, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Casey, a member of the Intelligence Committee, said staff will often use a lockbag even simply to transport materials from committee offices to a sensitive compartmented information facility, known as a SCIF, some 30 feet (9 meters) away. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

The government’s Section 508 transparency problem

Reporter's Notebook

Senate committee calls on VA, DOJ to improve accessibility to federal technology

Veterans Affairs

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For federal accessibility managers, adding ‘A’ to new DEIA initiative is a welcome change

Management

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Popular federal websites riddled with accessibility flaws

Technology

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New federal website design standards emphasize ‘continuous improvement’

Technology

How GSA uses AI to keep agencies on the right side of the law

Ask the CIO

Move aside sports betting, let’s wager on FAR rules

Reporter's Notebook

The NIB: What is its role in procurement?

Kevin Lynch, president and chief executive officer for the National Industries for the Blind will discuss the organizations mission, its role in the procurement…

Off the Shelf

New IT accessibility rules catch up to 17 years of changes

The U.S. Access Board finalized new requirements for IT and communications technology under Sections 508 and 255 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Reporter's Notebook

FOIA committee mulls Section 508 responsibilities

Technology

Accessibility for all promotes open government and transparency, but it can also be a burden on agencies’ Freedom of Information offices. That’s where the U.S. Access Board, and a pending final rule, can help.