US Digital Service
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Hillary Clinton's technology and innovation initiative pledges a more modern and open digital government. The policy plan also supports the creation of more STEM jobs and increased internet access.
July 07, 2016 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is asking GAO to review how the U.S. Digital Services prioritizes programs as well as how agencies are implementing the CIO authorities under FITARA.
July 04, 2016 -
Keith Wilson, the chief information officer of Federal Student Aid in the Education Department, said the FSA-ID portal is getting a facelift one year after it launched.
June 23, 2016 -
After slow start, the Defense Digital Service is now working on projects ranging from GPS to travel reimbursements.
June 13, 2016 -
Two years after the administration set up two new federal "start-ups" to help agencies adopt more innovative technology, some in the public and private sectors say the U.S. Digital Service and 18F still operate in their own silos, and there is little communication from the organizations as they embark on new projects.
June 10, 2016 -
A new site from the Labor Department will point veterans to the right resources they need to find a job or start their own business when they re-enter civilian life. The new Veterans.gov collects information from a variety of sources and easily organizes it in one place, said Terry Gerton, deputy assistant secretary for policy within the Labor Department's Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
May 02, 2016 -
If innovators in industry can do it, why is the government — one of the world’s largest buyers of information technology — lagging behind when it comes to adopting digital technology?
March 11, 2016 -
Anne Rung, the administrator in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, and Tony Scott, the federal chief information officer, sent a memo to all CFO Act agencies detailing the requirements for the new labs as well as announcing a pilot to expand the use of digital acquisition capabilities across the government.
March 10, 2016 -
Improvements to the federal job portal include an application tracker, which lets candidates monitor their progress as they start and finish an application online. The Office of Personnel Management will roll out more improvements to USAJobs.gov throughout the year.
February 24, 2016 -
Agencies need clearer hiring authorities from the Office of Personnel Management to successfully recruit and hire new tech talent, said Beth Killoran, acting CIO at the Health and Human Services Department. HHS has a 40 percent vacancy rate among its cyber and IT infrastructure workforce.
February 18, 2016 -
The 4th quarter update on Performance.gov details progress and plans for 2016.
January 11, 2016 -
The FBI will hire more than 230 National Instant Criminal Background Check System examiners and other specialists, nearly double its existing workforce, to help process mandatory background checks. The agency is also partnering with the U.S. Digital Service to overhaul the NICS.
January 05, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announces the first broad strokes in his Force of the Future initiative, but avoids controversial topics such as military promotion and civilian personnel management.
November 19, 2015 -
Half of federal agencies earned a failing grade from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on their use of incremental development, as part of their implementation of FITARA. But agencies are still learning how to navigate an often confusing field of agile.
November 06, 2015 -
Eric Hysen joins the Homeland Security Department from the U.S. Digital Services Office.
October 05, 2015