Clare Martorana discussed the challenge of building out specific steps to get government agency websites to adopt common standards. Source: Next Gov  2 total views

 2 total views

The management of the government’s IT acquisitions and operations is also on the Government Accountability Office’s biennial high risk list update this year, as it has been since 2015. Source: Next Gov  9 total views

 9 total views

A bill reintroduced Tuesday aims to codify parts of the White House’s 2021 executive order on making government services more user-friendly. Source: Next Gov  1 total views

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The department’s own digital services team will be modeled after other “tour-of-duty” style models in government like the USDS. Source: Next Gov  4 total views

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Making a digital option for the American the Beautiful pass series that would live on mobile phone wallets is a goal of a new bill that would require digital passes in February. Source: Next Gov  81 total views

 81 total views

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told reporters on Thursday that technology will be key to achieving the agency’s intentions to transform customer service at the agency and shrink the tax gap. Source: Next Gov  94 total views

 94 total views

General Services Administration officials addressed allegations that the agency misrepresented identity proofing standards of Login.gov at a hearing Wednesday, as lawmakers pondered the potential for fraudsters in the system. Source: Next Gov  100 total views,  1 views today

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The decision comes after concerns about implementing the sign-on service during tax season. Source: Next Gov  88 total views

 88 total views

Lawmakers didn’t allocate the $80 billion provided to the IRS in the right way, claims National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, adding that IT modernization and taxpayer services aren’t getting the money they need. Source: Next Gov  14 total views

 14 total views

The guidance seeks to implement the Federal Rotation Cyber Workforce Program created by lawmakers last year as a way to foster new critical skills across government. Source: Next Gov  9 total views

 9 total views

Jeff King, currently deputy chief information officer at Treasury, will be taking on the role of acting CIO at the IRS. Source: Next Gov  78 total views

 78 total views

The agency’s inspector general blasted GSA officials for claiming that its identity proofing website met NIST guidelines for biometric comparison, charging millions for it, when it did not. Source: Next Gov  87 total views

 87 total views

The White House envisions applications for services like food assistance, Medicaid and other benefits taking 20 minutes, with enrollment coming after just 24 hours. Source: Next Gov  114 total views

 114 total views

Although some systems were able to meet performance thresholds for all demographic groups, others did show differentials because of issues with obtaining quality photos of people with varying skin tones. Source: Next Gov  95 total views

 95 total views

A draft of a long-awaited executive order covering digital identity includes a push to make government-owned Login-dot-gov an option for most federal benefits programs. Source: Next Gov  16 total views

 16 total views

Nominee for IRS commissioner Danny Werfel, a self-professed “government geek,” talked customer experience, cybersecurity and IT modernization with senators at a Wednesday hearing. Source: Next Gov  115 total views

 115 total views

The IRS tapped New America to report on the feasibility of a free, public-facing IRS-hosted tax filing infrastructure for ordinary taxpayers. Source: Next Gov  125 total views

 125 total views

At the same time, the congressional watchdog cautioned that governmentwide fraud estimates are potentially dicey. Source: Next Gov  120 total views

 120 total views

Congress passed a law to ban the popular app on federal government devices as part of the omnibus funding bill. It doesn’t look like lawmakers’ about national security and TikTok are waning. Source: Next Gov  79 total views

 79 total views

The fate of the bills in a lame duck session of Congress is uncertain, but a Portman aide says the outgoing senator wants to be active on the subjects even after retiring. Source: Next Gov  9 total views

 9 total views