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Late last week, the Social Security Administration announced that long-time users of the agency’s online account system would have to switch to Login.gov, the government-wide identity management and sign-on service created by the General Services Administration. The new requirement applies to users who created accounts for Social Security’s services, including its my Social Security benefits-management platform, before September 2021, but not those who already have a Login.gov account or those who’ve signed up for ID.me, another identity verification service. https://lnkd.in/eTwyVSwu

As the federal government awaits final guidance from the Office of Management and Budget meant to modernize and reform the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, one of Capitol Hill’s top federal IT modernization advocates believes that the program is “undeniably” in a state of limbo until that guidance is issued. In a statement to FedScoop, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. — the author of the FedRAMP Authorization Act, which codified the program in January 2023 so that agencies had a common security framework that was more efficient and cost-effective — listed the absent guidance among other issues like agency backlogs and the vacancy of the FedRAMP director role as contributors to the program’s current state. https://lnkd.in/eDVyc2Ty

The way Merici Vinton tells it, the first official user of the IRS’s Direct File pilot nearly had tears of joy in her eyes when she submitted her return to the free electronic filing program, a milestone for the tax agency and a potential game-changer for frustrated taxpayers across the country. There was only one problem: a bad connection that resulted in that maiden filer’s return getting stuck in a queue. https://lnkd.in/e-TaxqCw

Federal research agencies will now require certain covered institutions to implement cybersecurity programs for research and development security, a move the White House attributes to growing threats posed by the People’s Republic of China. Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Arati Prabhakar made her case in the memorandum for increased awareness of security threats from adversaries. The guidance aims to enable national R&D enterprise research agencies and participants to “respond appropriately” through certifying that institutions’ research security programs — and cybersecurity protocols — include foreign travel security, research security training and export control training. https://lnkd.in/ecajWnGv

Back in January of last year, contractors working with the Federal Aviation Administration accidentally deleted files while trying to update a database, inadvertently disrupting the Notice to Air Missions system that the agency uses to communicate important flight information to pilots. The outage forced the FAA to issue a nationwide ground stop and pause thousands of flights — one of the largest disruptions to air traffic since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But the agency has now confirmed that there’s a backup system in place and that systems involved in sending NOTAMs have been updated. https://lnkd.in/eb34AyKk

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The General Services Administration’s Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (GAP FAC) is seeking nominations for members who have expertise in emerging technology and acquisition. In a Federal Register posting Tuesday, the GSA said the recently renewed GAP FAC will be composed of between 10 and 30 federal and non-federal members to support the group’s new focus area within artificial intelligence, cloud computing and infrastructure, machine learning, cybersecurity and other technology-related subjects. https://lnkd.in/edgBDUgj

The Department of Energy on Tuesday released an artificial intelligence roadmap focused on its Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence for Science, Security, and Technology — or FASST — program. The initiative, which is focused on national security, building the AI workforce, and advancing breakthroughs with energy and science, would help coordinate Energy’s work on advancing AI technology. https://lnkd.in/ek5Apc4B

The Department of Veterans Affairs released a notice of intent to issue sole source contracts for an artificial intelligence-enabled healthcare dictation tool late last week. On behalf of the Veterans Health Administration, the VA’s Strategic Acquisition Center announced that it plans to award non-competitive, fixed-price contracts to Abridge AI, Inc. and Nuance Communications, Inc., two AI platform providers for the healthcare industry, according to the notice. The two vendors will conduct cloud-based, ambient scribe pilots that use AI to transcribe clinical encounters and generate notes in medical settings. https://lnkd.in/eV_9ZwV4