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DIU taps AI to match ‘undiscoverable’ military talent with relevant gig work

Two vendors were tapped to cooperatively deploy a new Uber-like app.

May 10, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Louis Burge, Army National Guard (ARNG) Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A) Build and Sustainment Manager, went to the National Guard Bureau to hang a banner in recognition of IPPS-A reaching live status. ( Staff Sgt. Benjamin D Applebaum)

Army launches personnel records app

The new application is projected to have a million users by December.

Jul 7, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

USS Theodore Roosevelt, COVID-19, coronavirus — U.S. Navy Hospitalmen Christian Akins, left, and Austin Brunt, assigned to Naval Hospital Guam, take a nasal sample from a sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt as part of a public health outbreak investigation April 23, 2020. (U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kaylianna Genier)

How the Defense Digital Service helped control COVID-19 outbreaks on Navy ships

"The pandemic has pushed the upper limit of what even DDS is able to do," says the tech-development agency's deputy director.

Nov 19, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

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‘Avoid a precautionary approach’ when regulating AI applications, OMB tells agencies

A new memo directs agencies to regulate AI products in a way that doesn't stifle innovation.

Nov 18, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

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NSA launches open source training platform for apps, development

The new tool, called SkillTree, was developed for training NSA employees on complex applications as well as software development, but it is available for adaptation by the…

Oct 16, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

State Department, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participates in a question and answer session at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia in July 2020. (State Department / Freddie Everett)

Pressure to deliver apps to teleworkers taught State Department a few things, CIO says

CIO Stuart McGuigan wants diplomacy to move at the speed of technology, which means making the department more agile.

Oct 14, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

YubiKeys, Yubico, two-factor authentication — YubiKeys. (Yubico)

Program offering alternatives to CAC could be expanded, Army officials say

Tests of YubiKey tokens and an authenticator app have been encouraging, IT leaders say.

Mar 2, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Lauren Marakas, senior special canine handler from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, walks with Ruthie, an explosives detection canine, to search for explosives during a joint explosive detection training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

ATF moving all apps, services to the cloud by October

ATF's CTO detailed how the bureau got from "really ignoring" its IT to all-in on the cloud in a few years.

Jan 27, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

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Centers of Excellence program issues two new RFIs for OPM modernization

The group is working to modernize OPM's Federal Annuity Claims Expert System (FACES) with a new web app and calculator.

Nov 13, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

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Which apps should go to the cloud? The CIO Council’s ‘Playbook’ can tell you

It's an accompanying document to the administration's Cloud Smart policy.

Jun 18, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier