(Getty Images) OPM releases guidance for federal cybersecurity rotational programs The 120-day assignments within or between agencies are a chance to reskill and upskill federal employees. Nov 23, 2020 By Sara Wilson
(Getty Images) By using AI, the VA dramatically decreased claims processing intake times, official says The VA's benefits administration went from taking 10 days to sort the mail to about half a day. "We are happy to talk about how good we… Jul 1, 2020 By Jackson Barnett
(Getty Images) CIO Council report recommends improvements to federal IT hiring The report's top recommendation is to create a comprehensive special pay system for IT jobs across government. Jun 10, 2020 By Billy Mitchell
(Getty Images) ‘Rigid’ pay system blamed for Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy struggles The U.S. Merit Protection Board has some ideas for a reskilling program that has yet to mint any new cybersecurity experts. Jan 22, 2020 By Jackson Barnett
(source: FedScoop) Sponsored Cloud, AI skills top list of talent needs for federal government CIOs, report finds 7 in 10 government IT leaders say that IT skills gaps have a significant impact on delivering agency missions. Dec 10, 2019 By FedScoop Staff
Gary Washington speaks Nov. 14, 2019, at the Workforce Summit presented by FedScoop and WorkScoop. (Scoop News Group) USDA places focus on reskilling after Centers of Excellence modernization A major challenge "that doesn't get discussed is how you prepare your workforce to be able to support this new environment" after modernization, said USDA CIO Gary… Nov 14, 2019 By Billy Mitchell
Deputy Federal CIO Margie Graves, right, speaks with Susan Fallon Brown of Monster Government Solutions at the Workforce Summit presented by FedScoop and WorkScoop, Nov. 14, 2019. (Scoop News Group) What comes after cyber for federal reskilling initiatives? Data science The CIO Council is following "clear demand signals" and learning from what's already been done, Margie Graves said Thursday. Nov 14, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(Getty Images) GAO: 18 big agencies continue to ignore key IT workforce planning actions The Government Accountability Office gave the same advice that agencies implement eight workforce planning activities in 2016 and 2018. Nov 1, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) Career Compass challenge winner provides a ‘full lifecycle’ view of your career journey Phase two of the NSF competition wrapped up recently. Sep 6, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(FedScoop) Why agencies aren’t scaling bots vertically just yet More often RPA is being introduced across a few use cases as controls often have yet to be established. Jul 1, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir