The Biden administration issued a last-minute executive order on AI infrastructure. And OPM has a new IT chief.

OPM said technological advances necessitated the changes, but some stakeholders argued the modifications still don’t reflect current governmental needs.

The Office of Personnel Management has created a new email account meant to collect reports of suspected diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, one of a series of moves the Trump administration has taken to slash DEI efforts across the federal workforce.

Trump has promised to accelerate the production of American-made AI to compete against China for global leadership in the technology.

The Marine Corps veteran has served as OPM’s deputy chief information officer since 2021. Prior to that, he worked in various roles across the Department of Homeland Security for eight years and spent seven years as the chief of staff for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Office of Information Technology.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has appointed Melvin Brown II as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO) according to a post by Brown on LinkedIn. Brown, a seasoned IT and cybersecurity leader with over three decades of experience across ...

At CES, one company called Realbotix aimed to blow right through that valley with a series of robots designed to look and even feel like real people. The newest model at CES was a tall, blonde, female robot named Aria. She was able to move around realistically, make hand gestures and generally interact with her environment.

Greg Hogan will serve as CIO, an agency spokesperson confirmed to FedScoop on Wednesday. His appointment comes roughly a week after Melvin Brown II took over that role following former CIO Guy Cavallo’s retirement from federal service.

The Trump administration is planning to lay off all federal employees who worked in a diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility office as of this past Election Day and has instructed agencies to immediately place such workers on paid administrative leave.

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