Ready to change lives with your tech and data skills? April 18th, 10+gov agencies are hiring mid, senior and exec level techies who care about AI/ML in gov. Register now. Tech to Gov National Forum - limited space available: app.brazenconnect.com/a/the_volcker_… #TechToGov #TechJobs

Undergrad and grad students, 1⃣week left! Deadline: April 12th.

Our parent agency, @OMB Press, is accepting applications for paid internships in the Executive Office of the President The White House Internship Program for Fall 2024.

Apply now at apply.whitehouse.gov/eop-internships.

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After a year of work, I can finally share what we’ve been up to U.S. Digital Service

✅ 5M+ ppl will seamlessly keep their Medicaid coverage
✅ 1M+ ppl won’t lose their coverage for procedural reasons
✅ 2.5M+ hrs of paperwork burden cut

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usds.gov/projects/healt…

Today, the U.S. government is establishing new rules for its own use of AI, and they’re a HUGE deal

Buckle up folks — we’re going to unpack how they work and why they’re so good 🧵

blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2024…

Again, a moment to pause & appreciate the cool professionalism of those in & around the Key Bridge at 1:24 am Tuesday.

Ship’s pilot radios in that ship has lost steerage & will hit bridge.

Someone (maritime control?) transmits urgent alert to Maryland/Balt police dispatch…

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Congrats to the 31 graduates of the latest Tech Executive Leadership Initiative cohort! TELI brings together senior tech leaders and equips them with skills to solve public sector challenges. Read more about the graduates here ➡️ aspeninstitute.org/news/aspen-tec…
cc Aspen Tech Policy Hub

'What we do now will determine whether emerging artificial intelligence...will widen or narrow the divide between government and its citizens.' Oped with Ali Noorani on the foundational work that's long overdue and now absolutely critical. bit.ly/3UtEp64

Interesting:
- Alaska is overwhelmed with massive SNAP app backlog
- They forewent interviews (pandemic option)
- their overpayment error is VERY high (57%h
- They want to keep skipping interviews until backlog eliminated, USDA saying NO strongly

adn.com/alaska-news/20…

The federal government needs skilled experts to meet the #ArtificialIntelligence moment.

USDS Administrator Mina Hsiang co-authored a blog with White House Office of Science & Technology Policy's Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer Deirdre Mulligan on President Biden’s National #AI Talent Surge. (1/2)

At Technology Transformation Services we’re bringing the best ideas from the tech world into government to ensure that the technology products and services we provide are useful and valuable to the public. I am proud of our accomplishment in the last year: gsa.gov/blog/2024/01/2…

The new Executive Order dataset from Digital Service Network is a useful tool for understanding the geographic distribution and substantive qualities of EOs governing the digital transformation across the U.S. Learn how to navigate the dashboard with our new video: youtube.com/watch?v=aToBuv…

I just received a demo of the upcoming IRS Direct File tool. The IRS has built an impressive product that will give taxpayers a secure option to file their taxes online for free. This pilot program will start small in 2024, to allow the IRS to test it and learn from taxpayers.

just the messenger, but this is an interesting responsible-tech funding opportunity (US) & I hear they're looking for cross-disciplinary & cross-sector teams! new.nsf.gov/funding/opport…

Pause just a moment this evening & appreciate something from 24 hours ago:

An Alaska Air 737 had a hole torn in the side of it in flight.

The plane was 3 miles up, flying at 400 mph.

It stayed intact. The pilots landed in minutes. No one was seriously injured.

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The C-SPAN Model: A Blueprint for Funding Public Interest Technology - A model AI can learn from. So thoughtful ⁦Marci Harris⁩ marcidale.substack.com/p/the-c-span-m…

🧵 We're excited to share that we've launched new resources to better understand the use of 3 policy tools for gov’t #DigitalTransformation : executive orders, legislation, and administrative rules + guidance. (1/4)
Check out the first phase of research ➡️ bit.ly/dsnpolicyscan-…

EXCELLENT thread from Zach Graves 🍞🎪 Foundation for American Innovation 🇺🇸🚀 on tech capacity in Congress, why fellowships are (mostly) good but not enough & why the institution ultimately needs to invest 👇

Interested in a career in public service? Join U.S. Office of Personnel Management tomorrow for a workshop about the required information for a federal resume and how to customize your resume to highlight your strengths and accomplishments. Register here: tickettailor.com/events/officeo… #techtogov

Getting started in the public sector might seem overwhelming, but here are some resources and communities to make the move a little less scary.

Learn more: techtogov.org/resources.

I'm really proud to head up Technology Transformation Services. We're bringing in the best folks from the #tech world to solve some of the hardest problems in government. nextgov.com/digital-govern…