With its expiration date looming, the CDO Council waits on missing White House guidance
OMB has yet to release guidance on how agencies should implement an open government data law.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA says it’s ‘on target’ to complete process for cybersecurity risk assessment
Five years after a GAO recommendation, the agency commits to finishing its work by Nov. 22.
House bill calls on EPA to update IT systems that store air quality data
The “Clean Air in the Cloud Act” would codify recommendations from a Government Accountability Act report released in September 2023.
On some basic metadata practices, US government gets an ‘F,’ per new online tracker
While OMB acknowledged issues raised by the Civic Hacking Agency’s gov metadata project, there are also real signs of progress.
How risky is ChatGPT? Depends which federal agency you ask
A majority of civilian CFO Act agencies have come up with generative AI strategies, according to a FedScoop analysis.
Democratic lawmakers propose legislation to study AI’s environmental impacts
The legislation would give new responsibilities to the EPA, the DOE, and NIST.
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CGI lands multi-year EPA contract on IT enterprise development
Agency CIO says agreement with CGI Federal Inc. will boost the EPA’s “efforts to protect human health and the environment for the American public” through technology.
Deficiencies in EPA’s radiation data system pose ‘significant risk to public health,’ watchdog says
The system within the EPA's Office of Air and Radiation is used to detect radiation changes in air and drinking water.
National Archives reaches telework agreement with AFGE union
The number of telework days granted to each eligible employee will vary depending on the needs of the agency.
Department of Energy appoints Brian Epley as principal deputy CIO
He joins from the EPA and will lead day-to-day operations within the Office of the CIO.