The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Trump Rescinds Biden AI Executive Order; Telework Ending; and Former Salesforce VP Acting GSA Administrator
Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers.
Trump Rescinds Biden AI Order
Last week, President Donald Trump clawed back Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence and called for a return to office for federal employees in his first actions following his inauguration, as highlighted by FedScoop.
Two CIOs Elevated to Acting Agency Heads as Trump Takes Office
CIOs Gary Washington of the Agriculture Department and Jason Gray of the U.S. Agency for International Development have been temporarily elevated to acting directors of their respective agencies until President Trump taps permanent agency chiefs to be confirmed.
OPM Demands Agencies Comply with Trump’s Telework Order Within 30 Days
Last week, the Office of Personnel Management set a deadline of 30 days for agencies to implement President Trump’s memo mandating the end to telework and remote work in the federal workplace, according to NextGov.
Industry Group Calls on Trump to Appoint a Quantum Czar
The Quantum Industry Coalition focusing on ensuring the funding of quantum information sciences R&D sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to appoint an official in charge of quantum at the White House and to reauthorize a bill he signed into law during his first term in office, according to NextGov.
TSA’s Facial Recognition Tech is Highly Accurate, Review Says
The biometric technologies used at some U.S. airports to verify the identities of travelers are more than 99 percent accurate, the Department of Homeland Security said in a recent, as highlighted by NextGov.
Trump’s VA Pick Voices Support for Continued EHR Deployment
President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs told lawmakers that he would prioritize efforts to improve VA’s rollout of its troubled electronic health record system if confirmed to the post, according to NextGov.
GSA Taps Former Salesforce VP as Acting and Deputy Administrator
Stephen Ehikian, a former Salesforce vice president and self-proclaimed “serial entrepreneur,” has been named acting administrator and deputy administrator of the General Services Administration, according to FedScoop