At GSA, the New Normal Is Not So New
In April, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, GovLoop spoke with David Shive, Chief Information Officer at GSA, about what the agency has learned about supporting a distributed workforce.
In April, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, GovLoop spoke with David Shive, Chief Information Officer at GSA, about what the agency has learned about supporting a distributed workforce.
For many years, GSA has been one of the federal government’s leading advocates of telework, with a focus on providing employees with the tools they need to do their work securely at any time, from anywhere and using any device.
With campaigns of mass and fake comments plaguing public feedback mechanisms for regulatory agencies, GSA seeks public input on potential solutions.
The hope now is that agencies won’t have to bend backwards to satisfy TIC. The hope is that TIC will instead be flexible enough for agencies to adopt modern solutions tailored to their needs.
When it comes to artificial intelligence, there’s a recurring question and concern that is regularly raised: How are agencies preparing the workforce?
Government exists to serve citizens and the public. “When it comes to online services, we have to do better,” said Jonathan Kraden from the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of Customer Experience during GovLoop’s online training.
Many agencies are hopping onto the bandwagon of RPA, the workhorse technology that automates repetitive and instruction-based tasks.
Several employees across different levels of government suggested one of those primary departments that proves to be a roadblock is IT.
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Leadership needs to find the highest impact and most valuable solutions to answer employees’ demands and allow for expansion down the road.