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Cost Estimating NewsBrief: June 21, 2024
More Interagency Coordination on AI Proposed
(FedWeek) Bipartisan legislation (HR-8756) newly offered in the House would establish a chief AI officer position at every agency to oversee its efforts and policies regarding AI, and also create a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers Council to coordinate the use of AI across the government. The bill “will help ensure the federal government is prepared to utilize artificial intelligence safely and effectively,” sponsors said in a statement. It further “will inject structure and accountability into the government’s management of AI and will ensure that every agency has the leadership in place to oversee the deployment of AI technology in safe and efficient ways.” Read More
How the Navy plans to modernize its one-and-only arsenal
(Federal News Network) The Navy plans to invest more than a billion dollars over ten years to revitalize an old facility: The 19th century Naval Surface Warfare Center at Indian Head, Maryland. It is where the Navy plans to re-do the infrastructure and machinery to produce munitions. For details, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with the center’s technical director, Ashley Johnson. Read More
Early-career federal job openings seeing ‘renewed and increased’ interest, OPM’s Shriver says
(Federal News Network) Especially in the federal government, change often happens slowly. But the Office of Personnel Management said it’s seeing early indications that its efforts to reform federal recruitment are starting to pay off. OPM’s initiatives over the last couple years, such as banning the consideration of salary history, creating a job portal for internship openings, and broadening eligibility for paid internships through the Pathways Program, all aim to open the doors to more candidates and make the hiring process more equitable. Read More
Senate Bill Backs 2 Percent Federal Employee Raise, Larger Buyouts at DoD
(FedWeek) The Senate’s version of the annual DoD authorization bill endorses a 2 percent federal employee raise in January while seeking to increase the maximum buyout payment for DoD employees from $25,000 to $40,000. The measure “authorizes funding to support a 4.5 percent pay raise for military members and a 2 percent pay raise for DoD civilian employees,” according to a summary from the Armed Services Committee. That would break the often-followed but informal practice of providing equal raises to the two groups in the name of “pay parity.” Read More
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