ICE is using spreadsheets and emails to track unaccompanied migrant children -- who're especially at risk for trafficking + exploitation -- after they're released from govt custody. It's potentially lost track of thousands of children in recent years. nextgov.com/digital-govern…

NIST has been working for years on updating digital identity guidelines followed by federal agencies. Latest iteration features mDLs, passkeys + options for identity proofing without facial recognition, which caused a lot of controversy in recent years nextgov.com/digital-govern…

NEWS: Maine is the next state to join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025. Mainers will save ⏰ and 💵 on filing their taxes with our new FREE option. Maine is the eighth new state to join Direct File for 2025!

New w/ Lauren Kaori Gurley -- a deeper look at the technical glitches and lack of communication that delayed last week's highly-anticipated jobs revisions Once BLS staff discovered the release did not copy to the web server, IT workers uploaded it manually washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

Probably the biggest crisis in America that we don't talk about: The decline in close friendships.

out of office 😇

New — Elon Musk & Donald Trump’s growing alliance could give Musk a spot on a commission Trump & advisers have eyed for months to effectively audit U.S. spending Musk, of course, has billions in personal material interests w/ U.S. spending washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

As part of a test run for Australia's corporate regulator, AI was used to summarise submissions made by the public. The trial found AI performed worse in every metric compared with humans. Assessors suggested AI would make more work for people, not less. crikey.com.au/2024/09/03/ai-…

The government shuts down in 27 days unless Congress acts.

Funding extras the White House is seeking in a CR include $15.4B to help the Social Security Administration deal with staffing and customer service issues and $12 billion to address a major looming shortfall for veterans medical care. w/ Joe Gould subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Cori Zarek, the deputy administrator at the White House's tech team, U.S. Digital Service, has left her post. nextgov.com/people/2024/09…

another state joining direct file

The White House's cyber czar launched a 'sprint' today to fill the nearly half a million open cyber jobs across the U.S. I spoke with Seeyew Mo of Office of the National Cyber Director about the work. More here: nextgov.com/cybersecurity/…

DC and Virginia won't participate in the IRS's new free tax filing site in 2025, but Maryland confirmed today that they're joining. Here are all the states where you can use Direct File for free next year if your tax situation allows.

Former President Donald J. Trump will call for the creation of a government efficiency commission in an economic speech in New York on Thursday, adopting a policy idea that was pitched to him by the billionaire businessman Elon Musk. nytimes.com/2024/09/05/us/…