Interior Dept. Misclassified $40M in IT Purchases, OIG Finds Sep 24, 2025 | 3:02 pm The Department of the Interior (DOI) failed to properly classify and approve millions of dollars in IT purchases, according to a new report from the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), warning that those mistakes could have costly cybersecurity consequences. […]
Bridging the AI Gap: Feds Focus on Workforce Training for GenAI Tools Jul 11, 2025 | 12:18 pm While Federal agencies are busy experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, government AI experts on Thursday said that it’s important to make sure employees know how to use the shiny new tools and capabilities – and feel confident doing so. […]
Interior Dept. Sees Better Workplace Satisfaction With Telework Jan 18, 2024 | 2:43 pm The Department of the Interior (DoI) has seen an increase in overall workplace satisfaction and recruitment and retention as a result of expanded telework flexibilities, a top DoI official told members of Congress on Thursday. […]
Interior Department Taps Stan Lowe as New CISO Aug 25, 2023 | 2:49 pm The Department of the Interior (DoI) has tapped Stan Lowe to serve as its new chief information security officer (CISO). […]
Feds Stress DEIA, Tech in Workforce Modernization Sep 28, 2022 | 2:53 pm In 2022, modernizing the Federal government’s workforce means leveraging technology to address past and present diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) challenges, government officials said this week. […]
Bodycam Policy is Not Up to Standards, According to Watchdog Sep 22, 2022 | 2:34 pm The Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) released a new report on Sept. 14, detailing how the department has failed to implement and finalize its interim body camera policies. […]
GAO: Data Analysis Needed in Effort to Curb Violence Against Indigenous Women Nov 3, 2021 | 10:04 am In the campaign to help combat violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women in the U.S., the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that better efforts to create and analyze case data in Federal databases are necessary to better understand the full extent of the crisis and work to alleviate it. […]
Interior IG Flags IT, Other Challenges Amid Pandemic Jul 10, 2020 | 11:33 am The Department of the Interior (DOI) is facing challenges in implementing the CARES Act, along with IT, financial and programmatic issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the agency’s inspector general. […]
Emerging Technologies Transforming Federal Business, Development Jun 5, 2019 | 2:24 pm Representatives from different Federal agencies at ACT-IAC’s Emerging Technology Forum today said that they are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), robotic process automation (RPA), quantum computing, blockchain, and other emerging technologies to make strides in their work. […]
DOI FISMA Audit Yields 18 Security Recommendations Mar 18, 2019 | 11:30 am The Department of the Interior received 18 security-related recommendations in a KPMG Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) audit, which identified several information security risks across the agency. […]
IG Finds Russia Penetrating Interior Apr 16, 2018 | 3:54 pm Uncle Sam’s Russopobia got a shot in the arm from a recent Department of Interior (DOI) Inspector General report. […]