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Quick Hits *** The Chief Data Officers Council launched a new website and published a report to Congress on CDO activities. The CDO Council was mandated by the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act.   *** With multiple winter weather events hitting in the National Capitol region this week, the Office of Personnel Managementreminded agency heads about the importance of communicating emergency situations to employees even amid the current "maximum telework posture" required under the COVID-19 pandemic. Posted by FCW Staff on Feb 12, 2021 at 2:32 AM

The $500 million bill would pay for the Department of Labor to help develop new benefits technology capabilities to share with states and to establish a digital services team to develop and maintain the tech.

The lawmakers had sent a letter to the White House earlier this week urging President Joe Biden to select one official to oversee the federal government’s response to the breach.

The Defense Department is still figuring out how to give contractors reciprocity with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and similar certifications, but the end is close, officials say.

Quick Hits IRS elevated Nancy Sieger to the post of permanent CIO. She had been serving as acting CIO of the tax agency since June, 2019. *** Customs and Border Protection reopened the comment period on a proposed rule that would move the use of facial recognition systems on non-citizen and non-resident travelers in and out of the United States out of the pilot phase and make it a permanent fixture of international travel. The comment period for the Biometric Exit/Entry program had concluded in December, 2020. The use of facial recognition in government systems have been controversial, wit...