OCIO News

2023

August

Labor, FAA, Coast Guard, FCC Report IT Mod Progress: U.S. Department of Labor Chief Information Officer Gundeep Ahluwalia shared with MeriTalk Labor’s progress in modernizing legacy IT systems. He referenced the digitization of the permanent labor certification process and new identity proofing technology.

July

Benefits.gov Still Riding the E-Government Act Wave 20 Years Later: Benefits.gov provides critical benefits information to America's public. Director of Business Application Services, Mangala Kuppa, shared with Federal News Network about the website portal’s continuous evolvement under the guidance of the E-Government Act of 2002.
Five Agencies Win $50.5M in New IT, Cyber, CX Investments: Labor received its fourth TMF award, and is slated to receive $15.2 million “to accelerate the implementation and deployment of a cloud-based security framework to provide connectivity, consistent security and optimized user experience to its employees, partners and the public.”
New TV Show – Department of Labor | Salesforce | GSA: U.S. Department of Labor Chief Information Officer Gundeep Ahluwalia summed up to Fed Gov Today how the Department of Labor is making an impact and why we hosted Federal Tech Day 2023.

June

A 'Sea Change' is Coming for Labor's Business Applications: Our Director of Business Application Services, Mangala Kuppa, explains to Federal News Network how Labor's business applications are using chatbots and artificial intelligence to drive the mission forward.

May

Department of Labor’s Krista Kinnard Emphasizes Procurement Process as Prime Candidate for Streamlined Workflow: Krista Kinnard, director of innovation and engineering for OCIO, discussed how automation has helped government agencies improve the workflows of federal employees. She highlighted our procurement process and called it “ripe for automation.”
‘I Will Never Trust a Bot’: How the Labor Department Overcame Cultural Resistance to RPA: How do you turn skeptics into believers when it comes to Robotic Process Automation? OCIO’s Director of Innovation and Engineering Krista Kinnard shared how.

April

Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: Labor Department’s Gundeep Ahluwalia: Labor Department’s Gundeep Ahluwalia U.S. Department of Labor Chief Information Officer Gundeep Ahluwalia was named a top government tech leader to watch. He shared with Washington Exec the Department’s recent achievements and exciting initiatives.

March

Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 26: Tech & DEIA Opportunities: Listen to U.S. Department of Labor’s Chief Information Officer Gundeep Ahluwalia discuss Federal Tech Day 2023 with ACT-IAC and Federal News Network. He also detailed department efforts to enhance our federal IT scorecard and diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) efforts.
Building a Broader IT Modernization Strategy: U.S. Department of Labor Chief Information Officer Gundeep Ahluwalia shared with FedScoop Labor’s efforts to collect, manage and analyze vast volumes of data securely in a multi-cloud operating environment.

February

When Automation Out-delivers IT Modernization: Government leaders from federal and state agencies, such as Krista Kinnard from the U.S. Department of Labor, report automation has fast-tracked large-scale service improvements faster and at lower costs than big-ticket IT modernization projects.
Announcing the 2023 Federal 100: Meet the 100 outstanding individuals being honored for going above and beyond in support of federal IT over the past year, including OCIO's Director of Infrastructure and Cloud Operations, Steve Davis.

January

Data, Digital Services Will Drive Federal IT in 2023: A critical part of the digital transformation process starts with developing a customer experience (CX) mindset within the federal workforce. U.S. Department of Labor CIO, Gundeep Ahluwalia, reiterated the importance of prioritizing CX early in the product development process.
Labor CTO Cites Critical Steps in Onboarding Emerging Tech: Sanjay Koyani, Chief Technology Officer at the U.S. Department of Labor, discussed how the department fosters a culture of innovation. He presented an example of how emerging technologies, such as automation and artificial intelligence (AI), can reduce administrative burden and deliver high-quality service for America's public.