The Department of Health and Human Services will rename the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology as the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, or ASTP/ONC, as part of a reorganization aimed at streamlining technology, data, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity strategy and policy functions.

DHS said Thursday National Coordinator Micky Tripathi will assume the role of ASTP/ONC and acting chief AI officer.

Under the reorganization, oversight of AI, data and technology strategy and policy will transfer from the Assistant Secretary for Administration — a.k.a. ASA — to ASTP/ONC and the public-private initiative between the federal government and health sector on cybersecurity will move from ASA to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.

ASTP/ONC will also form the Office of the Chief Technology Officer and reinstitute the role of CTO, which will oversee the offices of the Chief AI Officer and Chief Data Officer and the Office of Digital Services.

“For decades, HHS has worked across the organization to ensure appropriate and safe use of technology, data, and AI to advance the health and well-being of the American people. This reorganization builds on that success and prepares the Department for the challenges that lie ahead,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.

ASTP/ONC has begun its search for permanent CTO, chief AI officer and chief data officer.

Guidance for the Federal Risk and Authorization Program has been updated by the White House Office of Management and Budget.

The revamped guidance includes a new FedRAMP model, making good on OMB’s 2023 draft memorandum to modernize the FedRAMP program, the General Services Administration announced Friday.

Robin Carnahan, GSA administrator, said, “This highly anticipated guidance further equips GSA to make it safe and easy for federal agencies to deploy state-of-the-art technology to deliver better service to the American people.”

The new FedRAMP model will incorporate additional paths to authorization to enhance the process and allow agencies to integrate more cloud-based tools for operations and storage.

“This guidance will accelerate GSA’s roadmap for FedRAMP and create a stronger foundation for FedRAMP to meet its mission of empowering agencies to deliver better, safer government services,” Carnahan added.

GSA released a roadmap FedRAMP in March that lays out a plan for security, customer experience and expanding the FedRAMP marketplace. Two months later, GSA unveiled the final Emerging Technology Prioritization Framework, to direct how FedRAMP will manage newly flourishing tech.

An artificial intelligence-based talent matching platform launched by the Defense Innovation Unit is helping the Department of Defense identify across the joint force service members with the right skillsets to serve in specific positions.

DOD said Thursday the GigEagle platform uses AI and machine learning algorithms to find and match in real time Reserve and National Guard members with gigs at DOD organizations seeking specialty skills.

“The idea is that across the department, programs have real-time needs for specific support and skills, and by mapping the expertise across the Reserve and Guard force, who have in-demand expertise outside of their military occupational specialty, we are able to connect them in an easy-to-use environment,” Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael McGinley, director of the GigEagle Agile Talent Ecosystem Initiative.

According to the department, jobs on the platform range from four hours to three months across the Pentagon.

DIU’s Joint Reserve Detachment, AFWERX, Space Force Space Systems Command and Marine Innovation Unit are among the early adopters of the GigEagle platform.

The National Science Foundation and the Department of Commerce are seeking industry input to inform plans to invest up to $30 million over the next five years to establish and operate a coordination hub for semiconductor workforce development.

The organizations released a request for information following the signing of a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on workforce training amid a shortage of skilled workers in the microelectronics industry, the NSF said Wednesday.

Under the MOU, signed by the NSF and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s CHIPS for America Research and Development Office within the Commerce Department, the agencies will create the National Network Coordination Hub to lead the National Network for Microelectronics Education, which will provide talents with training, instructional materials and experiential opportunities.

The hub will partner with academia, industry, and workforce and labor organizations to adopt related curricula and best practices, develop a public-facing digital portal where learners and educators can access educational resources, and inform the public about semiconductor industry careers.

According to the RFI, feedback on said plan will inform a future funding opportunity under the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.

Responses will be accepted until Aug. 14.

“Through partnerships and access to training for the skilled jobs that are needed to support America’s chips industry, we can keep the U.S. competitive and open new opportunities to expand geographically diverse participation in graduate, undergraduate and community college programs relevant to microelectronics in every corner of the country,” said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan.