Federal Government Information Technology

Automated Government

NextGov: Digital processes are increasingly taking over mundane tasks in business and in personal lives, improving efficiency and freeing people to dedicate their time to more substantive work. Federal agencies have noticed this trend and are eager to reap the benefits automation has to offer.

The Trump administration has taken notice, too, making automation a pillar of the President’s Management Agenda.

An analysis by the Office of Personnel Management suggests almost half of agencies’ workloads could be automated. For the workforce, that would mean 60 percent of federal employees could see their workloads reduced by as much as 30 percent. Additionally, some 5 percent of jobs could be automated entirely, according to OPM’s Federal Workforce Priorities Report.

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