Ep 129 - The 2024 Federal 100 Recognizes IT Leaders in the Federal Government: Meet the Department of Labor’s Andrew Stettner

Ep 129 - The 2024 Federal 100 Recognizes IT Leaders in the Federal Government: Meet the Department of Labor’s Andrew Stettner

Author: Government Technology Insider April 16, 2024 Duration: 21:37

Federal government agencies, academic institutions, and industry partners have dedicated time, resources, labor and funding to keeping ahead of an increasingly complex technical landscape. The Federal 100 Awards, considered the most prestigious awards for the federal IT community, present an opportunity to recognize the leaders driving that innovation forward.

For this episode of the Government Technology Insider podcast, we invite a guest host, Dale Smith, Director of UI and Workforce Programs at TCS – Tata Consultancy Services, to speak with Andrew Stettner, Director of the Office of Unemployment Insurance Modernization at the United States Department of Labor. In February, Stettner was recognized for his work at the Department of Labor with his induction into the Fed 100 Class of 2024.

In today’s conversation, Smith and Stettner discuss the significance of the Fed 100, developments in the unemployment insurance (UI) space, and the work Stettner is doing to continually improve how states can deliver UI programs, support their constituents, and mitigate fraud, waste, and abuse.


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