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Western Passport Center employees gather to celebrate Cultivate DEIA during Consular Leadership Day, Oct. 19, 2022. Photo by Jamie Lewallen

Improving Communication

Technological Journey

FAIT Fellow Whitney Hicks tests a HoloLens 2 device in her workspace in Raleigh, N.C. Photo courtesy of Whitney Hicks

Connecting emerging IT professionals to the Department

From left: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo receives a demonstration of the capabilities of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research’s (INR) new digital dissemination platform, Tempo, from INR Assistant Secretary Ellen E. McCarthy, and INR Chief Information Officer and Technology and Innovation Office Director, Geoff Fowler, Sept. 22. State Department photo

INR celebrates 75th anniversary

Luigi Lusi, help desk coordinator for the Information Systems Center at Embassy Rome, monitors myServices—a tool used at overseas posts for submitting requests for anything from information technology, housing issues, supplies, or transportation—while working remotely from home. Photo courtesy of Luigi Lusi

Embassy Rome’s IT support promotes resilience with music

Reasonable accommodations can include hardware such as keyboards, magnifiers, or computer mice to assist employees with disabilities. Photo by Roberta Mather

Remote Accessibility during COVID-19

IRM staff conducts a Telework Readiness Workshop in the Harry S. Truman Building cafeteria, March 13. Photo by Laura Williams

IRM equips Department during telework surge

Participants of Colombia’s first-ever Zoohackathon competed in teams but shared the common goal of developing tech-based solutions to combat illegal logging in Colombia. Photo courtesy of Embassy Bogotá

Colombian youth win global competition

Suzette Kent, federal chief information officer, serves as keynote speaker at a Women’s History Month event sponsored by employee affinity group Executive Women at State in the Loy Henderson auditorium, March 19. Kent shared her unique experiences as a female leader in industry and government. Photo by Amanda J. Richard

EW@S host first female federal chief information officer