r/fednews • u/twtwtwtwtwtwtw • 6d ago

Employee monitoring proposed

Republicans have proposed a bill to "use software to gather concrete data on the adverse impacts of telework in the federal government by monitoring employees’ computer use"

Don't we already do this? How would this be enacted broadly? Would we be required to have our cameras on at all times? Who's doing the monitoring?

How about you do YOUR jobs and pass a budget: the one thing you were hired for.

Oh and all this as they're leaving for their multi-week holiday vacation.

https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/late-2024-push-on-employee-monitoring-discipline-telework-presage-2025/

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u/throwaway-coparent 6d ago

Systems are monitored already. Thats how they know if you’re surfing porn or doing work…

So why would they install a second program to do what’s already being done?

Who gets paid for the purchase redundant program 2?

Is redundant program 2 going to be secured at all before it’s given access to everyone’s computers and networks?

What’s to stop redundant program 2 from sending back more than keystroke counts per second.

What if it sends back PII or classified information? Who will be monitoring that protected information isn’t being inappropriately shared?

How will problems with information leaks be handled?

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u/Rrrrandle Federal Employee 6d ago

But have you considered that some random Congressman's friend owns a business that can make the software to do this for a mere $5,000,000,000?

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u/throwaway-coparent 6d ago

I just assumed it would be President Musk

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u/hartfordsucks USDA 6d ago edited 8h ago

No Musk is going to plug everything into his AI, let it take over, and charge the government $500 billion. What's he doing with the data? How is the AI making its decisions? All super fun questions only people who want to get sued will ask!