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AG Opps and Info: 2023.02 White House OSTP request for information (RFI) to learn more about the automated tools used by employers to surveil, monitor, evaluate, and manage workers

  • 1.  AG Opps and Info: 2023.02 White House OSTP request for information (RFI) to learn more about the automated tools used by employers to surveil, monitor, evaluate, and manage workers

    Posted 06-05-2023 16:54

    The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is announcing that it will be releasing a public request for information (RFI) to learn more about the automated tools used by employers to surveil, monitor, evaluate, and manage workers. The RFI seeks to advance our understanding of the design, deployment, prevalence, and impacts of these automated technologies.

    DUE DATE JUNE 15. Link to the RFI is at the bottom of this message.

    If you do response, please consider mentioning that you are an INFORMS member. Please also consider writing a note to the INFORMS Advocacy and Government Opportunity and Information Page so that are able to track the impact of these announcements. 

    Through this RFI, OSTP hopes to gather:

    · Workers' firsthand experiences with surveillance technologies;

    · Details from employers, technology developers, and vendors on how they develop, sell, and use these technologies;

    · Best practices for mitigating risks to workers;

    · Relevant data and research; and

    · Ideas for how the federal government should respond to any relevant risks and opportunities.

    Responses to this RFI will be used to inform new policy responses, share relevant research, data, and findings with the public, and amplify best practices among employers, worker organizations, technology vendors, developers, and others in civil society.

    Gathering valuable insights from the public through this RFI will help the Biden-Harris Administration create an economy that supports good-paying jobs, where workers are treated with respect and dignity, and have the opportunity to form and join unions. It will also help ensure that new workplace technologies promote fair and equitable workplaces, supporting the Administration's commitment to advancing racial equity.

    Anyone who is interested in providing their views can submit responses to the RFI by June 15, 2023. You can also email us directly at workersurveillance@ostp.eop.gov with your thoughts.



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    Kara Morgan
    Principal
    Quant Policy Strategies, LLC
    Dublin OH
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