<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><title>LawGov.net | Law & Government</title><meta name="description" content="Law & Government"><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0"><meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://lawgov.net/logo/lawgov.net.png"><link rel="canonical" href="https://lawgov.net/"><link rel="icon" href="https://lawgov.net/logo/lawgov.net.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://lawgov.net/logo/lawgov.net.png"><link rel="preload stylesheet" href="https://lawgov.net/s.css?1745527316" as="style" type="text/css" media="all"><link rel="preload" href="https://lawgov.net/LFR.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin></head><body><header><section><a href="https://lawgov.net" target="_top"><img src="https://lawgov.net/logo/lawgov.net.png" width="90" height="90" alt="LawGov.net"></a><a href="https://lawgov.net"><span>LawGov.net</span></a></section><form role="search" method="get" id="searchform" class="searchform" action="https://lawgov.net"><input type="search" name="s" placeholder="Search..."><button type="submit">🔍</button></form></header><menu><a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/federal-employees/'>federal employees</a> <a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/president-donald-trump/'>President Donald Trump</a> <a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/donald-trump-attend/'>Donald Trump attend</a> <a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/federal-acquisition-regulation/'>Federal Acquisition Regulation</a> <a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/social-security-administration/'>Social Security Administration</a> <a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/president-joe-biden/'>President Joe Biden</a> <a href='https://lawgov.net/topic/agency-director-paul/'>Agency Director Paul</a> </menu><main id="arch"><article class='a0'><a href='https://lawgov.net/430/ssa-ai-chatbot-boosting-performance-filling-workforce-gaps/'><hr><img src='https://lawgov.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/04/ssa-ai-chatbot-boosting-performance-filling-workforce-gaps.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='SSA AI Chatbot: Boosting Performance & Filling Workforce Gaps'><h2>SSA AI Chatbot: Boosting Performance & Filling Workforce Gaps</h2><p>SSA introduces AI chatbot using OpenAI to aid content, research & coding, while facing workforce cuts. 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Key is minimum viable analysis (MVE).</p><time>24 Apr 2025</time></a></article><article class='a3'><a href='https://lawgov.net/424/opm-revives-schedule-f-federal-job-security-at-risk/'><hr><img src='https://lawgov.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/04/opm-revives-schedule-f-federal-job-security-at-risk.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='OPM Revives Schedule F: Federal Job Security at Risk' loading='lazy'><h2>OPM Revives Schedule F: Federal Job Security at Risk</h2><p>OPM proposes reviving Schedule F, potentially stripping civil service protections from thousands of federal workers in policy-related roles. 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