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    "title" : "Transform Federal Business Operations: Join the RPA Community of Practice |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Transform Federal Business Operations: Join the RPA Community of Practice","deck" : "We share solutions to help individual agencies overcome the challenges that arise in designing and deploying an effective robotic process automation (RPA) program.","summary" : "Federal employees interested in robotic process automation should join the RPA Community of Practice as their agencies commence their RPA programs.","date" : "2020-07-10T16:00:00-05:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"james-geoghegan" : "Jim Geoghegan"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2020/07/2020-07-10-transform-federal-business-operations-join-rpa.md","slug" : "transform-federal-business-operations-join-rpa","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2020/07/10/transform-federal-business-operations-join-rpa/","weight" : "1","content" :"\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who is bogged down by repetitive, mundane tasks, robotic process automation (RPA) may be an optimal solution. RPA refers to software that is programmed to digitally emulate human actions and automate repetitive, high-volume tasks. For the federal government, RPA is a powerful automation tool, enabling employees to focus on higher-value work.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs agencies began using RPA to do the heavy lifting, the RPA Community of Practice (CoP) was formed to help agencies overcome the technical, managerial, and operational challenges that arise when building an effective RPA program. In January, the RPA CoP published the \u003ca href=\"https://digital.gov/communities/rpa/\"\u003eRPA Playbook\u003c/a\u003e to guide agencies as they develop their RPA programs. The playbook is a great resource for agencies embarking on the RPA journey, as well as existing programs looking to mature their operations. Today, the RPA CoP is proud to announce the publication of the Internal Controls (IC) Addendum. This document, which builds upon the foundations set forth by the playbook, addresses the common controls challenges such as audability, security and compliance, and program performance.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, the RPA CoP recently published the \u003ca href=\"https://d2d.gsa.gov/customer/gsa-ocfo-robotic-process-automation-community-practice\"\u003eUse Case Inventory\u003c/a\u003e, a detailed list of more than 320 automations within the federal government. This resource, available to all federal employees, is designed to provide agencies with inspiration and insight into potential RPA solutions. Moving forward, the Use Case Inventory will be updated as the number of automations across the government expands.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo join in the conversation, we encourage interested federal employees to \u003ca href=\"https://digital.gov/communities/rpa/\"\u003ejoin the RPA CoP\u003c/a\u003e Listserv. This is the best way to be notified about future events (such as the \u003cem\u003eCredentialing Policy for Emerging Technology\u003c/em\u003e webinar that was held on July 9). Additionally, on July 16, USDA will present an overview of their RPA Program and development process. If you have any questions relating to the community or RPA, please do not hesitate to reach out to \u003ca href=\"mailto:RPACOP@gsa.gov\"\u003eRPACOP@gsa.gov\u003c/a\u003e. We look forward to hearing from you!\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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