Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group

Happy world usability day!

Today is World Usability Day 🌍 Celebrated globally since 2005, this day highlights the importance of usability, user-centered design and making technology work better for everyone.

2025 Theme: Emerging Technologies and Human Experience
This year we explore how AI, AR and immersive interfaces are changing digital interactions and why human-centered values like trust and privacy are essential.
Learn more about events and webinars happening worldwide: https://worldusabilityday.org/ -events

Share your work at the first-ever HFES Regional Meetings! Submit your poster today to showcase your research, ideas and contributions to the HF/E community.

Find your region to participate in one of the five unique meetings happening across the U.S. on April 11, 2025.

Submission Deadline: March 4, 2025

Learn More: https://www.hfes.org/Events/Regional-Meetings/Regional-Meetings-Home

This is a reminder to submit your abstract(s) for the upcoming DoD HFE TAG meeting being held at Volpe Center in Cambridge, MA, taking place the week of 12-16 May 2025. Select the SubTAG that best fits the focus of your work.

Descriptions of the SubTAG can be found here: https://rt.cto.mil/ddre-rt/dd-rtl/hfetag/subtags/

We ask that you email the completed forms and abstracts to the OUSD Mailbox osd.pentagon.ousd-r-e.mbx.hfe-tag at mail.mil and CC me at Anthony.thomas at nasa.gov. I

SubTAGS – DCTO(S&T) Official websites use .gov or .mil A .mil website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov/.mil websites use HTTPS A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website.

HSI job

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/823420700

The VA is hiring -- open to current and former federal employees (plus some additional categories). Applying can also get you on a certified list for future openings! Check it out....

Management & Program Analyst This position is in the Office of Health Informatics (OHI) Office of Clinical Informatics (OCI) Human Systems Integration (HSI). The incumbent is a professional scientific Human Factors Engineering Specialist who performs rigorous, international standards-based and methodologically sound human-cente...

A new job code in the Army.

Army graduates its first cohort of new warrant officer recruiters Soldiers in the new military occupational specialty plan to use data to help the Army attract new talent.

The VA has a part time position available. Check it out here:

Management & Program Analyst - Human Factors Engineering Employee will serve as a Management and Program Analyst within the Office of Health Informatics (OHI), Clinical Informatics and Data Management Office (CIDMO), as part of the Human Factors Engineering (HFE) team, located at the Veterans Healthcare System in Washington, DC.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has an HSI opening... not restrictions on who can apply...

Management & Program Analyst This position is in the VHA Office of Health Informatics (OHI) Clinical Informatics and Data Management Office (CIDMO) Human Systems Integration (HSI). The incumbent is a professional scientific Human Factors Engineering Specialist who performs rigorous, international standards-based and methodologi...

Hope everyone made it home safely. What was your favorite part of this year's tag??

Are you registered? Whose getting excited!

Abstracts are due in 1 week. Don't forget to OPSEC!