Margaret Weichert, now acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, is clearing agencies to make direct hires in IT, cyber and other tech fields and is changing pay for specialized occupations.
While the agency is facing multiple challenges to operations for the 2020 population count, officials said the use of tech to obtain responses from U.S. residents and carry out enumerations on the ground will pay dividends. 10/19/2018
The Department of Justice charged a Russian national with overseeing financial operations for a multinational social media influence campaign tied to the Russian government. 10/19/2018
The Department of Homeland Security sees its role in supply chain security as providing risk management advice, not a buying guide. 10/19/2018
Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors. 10/19/2018
The nation's top intelligence official said contractors who have reservations about helping the U.S. government should extend those same concerns to foreign ventures. 10/18/2018
Since the evidence-based policymaking commission unanimously approved its report, backers are waiting for new legislation or an administrative push. 10/18/2018
The DOD's big commercial cloud contract allows for other cloud migration efforts, a senior Army official says. 10/18/2018
Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors. 10/18/2018
When it comes to buying digital tools, too many agencies are hung up on what they believe is not allowed. 10/17/2018
It looks like NASA is going to go the full 10 years on its agencywide $2.5 billion IT services contract ACES, despite early hiccups. 10/17/2018
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Steve Kelman reports on what prompted Kelly O'Connor to take an rather unusual career turn.
Government leaders should examine how the private sector addresses massive vulnerabilities and inherent instability through collaboration. 10/11/2018
Steve Kelman reports on what prompted Kelly O'Connor to take an rather unusual career turn. 10/10/2018
Now it's time for federal contractors to follow suit. 10/09/2018
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