Defense
By Lauren C. Williams
The Defense Department’s third top position will get eliminated after just two years in existence, according to language in the final version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.
12/04/2020
Workforce
By Natalie Alms
Incomplete data on promotion by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission limit the ability of agencies to ensure equal opportunity for promotions across gender, race and ethnicity, the report says.
12/04/2020
Cybersecurity
By Justin Katz
Lawmakers are poised to vote on a defense policy bill that would advance dozens of recommendations made by a cyberspace commission.
12/04/2020
Innovation
By Mark Rockwell
President Trump signed a bipartisan bill that codifies the Centers of Excellence program as way to seed and launch IT and business process modernization efforts at federal agencies.
12/04/2020
By FCW Staff
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
12/04/2020
Cybersecurity
By Justin Katz
CISA’s acting director Brandon Wales said his agency is not the right source to counter anticipated disinformation about coronavirus vaccines.
12/03/2020
Workforce
By Lydia DePillis, ProPublica
Burrowing has a history that traces back to civil service reforms of the late 1880s, when Congress passed a law to try to ensure that jobs were awarded on merit rather than patronage. The number of hires sought under Trump is so far roughly similar to the tally of other recent administrations, but the types of positions being converted are more political than in the past
12/03/2020
IT Modernization
By Mark Rockwell
Social distancing requirements under the pandemic led to the acceleration of a modernization plan that included adding video feeds to the asylum interview process.
12/03/2020
By FCW Staff
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
12/03/2020