-
Workforce
Pam Coleman, the director for performance management at the Office of Management and Budget, said that, "each week we seem to uncover more damage" done to the federal workforce under the Trump administration.
03/01/2021
-
Cybersecurity
In the wake of a cybersecurity breach at a public water system, lawmakers have begun questioning what rules are in place to govern those facilities' cybersecurity and what changes may be necessary.
03/01/2021
-
Comment
As the new administration begins to implement its policies, the leadership of the federal CIO and agency CIOs will be critical for delivering better business results and building trust with citizens.
03/01/2021
-
Defense
Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) are pushing for legislation to extend reimbursements for federal contractors unable to work due to COVID-19 through Sept. 30.
02/26/2021
-
Workforce
Past marijuana use is not disqualifying for applicants to federal jobs, but ongoing use in jurisdictions where pot has been legalized or decriminalized is still off limits, OPM states.
02/26/2021
-
Acquisition
The agency plans going to reverse the rule through notice and comment rulemaking, a process that could take months.
02/25/2021
-
Defense
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the chairman for the Senate Armed Services Committee, said military services should look for cost-savings and where reinvestments can be made.
02/25/2021
-
Comment
Knowledge-based authentication for call centers is cumbersome and can increase risk of spoofing, but there are tech-based alternatives.
02/25/2021
-
People
William Burns, the president's nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, said the SolarWinds attack was a "harsh wake-up call" about the country’s vulnerabilities in both critical infrastructure and supply chains.
02/24/2021
-
Oversight
Fraudulent unemployment benefit claims since March could end up costing tens of billions of dollars, the memo says.
02/24/2021
-
Workforce
Democrats in Congress are considering legislation on multiple workforce fronts, including the issue of limiting the president's authority to remake the civil service via executive order.
02/24/2021
-
Management
Democratic defections could hand President Biden his first rejection of a cabinet pick.
02/24/2021
-
Cybersecurity
The scope and scale of the attack as described by Microsoft President Brad Smith is in keeping with the attribution being made by public sector and private sector officials that the hack was perpetrated by Russian-sponsored actors.
02/23/2021
-
Defense
Defense industry experts call on lawmakers to push for procurement protest reforms to enhance national security.
02/23/2021
-
Workforce
The former Office of Personnel Management chief of staff is slated to return to lead the federal government's human resources agency.
02/23/2021