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Defense
The White House announced it would nominate Heidi Shyu, former assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, to be DOD's undersecretary for research and engineering.
04/27/2021
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Workforce
The survey documents the rapid change to teleworking postures in government under the COVID-19 pandemic.
04/26/2021
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Workforce
Kiran Ahuja, a veteran of the Office of Personnel Management, told lawmakers that she thinks that the lack of consistent leadership in the top position at OPM has taken a toll on the ability of the agency to complete longer term IT modernization projects.
04/22/2021
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Cybersecurity
Lawmakers have continued to prod the NSA chief to request new surveillance authorities that might prevent another SolarWinds-type breach.
04/14/2021
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People
The White House announced plans to nominate Christine Wormuth, the Pentagon’s former top policy official, to be the first woman as Army secretary.
04/13/2021
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People
National Security Agency veterans will serve as first national cyber director and lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
04/12/2021
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Defense
The Defense Department has ordered several personnel policy changes to address extremism in the military, ranging from updating intake questionnaires for recruits to training to prepare service members for potential targeting by extremist groups.
04/09/2021
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Workforce
Intelligence agencies are seeking STEM employees and a more diverse workforce.
04/08/2021
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Defense
The new organization will eventually produce regular public reports and address common industry concerns like the cost of implementation.
04/06/2021
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People
Robin Carnahan, formerly Missouri's secretary of state and the lead of state and local government practice at 18F, is the Biden administration's pick to lead the General Services Administration.
04/06/2021
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FCW Perspectives
With the SolarWinds breach as a catalyst and new leadership across government, agencies are rethinking their roadmaps.
04/05/2021
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Defense
President Joe Biden nominates three for senior defense posts, including Michael Brown, the head of Defense Innovation Unit.
04/03/2021
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People
The governing body in charge of implementing the Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program has hired Matthew Travis, former CISA deputy director, as new CEO.
03/29/2021
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Steve Kelman checks in with procurement innovator and past Fed 100 winner Mark Junda on his latest chapter.
03/23/2021
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Management
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law on Thursday. In addition to a massive influx of funding to support Americans harmed by the economic fallout of the pandemic, there is funding available for IT modernization and provision to help the federal workforce cope with COVID-19.
03/12/2021