Following instructions from the Office of Management and Budget, federal agencies on Wednesday began to impose new mask requirements for federal employees, contractors and visitors inside government buildings, regardless of their vaccination status.
The Government Accountability Office's review of noncombat accidents was released earlier this month and the Director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues, Cary Russell, shared more details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
OMB is releasing an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking today that, among other things, raises the percentage of component parts required to be manufactured in the U.S. in a product that agencies buy.
A bipartisan group of House members are urging the National Archives and Records Administration to apply for assistance through Technology Modernization Fund to help digitize military records and address a backlog of pending requests more quickly.
Between the acceleration in cloud technology adoption from the pandemic, the resultant push to adopt zero trust to help secure endpoints that were suddenly outside the traditional perimeter, and major cyber incidents like the SolarWinds breach, the need for new guidance was clear.
Title 38 health care workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs will have eight weeks to get fully vaccinated, per a new mandate from the agency.
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service acting Commissioner Matt Miller said two requests for information and meetings with industry and agencies is leading up to the Quality Service Management Office (QSMO) finalizing its financial management shared services strategy.
The agency said employees who are not fully vaccinated must still wear a mask in situations where they can’t maintain a six-foot distance. However, the agency said it will not require any employee to provide proof of vaccination.
