Some federal employees spent hours in traffic going home. Others stayed at the office. And some were right in the thick of recovery efforts at ground zero and the Pentagon. Federal News Network spoke with several current and former employees about their experiences on Sept. 11. These are their stories.
DHS Secretary Mayorkas is reviewing proposals from the Transportation Security Administration, along with input from the American Federation of Government Employees, on plans to administratively expand collective bargaining and other workplace rights.
Chris DeRusha, the federal chief information security officer, said comments on the administration’s new draft zero trust strategy will ensure agencies succeed in improving cybersecurity.
The review and great power competition depends on innovation, speed and the ability to buy new and emerging capabilities. The Defense Department is leading a Global Posture Review of so that the military footprint is appropriately aligned with our foreign policy and national security priorities.
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board currently lacks the membership necessary to issue reports and start new projects.
The State Department’s limited progress with an IT modernization effort that began more than a decade ago left most passport services employees unable to telework throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its inspector general’s office.
