Federal Drive

How to avoid bad advice or outright fraud when finding financial advice

An Army financial counselor will spend years in prison after his conviction on defrauding Gold Star Families. Military families should use care with adviser.

Defense News

NIST, Zoom, Teams, meeting software, IT, Security

Senate bill would tighten up Zoom, Teams security for government use.

Technology

DISA’s new five-year plan will consolidate support for the warfighter

Federal Newscast

80%, maybe 100%, of life is showing up…for lunch.

Federal Report

Coalition urges DoD to tackle obesity epidemic

Defense

FILE - In this June 19, 2015 file photo, Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration building is seen in Washington. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday, June 2, 2021 that Ali Bahrami, the head of FAA's aviation safety office, will step down at the end of June. Bahrami was among FAA officials who were criticized by lawmakers and relatives of passengers on Boeing Max jets that crashed. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FAA’s Data Challenge asks contestants to find and solve problems.

Technology

New wrinkle on the notion of postponing your federal retirement

Retirement

Pro-Russian hacktivists have breached American critical infrastructure networks

Federal Newscast

If you care about U.S. trade violation activity, there’s now a dashboard for that

Workforce

CISA makes significant progress deploying EDR tools on agency systems

Federal Newscast

This new zero-day cybersecurity threat aimed at critical infrastructure

Cybersecurity

FTC rule on non-compete employees has contractors worried

Non-compete clauses have been an important tool for companies to protect intellectual property and ensure they get treated fairly when employees leave.

Contracting

Senators introduce bill authorizing new VA facilities in eight states

Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) say the VA needs additional facilities, as it delivers more to veterans than ever before.

Federal Newscast

Indepth with new NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli, M.D.

Workforce

The National Institutes of Health welcomed its 17th director, Monica Bertagnolli. A set of different challenges comes with operating the health research wing.