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President Biden signed the executive order last week to create a specific provision making military sexual harassment illegal.
On of the weirder federal IT developments of recent years is how slowly agencies are using a governmentwide telecom contract that's supposed to be mandatory. It's the Enterprise Information Solutions multiple-award program operated by the General Services Administration. For some facts and figures, and why this might be happening, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.
NASA, famously and consistently the best place to work in government, has an urgent need to transform itself and how it operates. That's the principal finding of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, in its latest annual report to Congress. For highlights, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to the panel chair, Dr. Patricia Sanders.
Everyone is in a tizzy over the Supreme Court vacancy but the outcome is fairly predictable. More uncertain is what they'll do about the federal budget.
The White House revised cybersecurity metrics for agencies this year, with a major focus on multifactor authentication, security testing, and cyber workforce.
The inspections are mandatory for all houses, and will give the services a better understanding of the overall condition of privately-operated homes on their bases.
The Biden administration has a lot of labor itches to scratch, but they're not totally in control.
The executive order works in tandem with provisions of the 2022 defense authorization act.
People who track politics say the majority in Congress could switch next year from Democratic to Republican. If that's the case, that prospect will drive the Democrats' oversight agenda for the rest of 2022. Some congressional leaders have laid out their agendas on paper. For what agencies can expect, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Hogan Lovells attorney and former House Foreign Affairs Committee staff member Ari Fridman.
The 13th Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard hearing offered some ideas for future ways to measure agency IT modernization progress.
Budget reconciliation, administration nominations, and the looming appropriations deadline to get past a long continuing resolution. Those are all on the table for Congress. But both chambers are in recess though. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government deputy news editor Loren Duggan.
The select committee on the modernization of Congress has lately been pursuing, among other things, a very un-modern idea. Namely, how to enhance civility and collaboration. On Thursday it conducted a hearing on this and other matters. For an update on the committee's work, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke the committee chairman, Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.), and the vice chairman, William Timmons (R-S.C.).
In today's Federal Newscast, lawmakers are trying to achieve cost parity under TRICARE to cover birth control.
Government attorneys appealed a Texas judge's finding that the Navy's strict religious accommodation process violates the religious freedoms of 35 sailors who refused the vaccine.