Federal Newscast
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The Navy's new head of personnel takes over. Vice Adm. Robert Burke becomes the branch's 58th Chief of Naval Personnel, taking over for Vice Adm. Bill Moran.
May 30, 2016 -
The massive cyber breach impacting more than 22 million current and former federal employees was discovered by the Office of Personnel Management, and not by a contractor.
May 27, 2016 -
The Defense Department has announced a major restructuring of headquarters staffs. DoD's assistant deputy chief management officer David Tillotson said this will mean staff reductions.
May 26, 2016 -
Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald has clarified his comparison of veterans wait times to lines at Disney World.
May 25, 2016 -
Congress wants to get a sense of how much real estate the government owns and to help the General Services Administration manage it better.
May 24, 2016 -
President Obama has nominated Adm. Michelle Howard to be the next head of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Forces Command. Howard would be the first woman to reach the rank of four-star admiral.
May 20, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has aired his grievances over certain provisions in the House and Senate defense authorization bills.
May 19, 2016 -
A recent audit by the Homeland Security Department's Office of Inspector General showed employees are getting better at recognizing phishing attempts.
May 18, 2016 -
18F, the General Services Administration's tech squad says what data breach? The agency responds to a recent GSA Office of Inspector General report saying it exposed employees sensitive information on the messaging application Slack
May 17, 2016 -
Congressional Republicans continue to weigh whether or not they want to move to impeach the head of the IRS. The House Judiciary Committee said it plans to have two hearings over the next several weeks to look into possible misconduct of Commissioner John Koskinen.
May 16, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management says it has made great strides over the last year to shore up its cybersecurity. Almost a year after announcing it suffered a major breach
May 12, 2016 -
The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on the Federal Drive. The General Services Administration and the Commerce Department are teaming with the city of San Francisco to launch…
May 11, 2016 -
The Veterans Affairs Department has settled a retaliation complaint with a high-profile whistleblower through the Office of Special Counsel's mediation program.
May 10, 2016 -
Justice officials said former Marine Contracting Officer David Liu worked with two government contractors to exchange protected procurement information of competitors to rig the bidding process for a multimedia services Navy contract in Somalia.
May 09, 2016 -
Labor Department Secretary Thomas Perez, speaking at a roundtable event on paid family and medical leave, said requirements for all federal contractors to have leave policies will likely be enacted by the end of the year.
May 06, 2016