Budget

The Agriculture Department promotes new ways to manage and use a very old resource

You would think everything wood can be used for has been thought of. But wood, considered a renewable resource, has a lot of life. The Agriculture Department…

Workforce

For contractors, the 2024 budget request doesn’t quite add up

Contracting

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Inside DoD’s technology-heavy 2024 budget

Defense

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

DHS organizing new directorate to lead CX efforts

Management

What does the new IRS commissioner need to do to succeed?

Management

The truth and three myths about working with a financial advisor

Commentary

(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

FILE - This April 19, 2019 file photo shows a sign for the Department of Defense at the Pentagon in Washington. The Biden administration’s nominee for top Pentagon policy adviser was met with sharp criticism from Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday, including accusations that he has been too partisan to be confirmed for the job. Colin Kahl, who served as national security adviser to then-Vice President Joe Biden during the Obama administration, faced repeated questions on his previous support for the Iran nuclear deal and how he would approach that issue now. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Agency audit challenges signal need for holistic approach to modernizing financial systems

Commentary

Federal IT spending in 2024 request up by 13% in part thanks to cyber, CX plans

Budget

Pentagon’s $842B budget boosts procurement, R&D as personnel levels shrink

Defense News

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Cuyahoga Community College Metropolitan Campus, Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden plans federal pay compression fix, streamlined hiring in FY 24 budget

Pay

What’s next for the Biden administration’s up, up, up budget proposal

Congress

Washington DC/USA Mar 25 2019/Signboard of United States Department of Veterans Affairs(VA).The VA stands in front of Lafayette Square Park in the north of the White House.

VA makes ‘full court press’ on recruiting, retaining staff with new workforce incentives

The Department of Veterans Affairs, facing an increased workload as more veterans seek VA health care and benefits, is prepared to significantly staff…

Veterans Affairs

King of the Rhode: A state demonstrates what you can do with block chain and data management

Rhode Island officials have deployed a way to streamline identity management for businesses and individuals. It promises to make life easier for government…

Big Data

National Science Foundation HQ with Metro passing by

This agency got so much extra funding, it has to reorganize

Technology

The National Science Foundation, as listeners of this podcast heard from director Sethuraman Panchanathan the other day, received a new billion dollars in funding from the Chips Act. To help deal with a record budget, NSF is adding a new office called the Office of Business Information Technology Services, or BITS.