Facilities/Construction

210609-N-TB080-1001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 9, 2021) A rolling airframe missile launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during Tailored ShipÕs Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP). Harry S. Truman, with embarked Carrier Air Wing 1, is underway conducting TSTA and FEP to assess their ability to conduct combat missions, support functions and survive complex casualty control situations in preparation for full integration into a carrier strike group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Courtney Strahan)

Navy considers how to repair multiple battle-damaged ships simultaneously

More than 75 years have passed since the Navy has had to repair several battle-damaged ships all at once. Now naval planners are wondering whether this…

Navy

(Getty Images/iStockphoto/MivPiv)

What’s taking so long for the Army to update its on-base lodging?

DoD Reporter's Notebook

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Nowhere to go but up.’ Biden’s zero-emission federal fleet hits roadblocks

Facilities/Construction

GAO

Jason Bair, Government Accountability Office, GAO

State Department has work to do in terms of embassy construction, cybersecurity

Agency Oversight

(National Archives and Records Administration photo)

National Archives and Records Administration - National Personnel Records Center

Pandemic-induced backlog sparks new efforts to digitize military records at NARA

Management

Bob Tobias, professor at the Key Executive Leadership program of American University

Returning to the office, it’s about a lot more than the office or the building

Workforce

Legislation calls for examining if agencies should relocate from DC

Federal Newscast

Cleaning up hazardous chemicals, unexploded munitions from military bases not likely to wrap up soon

Defense

electronic health record, EHR, veterans affairs, VA

IG: Veterans Affairs may have overlooked cost of physical improvements needed for EHR

Federal Newscast

Climate change executive order could impact federal employees’ TSP accounts

Federal Newscast

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon is aerial refueled by a KC-135 “Stratotanker” over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 as part of an escort mission in support of the B-52 “Stratofortress” deployment. The United States flew strategic bombers over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday for the second time this month, a show of force meant to deter Iran from attacking American or allied targets in the Middle East. (Senior Airman Roslyn Ward/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Air Force will turn its tankers into flying hotspots in first deployment of ABMS

DoD Reporter's Notebook

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, DEC. 19, 2020 AND THEREAFTER - Personal protective masks are displayed on a pallet of protective gloves in the warehouse at the Body Armor Outlet store, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Salem, N.H. An Associated Press analysis shows states spent more than $7 billion this spring buying personal protective equipment like masks, gloves and gowns as well as vital medical devices like ventilators. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Returning to the office: A make-or-break moment for feds nearing retirement?

Agencies are lifting mask requirements, and some in Congress are calling for federal employees to return to their offices soon. How agencies handle it…

Federal Report

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021 file photo, Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., speaks during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Hice, a Tea Party favorite and Trump acolyte, is the first major challenger to Brad Raffensperger since the secretary of state incensed the president by certifying President Joe Biden’s narrow victory in Georgia and disputing Trump’s false allegations of fraud.(Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Updated: Time for federal employees to return to the office, congressman says

Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.), ranking member of the government operations subcommittee, is calling on OPM to facilitate return-to-work plans for the federal…

Workforce

Contractors design strategies for dealing with the latest executive order on cybersecurity

Contracting

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. That executive order on cybersecurity from the White House last week – where do you even…

Facilities/Construction

Navy considers how to repair multiple battle-damaged ships simultaneously

What’s taking so long for the Army to update its on-base lodging?

‘Nowhere to go but up.’ Biden’s zero-emission federal fleet hits roadblocks

State Department has work to do in terms of embassy construction, cybersecurity

Pandemic-induced backlog sparks new efforts to digitize military records at NARA

Returning to the office, it’s about a lot more than the office or the building

Legislation calls for examining if agencies should relocate from DC

Cleaning up hazardous chemicals, unexploded munitions from military bases not likely to wrap up soon

IG: Veterans Affairs may have overlooked cost of physical improvements needed for EHR

Climate change executive order could impact federal employees’ TSP accounts

Air Force will turn its tankers into flying hotspots in first deployment of ABMS

Returning to the office: A make-or-break moment for feds nearing retirement?

Updated: Time for federal employees to return to the office, congressman says

Contractors design strategies for dealing with the latest executive order on cybersecurity

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