Management
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Only a holistic approach that addresses climate change, invasive species, forest and rangeland management, and a thoughtful approach to agriculture will allow us to achieve ecological sustainability for generations of Americans to come.
August 31, 2021 -
For a look at GSA's real estate priorities, and the space you'll work in, for the next few years, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the new commissioner of the Public Buildings Service, Nina Albert.
August 31, 2021 -
Will the government have controls in place for the spending programs? Will it even have the basic capacity?
August 31, 2021 -
Members of Congress include fewer veterans than in past decades, but the ones now in office have been vocal about the situation in Afghanistan.
August 30, 2021 -
For some perspective, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Chris Painter, the former State Department cyber diplomat, now president of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise foundation.
August 27, 2021 -
The Coast Guard names its civilian employee of the year, and some of his work is below the waterlineEvery year, the Coast Guard recognizes a half dozen members of its civilian workforce who’ve gone above and beyond. One of this year’s winners is TJ Tangert, a Painter/Blaster at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore.
August 27, 2021 -
The General Services Administration stands out as one of only eight agencies that received an A+, meeting all of its prime and subcontracting goals last year – including women-owned and HUBZones.
August 27, 2021 -
Leading tech firms and other businesses made cybersecurity commitments after meeting with President Biden at the White House this week.
August 26, 2021 -
Under the Department of Homeland Security's new cyber talent management system, employees will have different career and promotion paths, benefits and likely higher salaries compared to their colleagues in the traditional General Schedule.
August 26, 2021 -
In 2017, Congress created a new system for veterans to appeal their disability claims. VBA's Mary Frances Matthews was put in charge of speeding those claims along, and by all accounts, she was wildly successful.
August 26, 2021 -
Bid protests are a relatively effective tool for losing bidders who think an agency got it wrong. According to GAO, 51% of the protests filed last year were either resolved in the protestors favor, or by the agency taking action on its own.
August 26, 2021 -
Federal managers say key details of the administration's vaccine and testing program are still unresolved, and they worry about enforcing a policy with the workforce, which — like the rest of the country — has pockets of vaccine hesitancy and resistance.
August 25, 2021 -
Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”
August 25, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon is determining what it should do with billions intended for the Afghan armed forces.
August 25, 2021 -
Congress set up two special funds that have paid out billions of dollars to 9/11 victims but lawmakers are still considering changes to eligibility criteria. Last year, lawmakers told the Government Accountability Office to estimate how much those changes would cost.
August 25, 2021