President-elect Donald Trump has offered the CIA director job to Mike Pompeo, a conservative Republican congressman from Kansas who has heavily criticized the Iran deal and was a member of the congressional committee that blasted Hillary Clinton over the attack in Benghazi, Libya.
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as his pick for attorney general, signaling a sharp break in philosophical direction from the Obama administration's Justice Department.
Ted Davies was named the Executive of the Year for companies up to $75 million as part of the 2016 Greater Washington GovCon Awards, which are presented by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
Six years after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion , the Interior Department agencies responsible for overseeing the oil and gas industry have made progress of their own. They've taken several measures to make sure they can hire and retain the people they need to carry out the oversight function. Frank Rusco, director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues at the Government Accountability Office, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin that Interior still has trouble knowing for sure whether the measures are effective.
Because 2020 will be the first time that the Census will rely more upon the internet than paper, the bureau has to test, roll out and connect 52 separate systems, which is a tall order for the agency.Because 2020 will be the first time that the Census will rely more upon the internet than paper, the bureau has to test, roll out and connect 52 separate systems, which is a tall order for the agency.
David Shive, the General Services Administration’s chief information officer, is helping new Technology Transformation Service Commissioner Rob Cook adjust to the federal community while also refocusing on the agency’s IT priorities.
Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord said the prospect of a continuing resolution into the new year is one of the biggest challenges DoD will face. House Republicans seem poised to act on a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through current spending levels until March.
The National Academy of Public Administration released a detailed study that showed the Veterans Benefits Administration has improved disability claims backlogs, but that's only the beginning. John Kamensky, chairman of the academy's VBA panel, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.
Jeff Neal, former chief human capital officer at DHS, explains how the incoming administration should best use the Office of Personnel Management.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a House committee Thursday that he will resign following the end of the Obama administration, putting to rest any notion that he might stay on during the early days of President-elect Donald Trump's administration.
Dr. Shantanu Agrawal, deputy administrator for program integrity and director of the Center for Program Integrity at the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, is one of 50 new fellows for the National Academy of Public Administration.
Sheila Conley, deputy assistant secretary and deputy chief financial officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, is one of 50 new fellows for the National Academy of Public Administration.
Karen Pica, a management analyst at the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Procurement Policy, is one of 50 new fellows for the National Academy of Public Administration.
The General Services Administration says it's working through a series of legislative and regulatory changes that would help agencies buy cloud computing services as a "utility."
The Navy and Marine Corps are doing their part to build up a "hardened workforce," which is a key part of federal CISO Greg Touhill's strategic plan to strengthen cybersecurity.