The Partnership for Public Service presented the 2016 Service to America Medals at a gala ceremony Tuesday night.
Sen. Mike Enzi is leading the charge for budget reform as Congress heads into the waning days of fiscal 2016 still looking for agreement on a spending bill.
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, the agency that facilitates the Thrift Savings Plan, is preparing for two major projects next year. The new blended retirement program for military members and the agency's long term IT modernization plan are the driving factors behind the agency's 17 percent budget increase in 2017.
Quietly but steadily, the Census Bureau has been working away at its technology plan for the 2020 count. The Government Accountability Office took a look at three of the projects in the Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing program. Carol Harris, director of information technology and acquisition management issues at the GAO, shares what auditors found with Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Strategic National Stockpile of drugs and medical supplies is often the provider of last resort in case of an emergency That it responds on a dime is thanks to the work of its director, William Greg Burel, a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, says agencies need to shift in a post-OPM data breach world to a new cybersecurity model.
The Office of Personnel Management is expected to launch the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) on Oct. 1 with eight new functions.
The Modernization Government Technology Act received approval from the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Sept. 15 and will likely get voted on by the full House on Sept. 20.
The Office of Management and Budget issued new guidance requiring agencies to name a deputy assistant secretary as the senior accountable official for privacy.
Several good government and oversight organizations, along with eight individual whistleblowers, wrote to House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) in support of the whistleblower protections included in the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act. But they had some tough criticism for the changes the bill would make to due process rights for VA executives.
With less than 15 days until the end of the fiscal year, the Senate is set to vote on a motion to consider a House bill, which will be used as the legislative vehicle for a short term continuing resolution.
From Benjamin Franklin to Bill Nye, a number of famous people have worked for the U.S. Postal Service since its inception.
Kirk Yeager, chief explosive scientist at the FBI, is the go-to guy for law enforcement in the U.S. and many foreign allies when it comes to combating terrorism. For his work in national security and counter-terrorism, he's also a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program.
Anne Rung, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy administrator and U.S. Chief Acquisition Officer, will be moving to Seattle to work as the head of Amazon Business where she will run its strategic supplier program focusing on the government.
If you work for the federal government or plan a visit to the Smithsonian or Great Falls, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says watch Congress next week.