President Barack Obama authorized a pay raise for civilian and military employees starting Jan. 1, 2017.
The Professional Services Category Management team released for industry comment a new strategic plan to improve how agencies buy and manage everything from management to legal to financial services.
Not only is DoD largely unable to detect misuse of the cards on its own, officials responded slowly, inadequately or not at all even after auditors pointed out thousands of specific, glaring examples of misconduct involving casino gambling and adult entertainment.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology unveiled the third draft of its digital authentication standards. Among the many changes to the guidance is a new name, and the division of the original document from one to four sections.
The Office of Personnel Management has been busy this year helping agencies more quickly recruit, hire and develop cyber talent, an initiative outlined in the President's Cybersecurity National Action Plan. Agencies like the FBI and Commerce Department say they are also beginning to change their mindsets when building teams of cyber experts.
A new report from the Social Security Administration’s inspector general found 35 deceased federal beneficiaries were paid $1.7 million between 1991 and 2013.
As Labor Day approaches, children head back to school and Congress will return soon, too. Already, battles are shaping up over spending caps, sequestration and what to do now versus in a lame duck session. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with a preview of a fall classic
To get ahead in Washington you have to speak at least two languages, your own and what Senior Correspondent Mike Causey calls GovTalk.
The Air Force has been busily trimming its headquarters staff, but the Government Accountability Office says it's been doing so without enough information. Andrew Von Ah, GAO’s acting director for Defense Capabilities and Management, talked with Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Ron Ross, a fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Bob Bigman, a retired CIA chief information security officer and now president of 2BSecure, a consulting firm, made the case for the public and private sectors to move to trustworthy computing more quickly during presentations before the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.
Two senators are urging the Office of Personnel Management to share details about the progress — or lack thereof — for the National Background Investigations Bureau. The NBIB is expected to be operational by October 2016.
Members of the Clinton-Kaine and Trump-Pence transition teams met with Obama administration officials on Aug. 25 to discuss a host of topics, including an overview of agency planning efforts, the General Services Administration-led transition team support, emergency preparedness, personnel onboarding processes and upcoming milestones.
The National Park Service is celebrating its centennial by going international, embracing digital culture and exploring new ways of fundraising and promoting itself.
The Defense Department talks a big game on innovation, but that doesn't mean it's going to take big risks with investments.
The Obama administration is backing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order for evening the playing field among government contractors, but some federal contracting experts say the policy will do more harm than good.