A top civil liberties government official and national surveillance watchdog is stepping down from the independent advisory board he's led since 2013.
The Department of Agriculture provides hands-on displays and examples of flora and fauna -- including bats, bees and butterflies -- to the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll.
It's been said that when the Pentagon gets a cold, federal workers in all other agencies sneeze. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey translates that into English.
A new bill would get rid of law enforcement units at the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management and transfer those authorities to local police instead. The legislation also requires both secretaries at the agriculture and interior departments develop a grants program for states who will use local law enforcement to police federal lands.
Wayne Lewandowski, vice president, US Federal Sales, Vormetric, joins host John Gilroy to discuss his company's 2016 Data Threat Report, data encryption, and managing security in the federal government. March 29, 2016
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) has introduced a bill to link the Veterans Affairs Department with private sector technology, in the hope of creating an opportunity for veterans to self-schedule medical appointments.
Federal employee engagement has been studied extensively through the Office of Personnel Management's annual viewpoint study. Julie Osowski, senior research psychologist at Merit Systems Protection Board, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about MSPB's effort to look beyond the external factors that affect employee engagement.
Thousands of children and their families gathered at the White House Monday for the annual Easter Egg Roll.
The Government Accountability Office took a fresh look at the Defense Department's Real Property Assets Database and discovered missing and inaccurate information. Brian Lepore, GAO's director of defense capabilities and management issues, talked about the findings on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Anne Rung, the administrator in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said at the recent Acquisition Excellence conference that she’s working with the Chief Acquisition Officer’s Council to share some best practices to improve how agencies provide debriefings to unsuccessful vendors.
DHS promotes Danny Toler and brings on GSA veteran Emile Monett to work on the CDM program.
Reactions to the suggestion that federal CIOs don't need to be rock stars was met with a host of reactions, including that the success of the CIO mostly depends on how well they understand how the government works and how they adapt to the culture.
If you work for the federal government, what are the odds your job will be outsourced? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's round-up-the-usual-suspects time.
Federal News Radio wants to know if your agency is telling you about the change in benefits, and if so, if you’ve had any problems applying for those benefits.
The Defense Department inspector general took a look at 48 performance assessment reports prepared by the Air Force and found some weaknesses. Michael Roark, assistant Defense IG for contractor management, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin why Performance Assessment Reports are important and how they're being used.