NSA's Debora Plunkett has retired after 31 years in government, working in cybersecurity and diversity.
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) authored a provision instructing OMB to ensure budget plans are linked more directly to performance measures as required under the GPRA Modernization Act.
FBI Director Jim Comey should drive out to the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency campus on the outskirts of Fort Belvoir.
Defense analysts think the National Commission on the Future of the Army could have been bolder in its recommendations.
A successful transition to the administration's new federal security clearance program will take the right technology, timing and leadership, former federal intelligence community experts said.
Everybody wants accountability from someone else. Congress wants it from federal agencies. Federal managers wants it from employees and vice versa. The public wants it from everybody. But demanding accountability means you've got to equip people with the skills they need to do the job. Could it be a lack of management training is causing federal employee engagement scores to fall for the last five years? Bob Tobias, professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University, has some ideas, which he shares with Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
When responding to a dangerous disease, speed is important. And when Ebola headed toward U.S. shores in 2014, the Homeland Security Department mobilized quickly. But DHS also had training and coordination issues that may have resulted in unscreened Ebola carriers getting into the United States. That's according to the DHS inspector general. Mark Bell, the assistant inspector general for audits at DHS, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share more
The second round of DoD's Force of the Future initiative focuses on military families. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the reforms would improve the military's ability to retain its best people.
The National Commission on the Future of the Army suggested keeping the active duty Army size minimum at 450,000 and increasing multi-component integration.
D.C. area federal employees are expected to report to their offices on time, but have options if their streets are still suffering from the aftermath of the snow storm.
A Merit Systems Protection Board judge reversed the decision by the VA to demote one of its senior executives for alleged misconduct involving a relocation program. Reports also say another VA official demoted for the same reason is currently defending herself in a Philadelphia court.
David Williams, USPS inspector general, is stepping down from his watchdog post. His departure is voluntary and Deputy Inspector General Tammy Whitcomb will be serving in the role until a permanent successor is named.
As the saying goes, good procurements start with good requirements. If that's the case, then the acquisition you're about to hear about was doomed from the start. Not surprisingly, the Government Accountability Office upheld the protests against it. Attorney Joseph Petrillo of the law firm Petrillo and Powell joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with details and lessons learned.
In a Jan. 20 report, auditors for DHS determined that not only had the agency failed to address nearly 30 recommendations to improve training efficiencies, but the agency cannot keep track of its workforce training.
Federal government offices in D.C. will open under a three-hour delay on Thursday. Temperatures are expected to drop into the teens overnight.