Management
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CISA hired hundreds last year, and it plans to hire even more this year, as the agency looks to keep up with a growing stack of cyber responsibilities.
March 29, 2023 -
When the Trump administration moved two small agencies of the Agriculture Department to Kansas City, Missouri, it lit a storm of opposition. The agencies have more or less settled down, but the move remains an object of study. Now the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has laid out what it calls leading practices for re-locations.
March 29, 2023 -
The Partnership for Public Service's list of the top 10 "Best Places to Work" large agencies is mostly unchanged, but many of the employee engagement and satisfaction scores continue to dwindle.
March 29, 2023 -
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’s growing increasingly concerned about President Joe Biden’s unwillingness to negotiate on lifting the nation’s borrowing authority. He says in a letter to the president dated Tuesday that the White House position “could prevent America from meeting its obligations and hold dire ramifications for the entire nation.” The White House says McCarthy and the Republicans are to blame, refusing to put forward their own budget plan before formal negotiations. The Treasury Department has resorted to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default on the nation’s $31.4 trillion borrowing authority. But those measures will run out, possibly as early as June.
March 28, 2023 -
Current and former federal technology officials say the recent inspector general report on GSA’s Login.gov reinforced why working with the Technology Transformation Service continues to leave a sour taste in many agency’s mouths.
March 28, 2023 -
The United States Agency for International Development is focused on its modernization efforts for employees.
March 28, 2023 -
For a community that was disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, access to critical medical supplies during emergencies is one of the major concerns for the new director of the federal Indian Health Service.
March 28, 2023 -
Although agencies have made progress in promoting equal employment opportunities, the EEOC's latest federal workforce report shows that some inequities still exist in governmentwide workforce demographics.
March 27, 2023 -
Barely two months old, the 118th Congress is getting advice from all over. For decades, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) has issued a list of 13 steps Congress could take to restore trust in government, improve program performance, and keep things honest.
March 27, 2023 -
TikTok was not the only thing discussed on Capitol Hill last week. Good old-fashioned budget hearings also broke out all over. They revealed a lot about hoped-for spending priorities in 2024. For the details, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Jack Fitzpatrick, a congressional reporter with Bloomberg Government.
March 27, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A bill is reintroduced to establish an IG office for the agency that manages the Thrift Savings Plan. The Postal Service surpasses more than $2 billion in losses so far this fiscal year. And the Biden administration is figuring out a way to bring some standardization to how agencies hire cyber workers.
March 27, 2023 -
The Commerce Department's inspector general is hiring fast to oversee billions of dollars in CHIPS Act spending.
March 24, 2023 -
The Office of Personnel Management still has a lot of rebuilding to do. The Trump administration tried to roll its functions into the White House and GSA.
March 24, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A new House subcommittee chairman pledges to conduct rigorous oversight of CISA. All 44 Army installations institute the military housing Tenant Bill of Rights. And the White House is putting up $250 million to help make federal buildings more climate friendly.
March 24, 2023 -
Among efforts to tackle climate change, protect public health and improve infrastructure, a top priority of the EPA budget request is rebuilding its workforce.
March 24, 2023