The Homeland Security Department says a new cyber hiring authority is giving it an opportunity to create federal workforce of the future. Angela Bailey, DHS chief human capital officer, said she envisions a future where employees can more easily move back and forth between government and the private sector.
Chuck Sackley, a senior vice president, North America industry sales verticals at Unify, makes the case that technologies such as cloud and VOIP is making it easier to update agency networks.
Imagine getting an email with images of all the physical mail that'll be delivered to your home later that day. The Postal Service is piloting the Informed Delivery system right now in New York City. That's just one innovation USPS is trying. Gary Reblin, USPS' vice president for new products and innovation, told Federal Drive with Tom Temin about a range of new products, including some for the Postal Service's bread-and-butter business.
Why would you want a daily email about your physical mail? According to the Postal Service, it turns out, people have lots of reasons.
Federal operators of critical systems agree that other nations are the biggest cybersecurity threat. That's what the Government Accountability Office found out in its latest survey. Greg Wilshusen, GAO's director of information security issues, fills in the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is asking GAO to review how the U.S. Digital Services prioritizes programs as well as how agencies are implementing the CIO authorities under FITARA.
Eric Ferraro, who has been the assistant commissioner for GSA’s Integrated Award Environment (IAE) since July 2015, has stepped down, and Terry Milholland, the IRS CIO and CTO, left after eight years when his term under a special hiring authority expired.
Social media has become a useful tool for federal agencies to show off the work they do every day.