Tom Temin
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Lots of things have days, like National Ice Cream Day. Lots of things have whole months, like USDA Invasive Plant Pest Month. So why not emergency communications? Emergency Communications Month is in fact going on right now.
April 19, 2023 -
The 5G wireless network has a way to go before reaching the lofty potential its purveyors promised.
April 19, 2023 -
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts keeps the busy system of court dockets running. It has information technology underpinning this work.
April 19, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directs DoD’s CIO to immediately issue new procedures on handling classified information. A Biden cabinet secretary gets called out for violating the Hatch Act. And OPM washes it hands of COVID-19, by removing it from its operating status.
April 19, 2023 -
An emerging need for the future of manufacturing is application of biology. As a result, the Defense Department has issued a strategy for bio manufacturing.
April 18, 2023 -
The only thing larger than the paperwork it sometimes takes to win a federal contract, is the amount of complaints you hear from folks both inside and outside the government contracting community.
April 18, 2023 -
It’s been decades since the last time the Defense Department took an in-depth look at how its contract policies affect the financial health the defense industrial base.
April 18, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The VA and NIH are launching a five-year study into the chronic condition known as Gulf War Illness. The Defense Department has named a new director for its Civilian Protection Center of Excellence. And the final piece to modernize the TIC 3.0 requirements has arrived.
April 18, 2023 -
Several retired federal employees feel they are being unfairly denied benefits, due to the Social Security provisions known as the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).
April 17, 2023 -
Last year's Chips Act was enacted to help the U.S. semiconductor industry. The law gave jobs to lots of federal agencies. Even the State Department.
April 17, 2023 -
The House and Senate are coming back to the Hill after a two-week spring hiatus.
April 17, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The President's new federal telework guidance elicits backlash from House Republicans. The Postal Service inspector general’s office and the IRS are teaming up to stop tax-refund fraud. And the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act requires agencies to provide more accommodations.
April 17, 2023 -
The Green Beret Foundation, which provides U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers with ongoing support, has a new president and chief executive officer. This won't be Charlie Iacono's first role in a position to help servicemembers and veterans, as he formerly held a senior position with the United Service Organizations.
April 14, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The False Claims Act brings the Justice Department $3 million from software giant Adobe. The Government Publishing Office makes some high-tech moves to make passports more secure. And with a slight survey-score decrease, the National Science Foundation is still one of the "Best Places to Work."
April 14, 2023 -
It took more than five years. But now the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and First Executive Vice President of AFGE National VA Council have a tentative new master collective bargaining agreement.
April 13, 2023