Federal Drive

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  Welcome to the 2% year: Not as much for fewer people

  For too many federal agencies, staffing levels don't reflect real mission needs

  Federal Report

  March 14, 2024
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  Should the Defense Department get more mixed up with mergers and acquisitions?

  The defense industrial base roster of companies keeps shrinking, and supply chain snags have become constant.

  Acquisition

  March 14, 2024
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  Secret Service beginning prep to welcome soccer fans from all over the world

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Secret Service is warming up plans for one of the biggest sporting events in the world.

  Federal Newscast

  March 14, 2024
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  Transportation Security Officers have a spiffy new collective bargaining agreement

  Transportation security officers have reached what their union calls a groundbreaking bargaining agreement with the TSA.

  Workforce

  March 14, 2024
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  Military leaders talk incessantly about innovation. Why don’t they buy more of it?

  Published reports detail how little DoD actually spends on new or start-up companies, even ones that have what the military says its looking for.

  Technology

  March 14, 2024
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  How the TSA could improve the sense of job engagement of its line officers

  Engagement scores for Transportation Security Officers have ranked below the average for federal employees. Its taken steps to help foster engagement.

  Agency Oversight

  March 13, 2024
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  Contractors make the case for flexibility in a forthcoming Defense Department cybersecurity program

  Ready or not, the Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program is coming

  Cybersecurity

  March 13, 2024
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  Some new thinking on the crucial question of cloud computing security

  Just about every federal agency uses cloud computing to some degree. Some no longer have their own data centers.

  Cloud Computing

  March 13, 2024