From Volt Typhoon to Salt Typhoon, major cyber incidents in 2024 shined a spotlight on how agencies are managing cyber threats to critical infrastructure.

Kshemendra Paul, a senior executive in government, explains in his personal capacity why a governmentwide common operating picture will help promote efficiency.

Already, key Republicans in Congress are looking ahead to further investigations into federal telework options for agency employees.

The latest authorization bill pushes the intelligence community to boost many of its workforce and tech efforts, including its public-private talent exchange.

In the federal hiring process, agencies have been particularly focused on changing the way they recruit and onboard federal employees over the last year.

Federal CIO Clare Martorana says the Trump administration should consider a shared-services model to accelerate the use of AI across agencies.

The 2% federal pay raise for 2025 is an average. Based on locality pay, civilian federal employees may see raises slightly above or below that number.

“We continue to expand on professional services, because our goal is to create as much employment opportunity as we can,” said Soraya Correa.