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Federal arbiters to cut down leave, telework days for HHS employees

Federal Newscast
Mon April 8, 2019

In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Services Impasses Panel sides mostly with management in a disputed between labor groups and the Health and Human Services Department.

$Pair of bills would ensure federal workers don\'t lose insurance during future shutdowns$

Pair of bills would ensure federal workers don't lose insurance during future shutdowns

Federal Newscast
Wed April 3, 2019

In today's Federal Newscast, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers introduced two new bills to ensure federal employees don't lose insurance benefits during future government shutdowns.

$VA\'s legacy IT spend is going up, even as growing list of new projects call for tech upgrades$

VA's legacy IT spend is going up, even as growing list of new projects call for tech upgrades

Veterans Affairs
Tue April 2, 2019

IT at the Department of Veterans Affairs took center stage on Capitol Hill Tuesday, as the House Veterans Affairs Committee held two hearings in attempt to better understand the agency's long list of challenges.

Digital transformation, cultural modernization cannot be mutually exclusive

Commentary
Mon March 25, 2019

Paul Smith, senior vice president and general manager of North America Public Sector at Red Hat, explains the steps necessary to move an agency into Dev/Ops.

Feds: Do you work for love or money?

Tom Temin Commentary
Thu March 21, 2019

The federal employment question forms a knot that remains difficult to untie.

Momentum builds for Congress restoring Office of Technology Assessment

Agency Oversight
Thu February 28, 2019

The legislative branch doesn't lack for watchdog offices, but as agencies continue to adopt emerging technology at an accelerating pace, lawmakers and good-government groups have reviewed their calls to bring back the Office of Technology Assessment.

$VA appeals modernization launch shows \'government working well,\' agency says$

VA appeals modernization launch shows 'government working well,' agency says

Veterans Affairs
Tue February 19, 2019

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it's ready for the launch of its new appeals modernization program, which officially started Tuesday after a year-long pilot.

Nearly grounded a decade, NASA to resume manned spacecraft

Federal Newscast
Fri February 8, 2019

In today's Federal Newscast, NASA announces it will be running a test flight of a crewed commercial space craft some time in July.

OPM brings on digital services experts to jumpstart modernization efforts

CIO News
Thu February 7, 2019

Acting OPM Director Margaret Weichert named Clare Martorana and David Nesting as the agency’s new chief information officer and deputy CIO, respectively.

The 10 CIO interviews that were most popular in 2018

Reporter's Notebook
Mon January 14, 2019

HUD, USDA CIOs talking IT modernization and cybersecurity among the most listened and read Ask the CIO interviews last year.

Upgrading federal agency apps? USDS can help

Agency Oversight
Tue November 20, 2018

One of the original goals of digital transformation is to fully eradicate paper processes. The U.S. Digital Service is helping push agencies further toward meeting that goal.

Executive Briefing Series: IT Modernization

Analysis
Mon November 19, 2018

In this exclusive executive briefing, technology experts will explore how agencies are approaching their mission systems.

$Wilkie says Congress won\'t go along with VA budget cuts$

Wilkie says Congress won't go along with VA budget cuts

Federal Newscast
Mon November 12, 2018

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Willkie said he is not concerned his agency will be impacted by President Donald Trump's request that agencies trim their budgets by 5 percent in 2020.

Dozens of states express interest in hosting new locations for two USDA bureaus

Federal Newscast
Tue October 23, 2018

In today's Federal Newscast, 35 states and 136 different groups express interest in hosting the new locations for the Agriculture Department's Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture bureaus.

$Is government\'s \'revolving door\' pushing out agency CIOs and CISOs?$

Is government's 'revolving door' pushing out agency CIOs and CISOs?

Hiring/Retention
Wed October 17, 2018

Mark Kneidinger, the deputy director of the Homeland Security Department's new National Risk Management Center, expressed concerns Tuesday that the government's "revolving door" has been expelling too many IT modernization leaders.

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