Alma Cole, the chief information security officer for the Customs and Border Protection directorate in the Department of Homeland Security, is leaving to join Caterpillar, a global information services company, as the deputy CISO.
Read more about HUD, OPM gain new technology executives, CBP losing its CISO
The Chief Data Officers Council is getting feedback from agency CDOs on the niche they’re carving out in their agencies’ org chart and how they’re handling their work.
Read more about Who is a CDO’s boss? Survey finds mixed role in agency hierarchy
The Biden administration is asking for a 2.4% increase and a 14% increase in federal IT and cybersecurity spending, respectively, in fiscal 2022.
Read more about For IT, cyber policy goals, dig beneath the numbers of Biden’s 2022 request
The upskilling program gives agencies a chance to fill critical skill gaps faster than what they could accomplish by onboarding new talent through the competitive hiring process.
Read more about First cohort of federal employees graduate from OMB's data science upskilling program
A total of 23 institutions are now part of the Federal Academic Alliance, an Office of Personnel Management program that connects employees with colleges and universities, and offers degree programs at a lower price.
Read more about More schools will offer continuing education to federal employees at lower price
OMB released new guidance to agencies today for how the Technology Modernization Fund board will loan out the windfall funding Congress approved.
Read more about OMB tells agencies how they can win some of the $1B in the Technology Modernization Fund
In today's Federal Newscast, two committee chairmen criticize the White House. A Navy plan to cut doctors is getting reexamined. The NSF wants to hand out $22 million to teams of problems solvers.
Read more about Two powerful chairmen criticize White House for 'dragging its feet' on defense spending
In today's Federal Newscast, the Treasury Department is standing up a central office to oversee COVID-19 economic relief spending.
Read more about New office in Treasury Dept will oversee COVID-19 relief spending
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Publishing Office is taking on a massive project to digitize every federal document in its National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information.
Read more about GPO taking on ambitious task of digitizing every publicly available federal document
The recent, $1.9 trillion spending bill has a lot of elements. It seeks to improve the condition of small business. It also includes money to help the government modernize its information technology. Several provisions impinge directly on the General Services Administration.
Read more about That latest relief spending bill handed a lot of work to the General Services Administration
When Congress went big on a stimulus spending known as the American Rescue Plan, it appropriated a billion dollars for the Technology Modernization Fund. ITI's Gordon Bitko gave Federal Drive a look at how it will be used.
Read more about Will that billion dollars Congress appropriated for IT modernization really help?
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence is warning that the federal government, at all levels, doesn't have the workforce it needs to stay on top of this emerging technology.
Read more about Opportunity to reskill federal workforce for AI jobs 'underutilized,' panel warns Congress
In today's Federal Newscast, any agency wanting a brand new website will have to go through a new provider.
Read more about A new agency to officially take over the .gov domain
Clare Martorana, the current chief information officer for the Office of Personnel Management, is the new Federal CIO.
Read more about White House names OPM’s Martorana as new Federal CIO
The Senate approved $650 million for agency cybersecurity upgrades, and another $350 million for the U.S. Digital Service and the Federal Citizen Services Fund to address workforce and other modernization needs.
Read more about Technology Modernization Fund on track to receive biggest pay day ever
