Agriculture Department
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In today's Federal Newscast, Comptroller General Gene Dodaro lays out a litany of changes lawmakers should consider as they update the 1990 CFO Act.
November 01, 2019 -
Moving people out of D.C. has been proposed before, but commentator and former Homeland Security CHCO Jeff Neal says the HIRE Act's reasoning is flawed.
October 31, 2019 -
The Treasury Department has launched an enterprisewide dashboard to identify component areas that would be understaffed in a massive wave of retirements.
October 30, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management wants to get rid of nearly 50 occupational series it says are not needed due to the evolution of work.
October 28, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) would give federal employees bonuses, for flagging agency programs with more money than they can spend.
October 25, 2019 -
OMB acting director Russ Vought highlighted the lack of funding as one of several decisions by the Senate that will impact agencies in the fiscal 2020 consolidated spending bill.
October 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal employees would receive mandatory Internet of Things cybersecurity training under a new bill introduced by Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA).
October 22, 2019 -
Federal CIO Suzette Kent said the first agency paid back money to the Technology Modernization Fund and several others returned money after reconfiguring its plans.
October 22, 2019 -
From a data collection standpoint, the pilot could be a game-changer for USDA researchers, who until now have jotted down data points in field books before entering them into a central database.
October 14, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration and Defense Logistics Agency are conducting the first comprehensive Federal Supply Class review in almost 50 years.
October 11, 2019 -
Sean Kelley sits down with Chad Sheridan to discuss his new role as Chief, Service Delivery and Operations at USDA-Farm Production and Conservation Business Center.
October 10, 2019 -
OPM is working with the Federal CIO Council to create a job rotation program for federal employees who went through the Federal Cybersecurity Reskilling Academy.
October 08, 2019 -
A quiet update for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shows how reorgs can work without flamethrowing.
October 04, 2019 -
A picky law known as the Service Contract Labor Standards Act has the potential to make a hash out of an ordinary procurement.
October 03, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) says the USDA relocation is delaying implementation of the Farm Bill.
September 30, 2019