Agriculture Department
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Following the recent rollback of telework agreements at the Education and Agriculture departments, two D.C.-area lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at protecting and expanding existing agency telework agreements.
July 26, 2018 -
The 2018 Feds Feed Families campaign started July 15 and runs through Oct. 18.
July 25, 2018 -
The Internet of Things is changing the computing landscape across the government. From mobile and wearable devices to smart sensors in buildings to drones sending back a volume and veracity of data like never before.
July 24, 2018 -
At last Congress goes along with an IT modernizing revolving fund ... but the horses mostly stay away from the trough.
July 23, 2018 -
A strike by D.C.-area bus and subway personnel could give opponents of teleworking a taste of what the government would face in the event of a major weather event, natural disaster or terrorist attack.
July 19, 2018 -
An internal poll of FBI employees has revealed a striking drop in confidence in the vision of FBI Director Christopher Wray and the bureau's senior leadership.
July 18, 2018 -
In a new, exclusive online survey by Federal News Radio nearly 70 percent of respondents said they are very or somewhat concerned about possible changes to telework policies.
July 16, 2018 -
The Veteran Affairs Department has been told it can help stem the rise in veteran suicides by speeding the hiring process for mental health workers.
July 16, 2018 -
Joe Doyle, the director of the Office of Customer Experience at USDA, said he expects the agency can make its services "faster, friendlier and easier" without asking for additional funding from Congress, or without much help from the private sector.
July 13, 2018 -
What's your agency doing about its telework program? We want to know. Follow the link below to take our anonymous online survey and to help us report on the future of telework in the federal government.
July 12, 2018 -
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) has offered legislation to give federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.
June 29, 2018 -
The Internal Revenue Service faces an uphill battle in preparing for the next filing season, according to National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson.
June 28, 2018 -
GSA and USDA ask for vendor feedback on initial plans for phase 2 of the IT modernization centers of excellence strategy.
June 28, 2018 -
Some agency leaders have so far promised to remain transparent as the Trump administration attempts to make good on its reorganization proposals.
June 22, 2018 -
Precision agriculture can raise farm productivity and make farmers better off, but such techniques require broadband connectivity, something that many rural areas lack.
June 18, 2018