Amelia Brust

• Congress concerned as 2020 Census costs jump 27 percent, testing schedule lags

  Only 8 out of 44 systems for the 2020 Census' practice run in Rhode Island have been tested to date, the Government Accountability Office told lawmakers Wednesday.

  Congress

  April 19, 2018
• SSA on track to modernize IT systems over next 5 years

  Sean Brune, chief program officer for IT modernization, said the Social Security Administration's modernization efforts aim to update software's programming language and improve systems already used by the public.

  All News

  April 17, 2018
• What awaits the next secretary of state?

  Mike Pompeo has been nominated to lead the State Department, but what shape is the agency in and how does its workplace compare to other large federal agencies?

  People

  April 16, 2018
• USDA secretary defends proposed budget, workforce reductions

  The President's Budget for 2019 proposes a nearly $6 billion funding cut to the Agriculture Department, which is undergoing an agencywide reorganization and IT modernization initiative.

  Budget

  April 12, 2018
• OPM announces new regulations for weather-related leave

  OPM is adding new employee regulations in line with the Administrative Leave Act of 2016.

  Workforce

  April 10, 2018
• With acting head retiring, lawmaker pushes to see Trump’s NASA pick confirmed

  Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) said the delay in confirming a new NASA administrator puts key programming decisions at risk.

  Congress

  March 19, 2018