Barack Obama
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The FBI will hire more than 230 National Instant Criminal Background Check System examiners and other specialists, nearly double its existing workforce, to help process mandatory background checks. The agency is also partnering with the U.S. Digital Service to overhaul the NICS.
January 05, 2016 -
The Obama administration will use law enforcement and even military force to deter cyber attacks in new policy.
December 29, 2015 -
If there's anxiety from war, self pity, or cynicism, you don't see it in these faces.
December 24, 2015 -
The Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General don't see eye-to-eye on a recent report issued by auditors that claims the protective services agency did not properly handle a 2011 shooting near the White House.
December 24, 2015 -
President Barack Obama on Friday signed an Executive Order authorizing a 1.3 percent pay raise.
December 18, 2015 -
Leaders within the federal manager community offered a mixed bag of reactions to President Obama's new executive order on Service Executive Service reform. Higher performance bonuses largely went over well, but others had more questions over the timeline and implementation of the initiatives.
December 17, 2015 -
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson introduced a new advisory bulletin under the National Terrorism Advisory System.
December 16, 2015 -
The White House introduced new steps to attract, develop and retain current and future members of the Senior Executive Service. President Obama signed an executive order Dec. 15, which gives agencies four major tasks for implementing SES reform.
December 16, 2015 -
The White House also will announce the inaugural winner of the customer service award and recipients of the Presidential Rank Awards.
December 10, 2015 -
A draft executive order, obtained by Federal News Radio, details short and long term initiatives to improve how members of the Senior Executive Service are recruited, retained and trained.
November 30, 2015 -
The increases go into effect January 2016. The executive order comes one month after the Federal Pay Agent finalized its recommendation that the President give about 102,000 federal employees locality pay raises.
November 30, 2015 -
The nominee for the Office of Inspector General for Veterans Affairs is set to appear Nov. 17 before a Senate committee to answer questions and talk about the oversight role.
November 16, 2015 -
The White House, Congress and the Department of Justice laid out to-do lists to address problems plaguing the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as legislation to provide veterans with resources for education, economic opportunities, health care and to end homelessness.
November 11, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management's Acting Director Beth Cobert has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as director.
November 10, 2015 -
OPM issued a final rule on behalf of the Federal Salary Council approving 13 new areas. But the updates will not be final until President Barack Obama signs an executive order.
October 27, 2015