Brookings Institution
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Decline in congressional support agency staff over time leaves legislators with less capacity to make informed decisions.
June 26, 2017 -
Knowing you're not going to get the big job and the title minus that word "acting" doesn't mean you're less committed to the job than the eventual chosen one. That's what Anne Joseph O'Connell, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, writing for the Brookings Institution, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 10, 2017 -
The senior executive service faces an unprecedented time where criticism is rampant, the environment is fast-paced and the retirement bubble teeters on popping.
March 20, 2017 -
The Defense Department hopes the next administration will create more flexible training models for reservists in order to retain those in aviation and cyber realms.
December 08, 2016 -
Federal IT experts say it’s unclear what a Trump administration will focus on when it comes to technology policies and programs.
November 10, 2016 -
Experts in the federal community say President-elect Donald Trump's business acumen will likely factor into the future of the federal workforce during the next administration. Trump will likely play closer attention to measures that would hold poor-performers accountable. Though they may not agree on all the issues, some federal unions say they hope they can find common ground on proposals that would advance federal hiring reforms.
November 09, 2016 -
DoD would focus on sustainment costs if is has a chance to release another version of Better Buying Power.
September 07, 2016 -
Health care IT experts and members of the communication sector say 5G, the next generation of wireless, can improve the medical field for patients and providers.
July 19, 2016 -
Hillary Clinton's technology and innovation initiative pledges a more modern and open digital government. The policy plan also supports the creation of more STEM jobs and increased internet access.
July 07, 2016 -
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) will offer an amendment to stop cuts to the Army and increase the defense budget when the NDAA goes to the floor next week.
May 19, 2016 -
One of the best investments a department or agency can make is a good, well-staffed inspector general office. But too often, political appointees get in the way of IG investigations. That's according to a study coming out of the Brookings Institution. John Hudak, senior fellow in governance studies at Brookings and a co-author of the study along with senior research assistant Grace Wallach. They talked about their work on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 06, 2016 -
Rep. Mac Thornberry's (R-Texas) next round of Defense reform focuses on open architectures, cutting duplicate oversight
March 16, 2016 -
With several high profile CIO positions open, agencies need to consider what type of person they want to hire. A Brookings scholar is arguing against a high-profile outsider.
March 07, 2016 -
Gen. Paul Selva, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said DoD must accept more risk in its funding of new technologies. Topics of interest include big data and energy production and storage.
January 22, 2016 -
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), chairman of the House Budget Committee, said he's working on reforms to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The goal is to draft legislation by 2017, which he hopes a new president would sign into law.
January 13, 2016