Covid-19
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Many agencies are on the right path towards becoming data-driven at a senior level. But this top-down approach only solves half the challenge. To truly become a data-driven organization, agencies must embrace a bottom-up approach as well.
June 26, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Trump administration is reminding Congress of budget challenges at US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
June 26, 2020 -
As Congress and agencies debate reopening plans, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) introduced two bills designed to publicize those plans, as well as provide child care subsidies, hazardous duty pay and other benefits to federal employees working at home and on the frontlines of the ongoing pandemic.
June 25, 2020 -
Mike Sydla, the division director for Information Management Resources Logistics, Maintenance and Industrial Operations at Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, said keeping everything moving has meant embracing a new mindset but also keeping some workers in shipyards to continue fleet work.
June 25, 2020 -
The Government Publishing Office's decision to bring employees back to the office came a little more than after the State Department began Phase One of its reopening strategy.
June 25, 2020 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs expanded telehealth appointments by 1000% during the coronavirus pandemic. Both VA and Congress seem to agree: telehealth is here to stay, but it's unclear just how pervasive those capabilities will be as the department evolves past the current health crisis.
June 24, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs is dealing with the pandemic crisis among veterans and the workers treating them.
June 24, 2020 -
A new report from the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets says that climate change is another significant threat to the U.S. economy.
June 24, 2020 -
So how has the new order impacted your work life? Two years ago, according to Office of Personnel Management figures, only about 22% of the nonpostal federal workforce teleworked.
June 24, 2020 -
About 700 employees are part of the Agriculture Department's phase two reopening, which began June 22 in the national capital region. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue acknowledged employees may feel some anxiety about returning to work but said he wanted them to feel comfortable at the office.
June 23, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Senior Executives Association is urging the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to take action this year on hiring reforms and other recommendations to modernize the federal workforce.
June 23, 2020 -
The department created the data management position within the office of the Chief Management Officer in 2018. But as part of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress moved the CDO job to the CIO’s office.
June 22, 2020 -
The financial and economic effect of the pandemic and government-ordered shutdowns has hit career military families, no less than anyone else.
June 19, 2020 -
Forthcoming regulations from the Office of Personnel Management will allow agencies to restore forfeited annual leave to federal employees whose service is needed during the coronavirus pandemic -- but only in certain circumstances.
June 19, 2020 -
Another senior Pentagon official is resigning. Katie Wheelbarger, the acting assistant secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs submitted her letter of resignation on Wednesday.
June 19, 2020