Department of Homeland Security
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Among the ideas included in the Trump administration's reorganization proposal are recommendations to create a new public-private research center and move some aspects of FEMA and TSA to the Transportation Department.
June 29, 2018 -
Federal fleet managers are in the midst of installing telematics systems, something they were told to do in a 2015 executive order.
June 28, 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 -
Angela Nordstrom, vice president of federal for NIC, said agencies have a rare opportunity to modernize their systems using a transaction-based approach.
June 25, 2018 -
The Trump administration plans to tackle the federal shortage of cybersecurity professionals include a new cybersecurity hiring system, a cybersecurity reservist program, and a plan to reskill current federal employees while improving the pipeline for new cyber talent.
June 21, 2018 -
DHS has no trouble attracting job applications and in some ways it has too many. But Chief Human Capital Officer Angela Bailey is working to change where and how the agency recruits.
June 20, 2018 -
Customs and Border Protection is still losing more border patrol agents faster than the agency can hire new ones, said Mark Borkowski, the agency's chief acquisition officer.
June 18, 2018 -
Due to delays from OPM and The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), many agencies reported insufficient and incomplete cybersecurity assessments, resulting in unreliable data.
June 18, 2018 -
A vendor received no help from the district court after it dismissed the case of whether GAO must comply with the Administrative Procedures Act.
June 18, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council creates a new rule to enforce the Homeland Security Department's ban on Kaspersky Lab, a Russian cybersecurity company
June 15, 2018 -
Federal government doesn't operate local elections, but it can help locals avoid fraud and tampering.
June 14, 2018 -
Old, reliable botnets continue to plague information networks around the world. Yet tools to mitigate botnets often go unused.
June 13, 2018 -
Kevin Cox, the program manager for the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program, said ongoing assessments and mobile security are among the top priorities for 2018 and beyond.
June 12, 2018 -
The success of the new President's Management Agenda hinges on the Trump administration's ability to modernize the federal workforce, the Office of Management and Budget says.
June 06, 2018 -
DHS' Karinda Washington joined Gigi Schumm on Women of Washington to discuss her dedication to private-public partnerships and the importance of patience and persistence in the job seeking process.
June 06, 2018