Federal Trade Commission

What economists are saying about the FTC’s new ban on noncompete agreements

New rules proposed by the Federal Trade Commission to ban workplace noncompete agreements have stirred a lot of opinions. Workers’ rights advocates say…

Contracting

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Contractors have differing views on that non-compete proposed rule

Contracting

NIH

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NIH breaks up its technology executive roles

Reporter's Notebook

IG says ‘inconsistent’ Pentagon policy on active shooters could make things worse

Federal Newscast

A bipartisan Senate push to tamp down at least one threat from China

Congress

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Is working for the government really so horrible?

Federal Report

Return-to-office plans a major cause for decline in 2021 Best Places to Work results

Workforce

USDA has been trying to consolidate 17 networks for a decade, now it has the money to do it

IT Modernization

Members of the Maine National Guard arrive for orientation an empty wing at Central Maine Medical Center, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Lewiston, Maine. The Guard will work as nursing assistants, helping to open a swing bed unit of the hospital that has been closed due to a nursing shortage. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

National Guard members can unionize if and when they’re called up by governors

Federal Newscast

Number of feds who telework regularly went up in 2020 but not as much as expected

Federal Newscast

Blockchain bill would spur adoption across agencies

Technology

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This member of Congress wants to make sure blockchain gets the federal attention it deserves

The encrypted ledger technology known has blockchain is slowly making its way into federal agency applications. But in the opinion of Rep. Darren Soto,…

Technology

Agencies getting on board with TMF as expedited review deadline nears

Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana said OMB is working on new 21st Century IDEA Act guidance and a new IT modernization strategy.

Ask the CIO

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For some CIOs, the decision to limit the use of Zoom isn’t a big deal

Cybersecurity

GSA and DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) told agencies that the Zoom for Government platform, which runs on a government community cloud and has received a Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) moderate level approval under the cloud security program known as FedRAMP, is an agency’s best option.