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Why federal contractors are poring over the new national cyber strategy

The Biden administration’s national cyber strategy, which came out last week, puts a lot of responsibility on industry. It has a hefty rule-making and…

Cybersecurity

The SBA moves to resolve a vexing wrinkle in the Rule of Two

Acquisition Policy

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Role of OIRA, compliance with 508 requirements highlight lawmakers’ focus on IT modernization in 2023

Budget

Biden’s pick for OPM deputy director addresses concerns about federal hiring, retirement processing

Workforce

How agencies can be more agile in the rules-driven business of rule-making

Management

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OMB memo directs agencies to study federal customer experience barriers

Management

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FILE- In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. On Wednesday, April 10, the Treasury Department releases federal budget data for March. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Questions on whether federal rulemaking takes in comments from everyone affected

Agency Oversight

CDO Council sees administration’s equity goals increase demand for data

Big Data

Census Bureau receives ’emergency’ approval to conduct pandemic survey

The Census Bureau’s efforts to get a snapshot of conditions under the pandemic comes a few weeks after calls for Congress to fund a “robust data infrastructure”…

Big Data

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, shows a call log displayed via an AT&T app on a cellphone in Orlando, Fla. New tools are coming to help fight robocall scams, but don’t expect unwanted calls to disappear. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

New year, new ways for scammers to impersonate federal agencies

In today’s Federal Newscast, fraudsters expanded their tactics to kick off 2020 and the Social Security Administration continues to be a top target.

Federal Newscast

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OIRA looking beyond ‘low-hanging fruit’ under 2-for-1 regulation rollback