Office of Management and Budget

First Look

More House appropriators target federal telework, office space

The 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education appropriations bill includes language specifically targeting federal telework reporting requirements.

Congress

Cloud Exchange 2024: OMB’s Drew Myklegard on fostering mature cloud capabilities

Cloud Computing

Early-career federal job openings seeing ‘renewed and increased’ interest, OPM’s Shriver says

Hiring/Retention

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FEHB, OPM, GAO costs, Stethoscope and money on wooden table representing health care, FEHB plans.

Centralized FEHB database key to OPM cost savings, GAO says

Open Season

Senate GOP blocks bill to expand IVF access as advocates call for better FEHB coverage

Congress

Sometimes, just rewriting a form can improve a federal program

Management

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Policy riders to watch as House appropriators mark up 2025 spending bills

Budget

Christophe Megevand, of Schuman Cheese, New Jersey, judges the Rhined Swiss Style Cheese category in the opening day of the World Championship Cheese Contest at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Whine, cheese make the return-to-office debate pungent

Federal Report

Cybersecurity IT engineers are working on protecting networks from cyber attacks from hackers on the Internet. Secure access to online privacy and personal data protection

Agency cybersecurity incidents grew by almost 10% last year

Federal Newscast

Return-to-office review: Employees call for flexibility, while legislation lags

Workforce

Democrats warn layoffs ahead as House GOP proposes agency spending cuts

Budget

federal government, best places to work, worst places to work, Export-Import Bank

Having best places to work means the government has worst places

Worst places to work in the federal government show the erosive qualities of underfunding and understaffing. Leaders have to get up on their hind legs.

Federal Report

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We need an AI strategy for government

Successful use of AI in government requires more than just a focus on compliance with controls.

Commentary

First Look

State, NOAA, Education win new IT modernization money

IT Modernization

The Technology Modernization Fund Board awarded three agencies a total of $49.2 million for AI, IT modernization and cybersecurity projects.