In today's Federal Newscast: GAO lifts the veil to show hundreds of federal employees were being prepped for easier firing under Schedule F. The nominee to be the National Archivist encounters a political speed bump. And the Labor Department is finding a way out of its technical debt.
Chris DeRusha, the federal chief information security officer, said the focus on securing commercial software comes from the cyber executive order.
Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana promised the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations new cyber, website and customer experience metrics in 2023.
Chris DeRusha, the federal chief information security officer in OMB, said agencies and vendors need time to understand and implement NIST’s new Secure Software Development Framework.
After implementing public feedback, the Office of Management and Budget published its final version of the governmentwide learning agenda.
“Better customer experience can be delivered via cloud solutions.” We talk to the government’s top techie, Clare Martorana, during Federal News Network’s Cloud Exchange about the federal CX push and how agencies can build on work already begun.
OMB wants to avoid a future SolarWinds by requiring federal software vendors to self-certify that they’re following secure development practices.
Now the government has new programs to launch and 1000s of people to hire. But our next guest cautioned the public sector should avoid the mistake of trying to act like a business, a piece of advice the government often does get.
The Government Accountability Office says the Treasury Department has made good progress on some deficiencies on financial statements, but new ones have popped up.
The Office of Management and Budget is launching public listening sessions as part of its ongoing work to set new standards for collecting federal statistical data on race and ethnicity.
A former Public Buildings Service commissioner said aligning clean energy and other sustainability goals with agency missions is central to achieving low carbon benchmarks.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, GAO recommends the military services clear up their tattoo policies.
Pam Coleman, OMB’s associate director of performance and personnel management, will step down from her position on Aug. 19 to pursue work in voting rights.
New screening testing guidance, updates on policies for unvaccinated individuals and more from the Safer Federal Workforce task force.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is criticized for its lack of transparency, and the Pentagon releases its first-ever social-media policy for official accounts.