Office of Management and Budget
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Agencies largely did well on the 2017 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Here are some methods and lessons they've learned over the past several years to make noticeable improvements in employee engagement.
December 18, 2017 -
Federal agencies exceeded expectations of President Donald Trump’s administration in 2017, eliminating 22 regulatory actions for every one that was introduced and cancelling or delaying more than 1,500 planned regulatory actions.
December 18, 2017 -
Industry and former federal executives say the Trump administration’s plans for IT modernization have matured.
December 18, 2017 -
The White House wants to bring experts in cloud, user design and analytics in to help agencies replace legacy systems.
December 18, 2017 -
The Defense Department has several tests planned for 2018 for different biometric modalities.
December 18, 2017 -
Kirit Amin, the outgoing CIO of the International Trade Commission, said OMB and GSA should provide an easier way for small agencies to move off legacy systems.
December 15, 2017 -
USDA will be the first agency to work with GSA and the Office of American Innovation to get rid of legacy systems.
December 15, 2017 -
Margaret Weichert, the president's nominee to the deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, easily earned approval from members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee during Thursday's nomination hearing.
December 14, 2017 -
Ronda Kent, of the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Service, said agencies and vendors alike are benefiting from the centralized management of federal invoices.
December 14, 2017 -
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) wants to launch a three-pronged attack on government spending through greater accountability and reform of the budget and oversight processes.
December 07, 2017 -
More than two dozen agencies updated their contingency plans, should Congress not pass a bill to keep the government open past Friday.
December 06, 2017 -
Several agencies sit low on the 2017 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings, but they improved employee engagement significantly over the previous year.
December 06, 2017 -
FEMA’s David Grant announced he’s retiring in January after 34 years of federal service, while Kevin Gates is leaving the House Armed Services Committee.
December 04, 2017 -
A new GAO report shows the government middling along, with a few glaring problems, in implementing FITARA.
November 30, 2017 -
The Office of Personnel Management authorized a special Schedule A hiring authority to help agencies bring on specific professionals for their IT modernization and "smarter IT delivery initiative" projects. The authority expires Sept. 30, 2018.
November 20, 2017