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Between newly introduced bipartisan legislation and guidance from OPM, military spouses are getting several possible avenues to more flexible employment in government.
November 24, 2023 -
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has proposed several revisions to rules concerning its duties under the Privacy Act, including duties assigned to the office of the solicitor. For more on what is going on and what you need to know, Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked with Thomas Tso, FLRA's Solicitor.
November 22, 2023 -
CISA has released a new secure software attestation form, and it will require the attention at the highest levels of a company.
November 17, 2023 -
As zero trust increasingly becomes the norm, especially in fed, not only can we expect to see more resilience, but a greater ROI in cybersecurity overall. We just have to continue to make progress on our zero trust plans with speed and transparency at the forefront of our collective approach.
November 10, 2023 -
Christine Harada, the senior advisor in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said there are four areas of focus under the Better Contracting Initiative, including enterprisewide software licensing and new guidance to improve requirements development.
November 09, 2023 -
Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana said Wednesday that OMB is finalizing guidance to ensure all federal digital services and online information meet Section 508 standards set by the U.S. Access Board.
November 08, 2023 -
Now that several agencies have special hiring authorities, a forthcoming proposal aims to bring 'equity' to the cyber recruiting landscape.
November 07, 2023 -
Slightly more than a year after he passed, Mike Causey still looms large for Federal News Network and the news we deliver.
November 02, 2023 -
The Biden administration is setting new rules for how federal agencies should accelerate the use of artificial intelligence tools, and set up guardrails for this emerging technology.
November 01, 2023 -
The Biden administration is calling for a “governmentwide AI talent surge” across the federal workforce to build up its capacity to lead on this emerging technology.
October 30, 2023 -
Drew Myklegard, the deputy federal chief information officer, said the draft memo to update FedRAMP creates a new oversight board and promotes agencies from similar sectors working together approve cloud services.
October 27, 2023 -
The longer the House of Representatives remains in stasis, the closer the next budget deadline comes without any action to resolve it. There is lots at stake, including how the federal acquisition function will operate.
October 24, 2023 -
When Congress passed the so-called Bipartisan Infrastructure law two years ago, it also strengthened buy-American requirements for construction projects. Now the final guidance is out from the White House on the BABA part of the law, Build American, Buy American.
October 12, 2023 -
The pay agent also announced upcoming plans to add two counties to the Seattle-Tacoma, Washington, locality pay area.
October 10, 2023 -
The White House recently established a new interagency council. It's called COFFA, the Council on Federal Financial Assistance. It will consist of grant-making agencies with the aim of making financial assistance more accountable and equitable.
October 04, 2023