Office of Management and Budget
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The departments of Commerce and Homeland Security are among the agencies that emailed employees today telling them a government shutdown was expected and they should plan accordingly.
September 28, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: USPS wanted to break even this fiscal year. Instead, it has lost nearly $7 billion. The CIO-SP4 governmentwide acquisition contract might finally be in the home stretch. And OMB tells agencies to update their plans for a government shutdown.
September 26, 2023 -
OMB’s new guidance, Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience, seeks to accomplish the spirit and intent of the 2018 21st Century IDEA Act.
September 22, 2023 -
Federal News Network is answering both common and specific questions on the impacts of a partial government shutdown on pay, benefits, retirement and more.
September 22, 2023 -
Federal News Network has collected documents and articles from the White House, the Government Accountability Office and the private sector to help federal employees plan for a government shutdown.
September 22, 2023 -
During the last government shutdown in 2018 and 2019, roughly 800,000 of the 2.1 million civilian federal employees at the time were furloughed.
September 20, 2023 -
Among the looming threat of a government shutdown, the National Treasury Employees Union also plans to advocate for federal telework and push against Schedule F in the coming months.
September 18, 2023 -
The Office of Management and Budget will release a draft memo on how agencies should manage and use artificial intelligence for public comment in the coming weeks.
September 13, 2023 -
The government’s federal chief information security officer shares progress update on where agencies stand on implementing phishing-resistant multifactor authentication, endpoint detection and response, and cultural changes to improve cyber posture.
September 12, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: OMB Director Shalanda Young said GOP budget proposals would "devastate the American people." A DoD IG report said 20% of sexual assaults are mishandled by the military health care system. And a Biden veto threat could mean a CR is inevitable.
September 12, 2023 -
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program has been in gestation at the Defense Department longer than a baby elephant. CMMC is still not operational, but, boy, has it produced documents. Just out, new scoping documents. Do contractors need to read them? To discuss that topic, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin was joined in studio by Holland and Knight contracting attorney Eric Crucius.
September 08, 2023 -
The massively bipartisan Chance to Compete Act aims to modernize federal hiring — but experts say limitations in HR offices could stunt its potential, while others think the bill doesn’t take hiring reform far enough.
September 04, 2023 -
President Biden has officially recommended a 5.2% federal pay raise for most civilian employees in 2024, including a 0.5% locality pay adjustment.
August 31, 2023 -
The Biden administration is putting its next wave of customer experience improvement into focus, giving agencies new targets — and soon, new tools — to improve the way agencies deliver public-facing services across government.
August 30, 2023 -
After almost five years, the Office of Management and Budget is close to issuing new guidance for how agencies should implement the 21st Century IDEA Act, while the transition to EIS will take longer for eight agencies.
August 24, 2023