Agencies have also said they're beginning to evolve and mature their views on how they can improve employee engagement.
The Office of Personnel Management announced a series of changes that it said will alleviate existing burdens on agencies to prove their senior executives are meeting mission goals.
Ken Rogers, the State Department's acting deputy chief information officer of business management and planning, said the agency's IT modernization strategy is bookended by two related goals – leveraging data as a strategic asset and building the IT workforce of the future.
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) asked the Defense Department for information on how it will fix derelict homes on bases in his home state, this after a news report detailed serious hazards in military housing nationwide.
The administration plans to update its shared services strategy in the December release of the President’s Management Agenda.
The Trump administration plans to take a closer look at recruiting entry-level talent and retraining the existing IT workforce in the coming months as part of its strategy to stand up its IT modernization agenda.
The MITRE Corporation has a summary of ideas and recommendations that attendees discussed at the Office of Management and Budget's Symposium on the Federal Workforce for the 21st Century last month.
Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for highlights of what's in store.
At the IBM Center for the Business of Government’s 20th anniversary celebration, three former OMB deputy directors for management offered advice and told stories of their experiences.
The Trump administration has been busy putting the pieces in place for hiring process improvements and reskilling initiatives.
Cutting down on improper payments is on the list of cross-agency priority goals in the President's Management Agenda.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is also expected to take up legislation authorizing a government reorganization next week.
Federal management organizations are working with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to flesh out their ideas for civil service modernization.
As agencies face an increasing volume of cyber threats, the Government Accountability Offices plans to examine whether the Trump administration has a reliable hierarchy for its cybersecurity leadership.
The Office of Management and Budget releases a request for information for how to create the Government Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center.