State Department
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Certain potential and real casualties of the brutality occurring in Ukraine are not generally known to the public. But they matter a lot to employees of the State Department.
March 01, 2022 -
The Biden administration pulled U.S. troops and pretty much everything else out of Afghanistan months ago. But the work of the special inspector general for Afghanistan Reconstruction goes on.
February 22, 2022 -
The IRS, SSA, State Department and other agencies face backlogs around citizen services, but returning to the office is not the best solution as some lawmakers believe.
February 21, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to consider a bill combining incident reporting requirements and updated federal cyber standards.
February 11, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The defense secretary looks to Michael Bloomberg for advice on innovation. Lawmakers express concern over the mental health of Americans working abroad for the federal government. And Login.gov is looking for a new director.
February 10, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, though the Army hasn’t involuntarily separated any soldiers for refusing COVID-19 vaccine, guidance on how the process will work is expected as soon as today.
January 31, 2022 -
The State Department dealt with a major email outage Thursday morning, but as of Friday had all its capabilities back online.
January 27, 2022 -
From its embassy buildings to how it conducts diplomacy, the State Department has been on a modernization drive.
January 03, 2022 -
Technology will only enable what thinking people can envision.
December 31, 2021 -
The top 10 Ask the CIO shows in 2021 demonstrate how the program has evolved over the last 14 years.
December 30, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A former top government scientist is exposed for thousands of dollars in sloppy expense-account reporting. An $83 million contract might mean millions of COVID test kits in America's future. And online military exchanges are now available to a new crop of customers.
December 30, 2021 -
AIDS is still a scourge outside of the United States. And helping mitigate it remains a priority for the State Department.
December 21, 2021 -
The new online feature will allow travelers to avoid a trip to a nearby post office or passport agency, and ensure greater continuity of operations.
December 17, 2021 -
The Biden administration is moving at a snail's pace to staff itself — slower, in fact, than the last three administrations.
December 15, 2021 -
Two senators remain concerned these agencies haven’t done more to tighten the flow of drugs, such as fentanyl, from coming into the United States, despite championing legislation that gives them the tools to do so.
December 14, 2021