State Department
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State Department Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley says her top priority is “restoring trust” in a workforce that has seen diversity and inclusion efforts fall by the wayside across multiple administrations.
May 03, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Energy Department and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are leading a new 100-day effort to improve the cybersecurity of the electric infrastructure.
April 21, 2021 -
The State Department sometimes uses art and artists to spread diplomacy and U.S. culture overseas.
April 19, 2021 -
Dozens of State Department personnel overseas since 2016 have reported sudden bouts of dizziness, cognitive problems, and hearing loss with no underlying conditions.
April 16, 2021 -
The Cyber Diplomacy Act would create a Bureau of International Cyberspace Policy at the State Department, led by an ambassador with the same rank and status as an assistant secretary of state.
April 15, 2021 -
The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy just received renewal from State. With an update on the commission's work, executive director Vivian Walker.
April 12, 2021 -
If people can see Wrestlemania in person, why can't at least some federal offices start to repopulate?
April 12, 2021 -
The Biden administration’s 2022 budget request raises the bar for federal contracts going to small, disadvantaged businesses and sets higher budgets for agency research and development spending across the board.
April 09, 2021 -
Even if the government releases confidential information about an incumbent contractor during a recompete, it's not enough to sustain a protest.
April 09, 2021 -
Some federal employees are receiving COVID-19 vaccines through their agencies, but for others, they must wait until their state and local governments make doses available.
April 06, 2021 -
Federal employees ranked federal human resources last among four federal administrative services, according to a recent customer satisfaction survey from the General Services Administration.
March 30, 2021 -
The State Department is trying new pilots in edge computing at its embassies thanks to the flexibility of TIC 3.0.
March 23, 2021 -
To keep the State Department staffed and prepared to handle this expanded cyber diplomacy role, House and Senate Democrats are calling for a $12 billion increase in foreign affairs spending.
March 18, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Army issued a new strategy for straightening up the nation's flagpole in the Arctic.
March 17, 2021 -
Foreign policy shifts back and forth from administration to administration, sometimes violently. So how do the diplomats manage to convey stability of the world's oldest republic?
March 10, 2021