State Department
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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 -
In today's Federal Newscast, in one of her first moves as Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm is reviving one of the agency's largest loan programs for clean energy.
March 04, 2021 -
Presuming the Biden State Department wants to use data to inform its decisions, the CDO position should be in high demand.
March 02, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package that cleared the House Friday night includes a few key provisions for federal employees.
March 01, 2021 -
Consider becoming a mentor to someone who doesn't look like you.
February 26, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, mass vaccination sites staffed by active duty military members are now up and running in three more cities, with more set to come online in the next few days.
February 25, 2021 -
Freedom of Information Act requests are on the rise. Rising faster are instances of federal agencies turning them down.
February 24, 2021 -
In his first visit to the State Department’s HQ during his administration, Biden told a new class of Foreign Service officers, joining virtually, that he would focus on ensuring they feel “trusted and empowered."
February 04, 2021