State Department
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A National Academies panel commissioned by the State Department shed new light on a disturbing and still mysterious episode of employees in the Cuban embassy reporting headaches, pressure, nausea, strange piercing noises, and cognitive problems from a directed source.
December 30, 2020 -
As new leadership arrives at the State and Commerce Departments, and the intelligence community, let’s hope they give real attention to weird and disturbing threats to certain career employees.
December 18, 2020 -
The State Department has prioritized vaccines for its frontline medical personnel, critical operations and maintenance staff and some diplomatic security personnel in the national capital region. The Department of Veterans Affairs detailed a risk order for its 248,000 frontline healthcare professionals and where they fall in line.
December 16, 2020 -
A reshuffling of leadership positions for agency inspectors general will give the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee its first permanent chairman since April.
December 15, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The FCC rules that government contractors must have consent before robocalling. The president is strengthening the leadership at the Postal Service. And the the original Space Force enlistees, finish Basic Training.
December 15, 2020 -
Undersecretary of State for Management Brian Bulatao is creating a new position to oversee all aspects of cybersecurity and ensure all bureaus meet the department’s cyber standards.
December 14, 2020 -
USPS and Customs and Border Protection officials expect only about two-thirds of international packages will include advanced electronic data meant to flag illegal shipments of opioids.
December 10, 2020 -
The Census Bureau’s Opportunity Project puts federal data to work, pairing agencies up with tech teams from the private sector and non-profits to create digital projects that benefit the public.
December 09, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has questions about his fellow Democrat’s choice to lead the Pentagon.
December 09, 2020 -
The State Department promotes America’s diplomatic mission overseas, but the men and women of the Foreign Service, and the families they bring with the, put a face to that mission through off-the-clock acts of kindness.
November 26, 2020 -
President-elect Joe Biden is tapping Obama-era officials for top national security positions
November 23, 2020 -
The State Department’s Bureau of Information Resource Management, under the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerated the way it fields applications that support the agency’s mission.
November 13, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A top Biden transition-team member encounters bad climate on diversity at Foggy Bottom. Some federal workers might be getting a pay raise...others a pay freeze. And one House caucus, in the space space, wants to be a force for bipartisanship
November 12, 2020 -
The agency earlier this year outlined a strategy to Congress to address these longstanding diversity and inclusion challenges, but an executive order from President Donald Trump put these plans on hold.
November 12, 2020 -
State Dept. tells passport services employees without high-risk conditions to return to work Nov. 16The State Department is asking passport services employees still out on weather and safety leave to self-certify whether they’re considered high-risk for COVID-19.
November 06, 2020