State Department
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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 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Vietnam Veterans of America and DHS’ Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency say they’re trying to stop disinformation campaigns targeting military and veteran communities.
October 27, 2020 -
The Defense, State, and Energy Departments have launched a consortium. They want to work together to help advance battery technology.
October 22, 2020 -
The State Department created an intra-agency team to reimagine many of its business and administrative processes now that the initial urgency of the pandemic has passed.
October 20, 2020 -
The Federal Acquisition Security Council sent its charter and strategic plan to Congress detailing three pillars of focus areas and strategic initiatives, many of which build on existing agency efforts.
October 19, 2020 -
The State Department has been working to establish a new cybersecurity bureau to work with other agencies. Only it hasn't exactly told them what it's up to and that could lead to all sorts of problems.
October 07, 2020