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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released its third report card on agency progress in implementing the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) and found 12 improved their grades, 11 stayed the same and one dropped.
December 07, 2016 -
Three agency inspectors general say the ongoing presidential transition won't sway their work overseeing federal agencies. They also advised the procurement industry to make documents and individuals more accessible during audits.
November 17, 2016 -
The winners of this year's Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad (SOSA) awards include a counselor for refugee women, and a volunteer who connected American universities and businesses with community leaders in Bahrain.
November 14, 2016 -
Welcome to the #FedFeed, a daily collection of federal ephemera collected from social media and presented for your enjoyment.
September 13, 2016 -
Among hundreds of provisions in the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the annual Defense authorization bill, a restraint on the size of the National Security Council is one of a relative handful singled out by Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), the committee's chairman.
September 12, 2016 -
The National Security Agency's approach to 21st century threats comes with six new directives and a new look for part of its two-pronged mission.
August 16, 2016 -
The General Services Administration released per diem fiscal 2017 travel rates for federal employees.
August 12, 2016 -
Secretary of State Kerry and the U.S. Presidential Delegation attend the Summer Olympics in Brazil.
August 08, 2016 -
The federal government is lagging behind the private sector when it comes to innovation, but that doesn't mean employees can't kickstart their offices to embrace change.
August 03, 2016 -
Federal enterprise IT officials says agencies should embrace OMB's Data Center Optimization Initiative, and its ability to act as a springboard to governmentwide adoption of cloud computing.
July 26, 2016 -
The Transportation Security Administration and the State Department's Passport Office have two things in common. They both interact with citizens when they're traveling, and they both have had customer service problems. But, they've made efforts to improve. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more
July 13, 2016 -
Eric Ferraro, who has been the assistant commissioner for GSA’s Integrated Award Environment (IAE) since July 2015, has stepped down, and Terry Milholland, the IRS CIO and CTO, left after eight years when his term under a special hiring authority expired.
July 04, 2016 -
Deborah Pierre-Louis, director of IT Security Policy, Liaison, and Training, Bureau of Information Resource Management, Department of State, discusses cybersecurity training, perimeter-based security, and security by design. June 14, 2016
June 13, 2016 -
Jason Gray comes over to the Education Department from the Transportation Department to replace Danny Harris as the CIO. State Department CIO Steve Taylor is expected to move to a new position in the coming month as well.
June 06, 2016 Rusty Pickens, senior advisor for Digital Platforms for Public Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how to use collaboration to integrate complex IT systems. May 17, 2016
May 16, 2016