State Department
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As Independence Day nears, let's think about federal employees doing things to agency missions and U.S. ideals
June 29, 2023 -
The State Department put a spotlight on one of the Biden administration's top federal workforce priorities, when it named its first chief diversity and inclusion officer.
June 28, 2023 -
Eric Stein, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Global Information, is looking at ways to use emerging technology to improve FOIA processing governmentwide
June 21, 2023 -
The State Department’s Foreign Service is recruiting a new generation of its IT workforce, and training them to support its diplomatic mission at posts across the globe.
June 19, 2023 -
The State Department's modernizing program includes a news emphasis on data, what is called, Data for Diplomacy. State gives annual awards to employees who advance the use of data to improve things. Federal Drive host Tom Temin's guest was recognized for how he identified challenges in collecting data about foreign assistance.
June 14, 2023 -
The State Department’s first chief diversity and inclusion officer is asking Congress for more funding to build out its data analytics capabilities, after spending much of the past two years getting a baseline of the department's workforce diversity.
June 13, 2023 -
The State Department, facing a historic increase in passport applicants, is looking to ramp up hiring and modernize its IT systems to drive down wait times.
June 07, 2023 -
Bureaus and offices across the State Department are looking for data scientists to join the federal workforce and lead its emerging "data science for diplomacy" initiatives.
May 12, 2023 -
People are overwhelmed with digital input and endless meetings. Artificial intelligences holds promise for fixing it.
May 10, 2023 -
The CX team in State’s talent bureau likes to frame experience as “backstage” for employees and “onstage” for customers. We learn from State’s Shannon Nagy Cazeau and David Tucker about the intricate way these stages play off each other.
April 28, 2023 -
Following White House guidance, government agencies look at ways to add sustainability to contracting.
April 21, 2023 -
Last year's Chips Act was enacted to help the U.S. semiconductor industry. The law gave jobs to lots of federal agencies. Even the State Department.
April 17, 2023 -
The State Department is ramping up its data for diplomacy efforts by naming chief data officers to each of its component bureaus and offices.
April 14, 2023 -
The State Department's Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy is on a mission to give diplomats across the world greater access to experts in emerging technology.
April 12, 2023 -
The State Department has finalized changes expected to it easier for people with disabilities to join the Foreign Service.
April 05, 2023