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A four-fold increase in telework capacity, as well as a new chat bot and data visualization tool, are all helping the Department of Veterans Affairs respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
May 22, 2020 -
Investments in building a digital government have paid dividends for some agencies, and some have sought to expedite modernization projects through funding in the CARES Act.
May 22, 2020 -
This week on Federal Tech Talk, Scott Deviney, vice president, US Public Sector at Riverbed, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how his company is helping the federal government address the challenges faced by its remote workforce.
May 21, 2020 -
The pandemic has shown federal and industry leaders in the intelligence community: the nature of classified work may be ripe for change.
May 21, 2020 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the impact of Covid 19 on the government contracting market.
May 21, 2020 -
Under the Agriculture Department's reopening plan, subcomponent agencies and mission areas should provide masks and face coverings for their employees returning to the office.
May 21, 2020 -
House Democrats in their latest stimulus bill included a billion dollars for federal IT modernization after a $3 billion proposal was left out of the CARES Act.
May 21, 2020 -
Local governments are shuttering at coronavirus’ potential job losses. But with mobility and cloud investment rising, desktops time is over.
May 21, 2020 -
Twenty years after the inception of NMCI, the Navy's networks still aren't unified and have a very hard time dealing with cloud services. The COVID-19 pandemic has served as something of a wake-up call to help fix that.
May 21, 2020 -
Throughout the pandemic, Congress has not missed the Congressional Record. Nor have Executive Branch agencies missed the Federal Register. All thanks to the Government Publishing Office.
May 19, 2020 -
For some of the prospects, WTOP congressional correspondent Mitchell Miller joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 18, 2020 -
VA Undersecretary for Benefits Paul Lawrence joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to describe what he's hearing and telling the veterans.
May 15, 2020 -
Under the Heroes Act, the $3 trillion coronavirus relief package House Democrats unveiled Tuesday, eligible federal employees would keep teleworking through the end of the year, while those working on the frontlines of the government's pandemic response could receive up to $10,000 in additional premium pay.
May 12, 2020 -
The coronavirus pandemic multiplied the need for agency wide telework capabilities and that also means more security concerns. Venice Goodwine, chief information security officer for the Agriculture Department, said her agency took a phased approach with capacity tests across different mission areas.
May 12, 2020 -
A Federal News Network survey of nearly 1,200 teleworkers found most are working more or the same number of hours at home compared to the office. Many of the technology issues from the early days have subsided after several weeks of remote work.
May 08, 2020