Transportation Department

CDO Council sees administration’s equity goals increase demand for data

Chief data officers are relatively new additions to most agencies, but the Biden administration sees them as an essential part of some of its top priorities.

Big Data

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GAO finds agencies mostly managed telework network security with a few holes

Cybersecurity

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2021 file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. Businesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence have since gotten inoculated against COVID-19. But many holdouts remain — a likely sign of what is to come once a federal mandate goes into effect. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Vaccine guidance for contractors leaves many open questions

Workforce

Several Transportation Department agencies back to work this morning following a brief shutdown

Congress

Updated: Biden signs stopgap highway spending bill bringing 3,700 Transportation Dept. employees back to work

Workforce

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GSA loses 3 technology execs; DHS, Air Force, FDA gain new ones

Reporter's Notebook

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The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to

GSA earns top marks under FITARA 12 scorecard

Congress

What remote work successes mean for agencies and their physical footprint

Workforce

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Government’s drive for continued air travel safety improvement enters a new phase

Cybersecurity

Surprised about the FEVS? Maybe we shouldn’t be.

Federal Report

In spite of it all, federal employee engagement rises in 2020 FEVS

Workforce

Should the government reinforce its plan for a backup global positioning system?

Former Transportation Department deputy assistant secretary Diana Furchtgott-Roth says it’s time to put money behind a DOT plan for thwarting GPS threats.

Technology

In this Feb. 9, 2021 photo provided by the Department of Defense, Hickam 15th Medical Group host the first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. By the thousands, U.S. service members are refusing or putting off the COVID-19 vaccine, as frustrated commanders scramble to knock down internet rumors and find the right pitch that will convince troops to take the shot. Some Army units are seeing as few as a third agree to the vaccine, others are higher. (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)

More vaccination sites staffed by military get up and running

In today’s Federal Newscast, mass vaccination sites staffed by active duty military members are now up and running in three more cities, with more set…

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2021, file photo, Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP)

Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary

People

The Senate has approved Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, which makes him the first openly gay person confirmed to a Cabinet post

Transportation Department

CDO Council sees administration’s equity goals increase demand for data

GAO finds agencies mostly managed telework network security with a few holes

Vaccine guidance for contractors leaves many open questions

Several Transportation Department agencies back to work this morning following a brief shutdown

Updated: Biden signs stopgap highway spending bill bringing 3,700 Transportation Dept. employees back to work

GSA loses 3 technology execs; DHS, Air Force, FDA gain new ones

GSA earns top marks under FITARA 12 scorecard

What remote work successes mean for agencies and their physical footprint

Government’s drive for continued air travel safety improvement enters a new phase

Surprised about the FEVS? Maybe we shouldn’t be.

In spite of it all, federal employee engagement rises in 2020 FEVS

Should the government reinforce its plan for a backup global positioning system?

More vaccination sites staffed by military get up and running

Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary

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