Transportation Department
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The Transportation Department has sent home its workforce at the Navy Yard headquarters in Washington, D.C., where an employee has tested positive for the coronavirus.
March 19, 2020 -
Federal agencies have requested an additional $45.8 billion in funding for 2020 alone, which the White House said is necessary for its governmentwide response to the coronavirus. Extra telework support is at the top of the list.
March 19, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the departments of Commerce, Defense, Transportation and Homeland Security are on the clock to figure out how best to secure the systems that support global positioning satellites and related critical infrastructure.
February 13, 2020 -
Andre Mendes, who has been acting CIO at the Commerce Department since August, is now the permanent technology leader. Beth Angerman, the former GSA principal deputy associate administrator in the Office of Governmentwide Policy, found a new home in the private sector.
February 10, 2020 -
Congress had once anticipated as many as 1,000 federal employees would use phased retirement at any given time. But eight years after lawmakers signed off on the program, participation still falls well short of original expectations.
February 06, 2020 -
The departments of Transportation and Energy have turned to machine learning tools to get a better handle of their data, but officials say those tools will only get them so far.
December 17, 2019 -
Why do people feel a possible need to sleep at the office? GSA would like to remind workers they can't.
November 06, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Commerce Department’s inspector general is running an audit of the bureau’s cybersecurity measures.
October 21, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Veterans Affairs launched a new training program to help employees impacted by the agency's ongoing electronic health record modernization.
September 17, 2019 -
Ryan Cote, the Transportation Department’s chief information officer, said by bringing together technology management and delivery under his office, the modes would be freed to focus on mission and receive better, cost-effective services.
September 13, 2019 -
Jimmy Jones, who spent the last 20 years in federal service at the departments of Education, Interior and Transportation and the Recovery Board, is one of several people on the move in the federal IT and acquisition community.
September 03, 2019 -
New retention bonuses for Border Patrol agents who enter into a 12-month service agreement become available in May.
April 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, up to $1 billion from DoD is now available to help support the Homeland Security Department's drug enforcement efforts at the southern border.
March 26, 2019 -
Ryan Cote joined the Transportation Department on Feb. 4 after spending most of his career in the private sector.
March 18, 2019 -
The Trump administration is asking for 2020 funding for IT modernization at both for governmentwide and specific agency needs.
March 11, 2019