U.S. Agency for International Development

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‘Telework is not one-size-fits-all’: Agencies defend hybrid work for feds in front of House lawmakers

Left unsatisfied with the telework data available from agencies, lawmakers on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee pressed harder on a handful…

Congress

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FILE - This Aug. 10, 2006, file photo shows the sign used as the backdrop for press briefings at the U.S. Department of State in Washington. More of the first volunteers are starting to trickle back to their desks at federal agencies in the coronavirus lockdown. In the third month after Americans began sheltering in place and worksites began closing, the Energy Department says the first voluntary returns of a small number of headquarters workers began Monday. The State Department and Agriculture Department also have some workers returning to job places this month. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak. File)

State Dept, USAID psychiatrists spread thin as demand for mental health services overseas rises

Federal Newscast

The ‘new-new’ normal? More agencies bumping up in-office work

Workforce

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Hillary Ingraham of State Department after receiving the Safety, Security and International Affairs medal, along with Holly Herrera and Kiera Berdinner.

Inspiration was on parade at the Sammies

Tom Temin Commentary

USDA’s new answer to cutting food waste by 50%: Jelly ice

Technology

Education CIO Gray leaving to lead USAID CIO shop

CIO News

USAID’s first DEI director starting with demographic data for recruits, promotions

People

FILE - In this April 1, 2014, file photo, the headquarters for the U.S. Agency for International Development is seen in Washington. The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and think tanks using an email marketing account of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Microsoft said, late Thursday, May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

After 40 years of service, Vogel offers ways to make federal IT better

Ask the CIO

USAID creates a new position to oversee digital technologies

There’s a new position at the U.S. Agency for International Development. It’s called the Chief Digital Development Officer.

People

US is mostly out of Afghanistan, but not completely

The Biden administration pulled U.S. troops and pretty much everything else out of Afghanistan months ago. But the work of the special inspector general…

Agency Oversight

USAID humanitarian aid is stored at a warehouse next to the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. The U.S. military airlifted tons of humanitarian aid as part of an effort meant to undermine socialist President Nicolas Maduro and back his rival for the leadership of the South American nation. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

How procurement supports the mission at USAID

Acquisition

In order to do good around the world, the U.S. Agency for International Development has to buy goods and services and make grants, around the world. It amounts to more than $20 billion a year.