The White House also released new initiatives to improve agency response to records requests, including tasking the new Chief FOIA Officers Council to identify and address the biggest difficulties in complying with the law and OMB will issue new openness and transparency guidance.
The White House Transition Coordinating Council (WHTCC) will hold its first meeting June 9.
A new report by the federal chief technology officer highlights the power of big data while also emphasizing the need to consider its ethical implications.
The White House sent its legislative proposal to Capitol Hill and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) plans on introducing legislation based on that proposal this week.
The Department of Agriculture provides hands-on displays and examples of flora and fauna -- including bats, bees and butterflies -- to the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll.
Thousands of children and their families gathered at the White House Monday for the annual Easter Egg Roll.
With all of the cybersecurity guidance already out there, is there anything a new commission can add except more weight and complexity?
The Office of Personnel Management's Inspector General recently discovered that a D.C. Circuit Court ruling directly affects the position of OPM acting Director, which is currently held by Beth Cobert.
When President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, 2017, his administration will bring new leadership to every federal agency — a fraction of the nearly 4,000 political hires he'll make in the Oval Office. So who's coming? Who's going? Federal News Radio has compiled an at-a-glance "cheat sheet" of key executive hires as they happen.
President Barack Obama is requesting $89.8 billion for federal IT in 2017, including $51.3 billion for civilian agencies and $38.5 billion for the Defense Department.
President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for $19 billion for federal cybersecurity efforts in fiscal 2017. The White House wants to use some of the money to create a $3.1 billion IT modernization fund and provide more education to federal employees as part of a new cyber national action plan.
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) authored a provision in the fiscal 2016 omnibus spending bill requiring OMB to create governmentwide customer service standards.
If the White House vetted and hired Ashkan Soltani, it could not have known or expected his security clearance would not come through.
With Congress poised to finally pass a funding bill for fiscal 2016, here's an easy reference guide for some major agency appropriations.
The White House also will announce the inaugural winner of the customer service award and recipients of the Presidential Rank Awards.