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A draft executive order, obtained by Federal News Radio, details short and long term initiatives to improve how members of the Senior Executive Service are recruited, retained and trained.
November 30, 2015 -
Real leadership development takes an agency that is willing to make the investment of time and money needed to build strong supervisors, says Jeff Neal, senior vice president of ICF International.
November 05, 2015 -
The White House is finalizing plans for its new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. The center will connect the cyber dots for civilian, DoD and intelligence community agencies. In the latest edition of his weekly feature, Inside the Reporter’s Notebook, Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller writes about the launch of this new center.
September 14, 2015 -
Once all the votes are tallied, the President-elect's transition team has only 77 days to learn everything it can from the outgoing administration on matters ranging from national security to personnel staffing.
July 21, 2015 -
A recent petition posted to the White House's We the People website calls on the government to offer lifetime identity protection for current and former federal employees impacted by the cybersecurity breaches at the Office of Personnel Management. 100,000 signatures are needed by July 19, 2015, in order for the White House to respond to the request.
July 01, 2015 -
While the number of people in Congress calling for the OPM director to resign grows, the White House is voicing support for Katherine Archuleta. NTEU and NARFE have sent letters to OPM asking for more details on the second breach.
June 18, 2015 -
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team released in May an analysis report detailing nine incidents between July 2014 and May 2015 where hackers stole what they call \"bulk personally identifiable information (PII)\" from public and private sector organizations. Secretary Jeh Johnson issued the first-ever Binding Operational Directive to agencies in May, mandating they fix all ‘critical vulnerabilities\' in 30 days.
June 08, 2015 -
The Oversight and Government Reform Committee is holding two hearings this week on the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) with a goal of better understanding why agencies find it so difficult to consistently meet the spirit and intent of the law. The FOIA backlog grew by 55 percent in 2014.
June 03, 2015 -
The White House wants to hit cyber attackers where it hurts — in their wallets. President Barack Obama adds one more piece to the tricky cybersecurity puzzle in the form of a new executive order. The biggest missing piece, legislation, could still come from Congress by Memorial Day. Federal News Radio's executive editor Jason Miller joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with details on the latest White House gambit, and how it fits into the broader strategy of cyber information sharing.
April 02, 2015 -
President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order giving agencies the ability to recommend economic sanctions against cyber attackers and their supporters. As the President signed this latest order, Congress seems closer than ever to passing a cyber information sharing bill.
April 02, 2015 -
The Veterans Affairs secretary has picked a White House veteran to be his new chief of staff, replacing Joe Riojas. Riojas has been with VA since 2009 and is leaving government.
April 01, 2015 -
Two dozen federal employees will form a group advising the President on possible changes to the Senior Executive Service. The White House wants advice on improving how the government recruits, hires, develops and retains SES members. John Benison is the equal employment opportunity director at Housing and Urban Development, and a member of the president's advisory group. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with an early morning report.
March 31, 2015 -
President Barack Obama appointed David Recordon as the director of White House Information Technology. The new position will be responsible for modernizing and securing IT within the Executive Office of the President.
March 20, 2015 -
President Barack Obama nominated two people for key administration posts at the Veterans Affairs Department.
March 19, 2015 -
By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is focusing on high-tech jobs in his bid to make progress on stagnant wages in this country. Obama has obtained commitments from more than…
March 09, 2015