FCW Insider: June 11, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
New White House guidance for feds returning to the office and the future 'hybrid' federal workforce
A new OMB memo provides instructions on how to bring feds back to government offices on a large scale and asks agencies to consider long-term planning for a drastically different workplace.
Biden's top cyber nominees face the Senate as the country reels from cyberattacks
Jen Easterly, selected to head the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Chris Inglis, the former National Security Agency deputy director picked to fill the new national cyber director role, faced lawmakers concerned about the spike in ransomware attacks.
Biden's pick to lead GSA: 'We can't implement government policy if we can't get the damn websites to work'
Robin Carnahan said she will focus on making General Services Administration's offerings more user friendly and digitally secure while improving governmentwide cybersecurity efforts.
Biden revokes Trump's unenforced Chinese app bans
President Joe Biden's administration is establishing a new timetable to assess risks posed by using web services from foreign adversaries like China - while revoking his predecessor's final actions against Beijing.
Quick Hits
*** Dr. Richard Stone, the acting undersecretary for health at the Department of Veterans Affairs, is resigning in mid-July according to an agency press release.
*** The nomination of Kiran Ahuja to lead the Office of Personnel Management has been put on hold by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the Washington Post reported this week. The hold could imperil Ahuja's nomination receiving a vote before a scheduled summer recess.