People
OPM pushes plan to fast-track hires of former feds
Under a new rule proposed by the Office of Personnel Management, agencies would be able to offer reinstatement and higher pay grades to former federal employees who are looking to return to government after acquiring new skills.
Modernization
GAO frets about TMF payback, fees
The Technology Modernization Fund – the $125 million pool of no-year money appropriated to fast-track technology upgrades – has some potential operational problems, according to an oversight report.
Acquisition
NDAA redesigns oversight of $20B in health record modernization
A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act reconfigures the existing DOD-VA Interagency Program Office to serve as a hub for interoperability and management issues as the two agencies progress in separate but linked implementations of commercial health records systems.
Cybersecurity
Advisory group looks to redesign federal cyber response
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council wants new agencies to tackle "existential" cyber threats.
People
NDAA blocks OPM-GSA merger
The Trump administration's plan to merge the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration is going to have to wait another year, if a provision included in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act is passed into law.
Modernization
Understanding the obstacles to automation
As RPA moves from buzzword to practical applications, agency leaders say it’s forcing broader discussions about business operations
Cybersecurity
Chad Wolf poised to take over DHS
The Senate confirmed Wolf as undersecretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans, clearing the way for him to advance to replace Kevin McAleenan as acting head of the Department of Homeland Security.
Modernization
Alan Thomas to advise investment firm on tech
The General Services Administration's former top acquisition service official has a new job at an investment firm's cloud and cyber solutions company.
Digital Government
Implementing evidence-based policymaking
Agencies and the White House are getting into the weeds of how to put the OPEN Government Data Act into effect.
People
Blackburn presses DOD management chief on Fourth Estate cuts
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) pressed DOD's acting chief management officer for answers on why the Pentagon can't find more cuts in Fourth Estate agencies.
Modernization
Cloud, TBM reshaping federal IT
According to a trade group forecast, the move to cloud is leading agencies away from shared services.
Modernization
DOD CIO 'very confident' that White House influence didn't guide JEDI award
At his Senate confirmation hearing, Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy said the department's $10 billion cloud contract was awarded by a team of experts.
People
Democratic lawmakers look to block USDA relocations in funding measure
More than 30 lawmakers signed an Oct. 24 letter urging House and Senate appropriators to block funds to relocate two Department of Agriculture agencies out of Washington, D.C. to the Kansas City region.
People
OPM orders agencies to report 'official time' data
With workforce executive orders in effect, the Office of Personnel Management is looking for data on how much job time federal employees spend on union matters.
People
Navy research funds could see scrutiny, secretary says
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer warned certain activities could suffer in "constrained" resource environments.
People
OPM's new guide to reading employee viewpoint data
A new toolkit from the Office of Personnel Management focuses on using data to understand and improve employee-manager relations.
Digital Government
Security, modernization and people are key IRS challenges
The IRS should focus the next year on modernizing IT, improving security controls for its primary e-filing tool, eliminating critical vulnerabilities in servers used for personal devices and addressing its "serious" human capital crisis, according to Treasury auditors.
Digital Government
4 ways to empower federal CDOs
To ensure chief data officers are more than data cheerleaders, agencies must empower them to be the strategic leaders we need to make an impact.
Cybersecurity
McAleenan resignation puts the spotlight on DHS vacancies
Ten of the most senior posts at the Department of Homeland Security are held by acting leaders, and only five have candidates in the Senate confirmation pipeline.
Acquisition
FBI CIO joins tech lobbying group
Information Technology Industry Council is renewing its focus on public sector with the addition of FBI CIO Gordon Bitko.
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