Acquisition
CMMC board clarifies assessor training timeline
Training materials and certification exams for the assessors and instructors are at least four months away from delivery.
Acquisition
House Dems look to ramp up oversight of DHS operations
A bill introduced by the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee addresses law enforcement functions, acquisition, leadership and more.
Cybersecurity
DHS workforce sprint brings in nearly 300 cyber employees
Cybersecurity vacancies totaled about 2,000 at the start of the hiring sprint in May.
People
Unions seek a new contract at SSA, press Biden to fire Trump holdovers
President Joe Biden reversed much of his predecessor's workforce agenda in the first days of his administration via executive order, but unions at the Social Security Administration are unhappy with the pace of implementation of new policies.
People
House Dems press for 3.2% pay raise for feds
The House Appropriations Committee is going along with appears the 2.7% raise recommended by the president, but Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and other Democrats say that that isn't enough.
Cybersecurity
Federal job satisfaction continues to lag behind private sector
The annual 'Best Places to Work' report indicates that almost 60% of the federal workforce teleworked full-time during the peak lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
People
Task force clears the way for vaccinated feds to travel
There are no more governmentwide limits on official travel for vaccinated federal employees.
People
Sweeping executive order covers diversity, inclusion, equity and accessibility in the federal workforce
An executive order issued last Friday directs the federal government to ramp up diversity training, rethink the use salary history as a basis for pay determinations and supply gender non-conforming and non-binary and transgender feds with employee credentials that reflect their current names, pictures and pronouns.
People
Lawmakers spar over paid family and medical leave for feds
Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee want the federal government to be a leader in providing paid family and medical leave to employees.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard confronts harassment and retaliation in the ranks
The U.S. Coast Guard wants to build out its cyber workforce, but will have to contend with budget restraints and culture issues surrounding sexual harassment and retaliation.
People
Biden nominates MSPB vice chair
The agency has lacked a quorum since 2017 and currently faces a backlog of over 3,000 appeals
People
Biden HR strategy features new agency 'talent teams'
New talent teams aimed at bettering hiring strategies are part of the Biden administration's multi-year strategy for the federal workforce, said OMB official on Tuesday.
Cybersecurity
How NGA is handling hybrid telework
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has begun to relax some of its COVID-19 safety procedures, but the challenge has been managing workers across different physical locations, networks and work schedules.
People
DOD watchdog says DDS director didn't mistreat employees
A probe found that Defense Digital Service Brett Goldstein did condone the use of unapproved encrypted communications apps and also identified discussion among staffers about programming a script to rig an online competition.
People
VP Harris breaks tie to confirm Ahuja to lead OPM
No Republicans supported the nomination of Kiran Ahuja to lead the Office of Personnel Management.
People
Feds to get Juneteenth off as a federal holiday, starting Friday
The signing of a new law to commemorate Juneteenth as a federal holiday will give many federal employees the day off on Friday June 18.
People
Interior plans year-round federal firefighter workforce
The permanent federal firefighting force should help combat a longer fire season, the department says.
People
USDA looks to staff up with funding boost
The Department of Agriculture is considering how and when to bring feds back to the office, but more telework might be in the offing, the agriculture secretary said Tuesday at a budget hearing.
People
Is it time to go back to the office?
Steve Kelman considers the pros and cons of continuing maximum telework.
Cybersecurity
DHS poised to remake federal hiring in September to confront cybersecurity gap
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity Talent Management System has been years in the making, but officials say it will finally come online this fall.
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