People
Is leadership churn limiting agency effectiveness?
Turnover in the Trump administration is at historic levels, which takes a toll on the ability of agencies to execute on their missions.
Digital Government
Draft data strategy pushes transparency, quality, privacy
The Trump administration's federal data strategy met its first milestone, the release of an initial set of draft principles.
People
Lawmakers support union lawsuits against executive orders
Four current and former lawmakers are backing lawsuits from federal unions against three executive orders aimed at making it easier to fire federal employees and restrict union activity.
Digital Government
Census seeks software help for internet response
As Census wraps up its in-field test of operations and systems that will be used in 2020, the bureau is seeking information about software related to its survey questionnaires.
Digital Government
18F gets a new boss
The General Service Administration's digital shop has a new executive director, Angela Colter.
Digital Government
SEC requires companies to file machine-readable financial data
The Securities and Exchange Commission is phasing in a requirement that companies report financial information in the XBRL data format.
People
Lankford dishes on the future of the federal workforce
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) spoke with FCW about his workforce priorities as well as the White House's reorganization plan.
People
Lawmakers question goals of reorganization plan
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle raised concerns about various aspects of the White House's plan to structurally reorganize the federal government.
Acquisition
MGT money zeroed out in Senate funding bill
After receiving $100 million in funding last year, money for the Technology Modernization Fund in fiscal year 2019 may not be a sure thing.
People
Student-run fellowship expands for second year
A student-run initiative is establishing itself as a national pipeline to give students tech experience in the federal government.
People
Will Trump's reorg plan get a boost from Congress?
The White House proposed a wide-ranging plan that would consolidate and reorganize cabinet-level agencies, but it won't get far without backing from Congress.
People
White House proposes wide-ranging government reorg
A White House plan to reorganize and consolidate agencies across government includes changes to federal employee services and customer experience.
Digital Government
House, Senate bills split on Census funding
House and Senate appropriators differ by $1 billion in their bills to fund the Census Bureau in fiscal year 2019.
People
Senate panel advances pay raise for feds
Federal employees would receive a pay raise under a bill cleared by a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, going against the White House’s proposal for a pay freeze.
Acquisition
A new push for more actionable IT spending data
The White House and the General Services Administration are seeking information from industry about how to make federal IT spending more transparent and run IT operations more like a business.
People
TMF's how-to guide for remaining $55 million
The seven-member board steering IT modernization dollars is telling agencies how they can get a piece of the remaining $55 million in funding.
Modernization
House appropriators approve $150 million for TMF in FY2019
The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would provide $150 million for the centralized fund created by the Modernizing Government Technology Act, falling $60 million short of the White House’s fiscal year 2019 request and $100 million short of what the MGT Act authorizes.
Cybersecurity
OPM pushes agencies to report cyber workforce gaps
The Office of Personnel Management wants to know exactly what cybersecurity positions agencies need to fill and how they plan to fill them.
Digital Government
Will term limits transform government's digital service groups?
Now at the four-year mark, Obama-era digital teams have spanned solidly across two administrations. But with the earliest hires hitting the end of their terms, what do their legacies and futures look like?
Digital Government
OMB announces first Technology Modernization Fund awards
The Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Housing and Urban Development to receive a combined $45 million from the governmentwide revolving fund.
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