People
At 300 days, Trump faces hundreds of key vacancies
At the important deadline set by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, President Trump's pace for staffing key government positions continues to lag behind that of previous administrations.
Digital Government
FITARA progress stalls
Federal CIOs under the Trump administration have seen progress lag on implementing the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, according to the latest scorecards.
Digital Government
DATA Act oversight highlights growing pains
The first round of oversight reports on financial reporting under the Data Act shows that most agencies are experiencing growing pains when it comes to implementing the recent law. Does that mean it's working?
People
Agencies pitch 500 tech jobs at recruiting event
Civilian, military and intelligence agencies met candidates for 500 open jobs at a first-of-its-kind federal IT hiring event.
People
VA looks to Congress to improve cost management
The Department of Veterans Affairs also plans to roll out a series of initiative throughout November to improve its veterans' benefits services.
People
House targets burrowers, new hires at agencies
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved a series of workforce-related bills that target burrowers and new hires while extending whistleblower and telework provisions
Modernization
Why GAO nixed the Census mobile deal
Census made several key slipups in its decision to award a $283 million mobile device contract for the 2020 population count, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Cybersecurity
House bill would shake up HHS cyber offices
Two lawmakers are reviving a bid to improve cybersecurity at the Department of Health and Human Services by reorganizing cyber personnel and operations.
Digital Government
Senate bill keeps election systems critical
A new bill looks to maintain the DHS designation of election systems as critical infrastructure while helping state officials access classified threat information.
Digital Government
Ryan, Murray team up on evidence-based policy bill
The House speaker and Democratic senator have introduced legislation to help measure government efficiency based on their commission’s findings.
Digital Government
Air traffic control reform hits turbulence in Congress
Congress still faces the decision whether to privatize air traffic control responsibilities and the jobs of 30,000 federal employees.
Digital Government
Commerce looks to the post office for census help
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified the department is "in negotiations" with USPS to use its postal carriers part-time to conduct Census operations during the 2018 end-to-end test.
Cybersecurity
IG: EPA infosec needs better management
The EPA's internal watchdog praised the agency's information security program, but says improved management and training program are required to protect data.
Digital Government
Census delays IT contracts, plays catchup on systems
At a quarterly meeting, Census announced it has delayed two key IT contracts, but following a requested funding increase, is catching up on IT systems development.
People
Congress passes budget plan without steep cuts to federal retirement plans
The House narrowly approved a budget blueprint that omitted deep cuts to federal retirement benefits initially sought by conservatives on Capitol Hill.
Digital Government
GSA looks for possible DUNS replacements
For the second time in 2017, the General Services Administration is requesting feedback on ways to reduce its reliance on a proprietary business entity identifier system it uses to track government contracts.
Digital Government
Lawmakers grill IRS on management, IT security
Lawmakers expressed frustration with the tax agency's failures to implement oversight recommendations for workforce management, IT security and legacy systems, as well as its handling of the recent Equifax contract.
Digital Government
Can new law stop foreign-bought election ads?
Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) isn’t sold on the Senate bill aimed at increasing disclosure requirements for political ads on digital platforms, and instead pushed for government and industry to work together.
Digital Government
Can FOIA be fixed?
A federal advisory committee offered tech and procedural suggestions to improve agency performance on meeting Freedom of Information Act requests.
Acquisition
Lawmakers hear from Trump's picks to lead GSA, OPM
Federal hiring, the clearance backlog and procurement data came up in a Senate confirmation hearing for candidates to lead the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration.
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