Tech
DIA's New China Mission Group Will Track the Threat Posed by AI Development
The Defense Intelligence Agency’s China Mission Group will be monitoring the country’s use of AI software and other technologies in a national security context.
Workforce
Biden Wants to Grow the Federal Workforce to Its Highest Level Since WWII. These Agencies Would Make the Biggest Gains.
Several agencies have particularly ambitious growth plans; just one major agency is proposing workforce cuts.
Tech
Report: Increased Remote Work for Many Governments Also Raises Cyber Risks
Roughly one-third of government employees believe “their actions don’t matter when it comes to security,” according to a new survey.
Workforce
Reciprocity Remains As Key Clearance Issue
Intelligence community elements appear to have adopted a wait-and-see posture over efforts to construct a common platform that allows for agencies to treat security adjudications as a shared service.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Can Expect to See Improved Fertility Coverage from FEHB Plans in 2024
Compared to existing fertility benefits, this is a significant expansion.
Defense
Biden Asks the Pentagon to Use Its Buying Power to Advance Gun Safety Goals
This is part of a new executive order issued as the president visits a community in California that suffered a mass shooting in January.
Workforce
Inside a Federal Prison Facility
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss what she saw at FCI Cumberland.
Workforce
NTEU's Longtime President Will Retire in August
Tony Reardon has been a member of the federal employee union for more than 30 years and has served two four-year terms at its helm.
Defense
Pentagon Office Tracking National Security Impact of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
The director of the Pentagon’s office tasked with connecting relevant tech companies with private capital said in an email that the office is “monitoring national security-related impacts” stemming from the prominent startup lender’s demise.
Tech
IRS Plans to Approve Use of Login-dot-gov as Tax Day Nears
The tax agency intends to add Login this filing season—and as early as next week—as the integration is in final rounds of testing.
Management
There’s No ‘Easy Button’ for Cutting Government
As tempting as they are, across-the-board budget cuts and hiring freezes are the worst way to reduce the size and cost of the federal bureaucracy.
Workforce
5 Tips for Women to Negotiate a Higher Salary
A negotiation expert offers practical tips for getting the salary or promotion you want.
Management
The 3 Most Important Themes for Government in 2023
As the world continues to change, leaders should work together to build trust, resilience and security for the people they serve.
Management
'It's Not Just Club Fed': A Day Inside One Facility in the Strained Federal Prisons System
A visit to a Bureau of Prisons facility in Maryland showed some of the challenges the agency is facing as a new director tackles reforms.
Workforce
The Pay Raise and Other Workforce Provisions in Biden's Budget
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the White House plan.
Nextgov
Pentagon Office Tracking National Security Impact of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
The director of the Pentagon’s office tasked with connecting relevant tech companies with private capital said in an email that the office is “monitoring national security-related impacts” stemming from the prominent startup lender’s demise.
Workforce
Telework Isn't to Blame for Government Backlogs and Inefficiencies, OPM Director Says
Kiran Ahuja defends telework before skeptical Republicans, amid efforts to improve data collection around agencies’ use of workplace flexibilities.
Nextgov
IRS Plans to Approve Use of Login-dot-gov as Tax Day Nears
The tax agency intends to add Login this filing season—and as early as next week—as the integration is in final rounds of testing.
Oversight
The Justice Department Underscores the Need for FOIA ‘Presumption of Openness’
New guidance comes at the start of the annual “Sunshine Week” promoting open government.
Management