Tech
Biden Signs a Bill Creating a Federal Cybersecurity Rotational Program
Certain cyber and IT federal employees will be able to rotate to other agencies under a new law signed Tuesday.
Management
Top GSA Buildings Official Talks About the Future of Federal Offices
“Right now, what I think the opportunity is is to have fewer buildings and better buildings,” the Public Buildings Service commissioner told lawmakers.
Defense
Biden To Ban Most Land Mines, Undoing Trump’s Loosened Restrictions
Advocates applauded the move, but urged a ban on the weapons on the Korean peninsula.
Oversight
Jan. 6 Committee Hearings Show What Went Right, not Just What Went Wrong
Coverage of the House Jan. 6 hearings focuses on what went wrong that led up to Trump supporters’ laying siege to the U.S. Capitol. A government scholar looks at what went right, both then and now.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Will This Court Decision Gut the Regulatory State?
Conor Dirks joins the podcast to discuss the Fifth Circuit's recent decision concerning the Securities and Exchange Commission's ability to adjudicate securities fraud.
Management
How One Federal Agency Meme-d Up Its Social Media
The Consumer Product Safety Commission wants to educate, while also "trying to be relevant and engage the public in a fun and different way.”
Management
Six Big Government Success Stories of the Last Two Decades
Often, it’s not what government has accomplished that’s significant, but what it has prevented from happening.
Management
Defying Biden, Congress Moves to Give the New Health Research Agency More Independence
Lawmakers want to shake up the agency just months after it was created.
Nextgov
CISA Plans to Hire Chief People Officer to Boost Cyber Workforce
Agency advisors are set to vote on a host of draft recommendations which include reviewing the security clearance process for inefficiency.
Management
Three Options for the FBI’s Long-Awaited New Headquarters Are Still on the Table
The General Services Administration briefed lawmakers on this last week.
Pay & Benefits
The Biden Team Announces Pay Raises of Up to $20,000 Annually for Federal Firefighters
The pay increases, authorized as part of the bipartisan infrastructure law, will be retroactive to October 2021.
Defense
The Pentagon Should Keep Better Tabs on IT Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Risks, GAO Says
The findings come as the Defense Department continues to increase its investment in information technology and cybersecurity year over year—a trend that could likely mean more scrutiny.
Management
Biden Will Appoint the First Native American to Be Treasurer of the United States
Chief Marilynn Malerba will oversee the newly established Office of Tribal and Native Affairs.
Employee Policy
DHS is making ‘significant reforms’ to the employee discipline process
The effort comes in the wake of an outside oversight group's allegations of wrongdoing in the inspector general office which the IG contests.
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