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For DOT, 6-month sprints demonstrating aptitude for modernization
The Transportation Department is pushing back against the old adage, “if it ain’t broke, why fix it?” Instead, DOT is looking at all of its technology...
DoD memo’s use cases clarify mission impact of new policies on PKI credentials, expanded authentication
One of the key highlights of the Defense Department’s recent memo on multi-factor authentication for unclassified and secret networks is the clarifica...
Postal union president focused on keeping USPS an ‘affordable option,’ amid agency’s financial woes
The Postal Service typically sees its best financial results in the first quarter of each fiscal year. That’s because of the year-end holiday season a...
Lawmakers eyeing changes to federal benefits, hiring, pay
Over the last several weeks, lawmakers have been examining several bills that would affect federal employees in different ways. The House Oversight an...
DoD enters decadeslong barracks lease as lawmaker warns privatization push lacks accountability tools
The Defense Department has locked itself into another decadeslong lease this time for privatized military barracks, expanding a housing model that has...
How a DHS shutdown affects different components and employees
The Department of Homeland Security is in shutdown mode, but most DHS employees are continuing to work through the lapse in appropriations. Many DHS p...
VA data shows it cut health care hiring times in half, but it’s using different metrics
Data from the Department of Veterans Affairs shows it cut health care hiring times by more half. The Trump administration directed agencies to speed u...
OPM directs agencies to move forward with ending collective bargaining
The Trump administration is telling agencies to proceed with terminating their collective bargaining agreements if they haven't already a new advisory...
Continuing resolutions lead to delays, higher costs, and operational disruptions, watchdog finds
The full impact of continuing resolutions is hard to pin down for the Defense Department, but a government watchdog says the funding lapses consistent...
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command zeroes in on priorities for its new cyber directorate
The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command stood up a new cyber directorate last August to take a more comprehensive approach to cybersecurity acro...
IRS officially puts back-office employees on ‘involuntary’ details to handle filing season work
The IRS is notifying back-office employees that they will temporarily cover frontline filing season work through this summer. Training for these detai...
Trump administration advances plan to strip job protections from career federal employees
In just a few weeks, tens of thousands of career federal employees could lose their civil service protections. Positions that get converted to the new...
Trump administration advances plan to strip job protections from career federal employees
The Trump administration’s newly finalized “Schedule F” policy is making big headlines. But there are also several other significant changes coming fo...
Army prepares to debut “generational” change in the way it provides food to soldiers
Next week, the Army plans to debut what’s meant to be a “generational” change in the way it provides food to soldiers. At Fort Hood, Texas, the servic...
GSA ends U.S. participation in ‘open government’ initiative
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the Open Government Partnership, an international initiative the U.S. helped create near...
Partial shutdown ended, as Trump signs package securing back pay for furloughed feds
A short-term partial government shutdown is over after House lawmakers have reached a deal to fund much of the federal government. A majority of agenc...
VA reorganization to shift health care workforce to hubs with growing veteran population
The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to shift more of its health care workforce to facilities facing a growing veteran population. That’s the...
Air Force ends hearings for SAP appeals, raising due process questions
The Air Force has quietly eliminated all in-person and virtual hearings for Special Access Program (SAP) appeals, replacing them with a paper-only pro...
After missing hiring goals, IRS dials back taxpayer phone assistance targets
The IRS says it’s ready for this year’s filing season which began on Monday. But the agency faces a slew of challenges. A looming government shutdown...
After the failure of the DoD's new travel management system, a watchdog looks for answers
After spending five years and tens of millions of dollars developing a new travel management system, the Defense Department abruptly scrapped the effo...
DHS spending bill would formalize Trump cuts to oversight offices
The homeland security spending bill is now at the heart of Congress’s latest shutdown fight. And that bill would solidify cuts made by the Trump admin...
Treasury cuts ties with Booz Allen over tax records breach
The hits keep coming for federal consulting contractors. First, the Trump administration questioned the value of these types of contracts, leading to...
A bipartisan group of lawmakers push for meaningful protections for military families
The Change the Air Foundation recently found that nearly 97% of service members reported at least one significant problem in their military-provided h...
VA officially lifts hiring freeze, but staffing caps still in place for shrinking workforce
The Department of Veterans Affairs is officially lifting a hiring freeze on its health care workforce after shedding tens of thousands of positions la...
Majority of frontline Social Security employees earn less than a living wage, study finds
More than half of the Social Security Administration’s frontline employees are earning less than what’s necessary to afford a basic standard of living...
CISA director void leaves cyber agency embroiled in uncertainty
It’s been nearly a full year since the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has had a Senate-confirmed director. Cyber experts say the lea...
DoD lacks reliable data on the number of civilians teleworking, working remotely
The Defense Department doesn’t have reliable data on the number of civilian employees eligible to telework or work remotely. That is according to the...
A constant stream of executives are leaving the government
If you’ve spent anytime on LinkedIn over the last month, you may have seen what seems to be a constant stream of executives leaving federal service. W...
The Space Force's 'Futures Command' is still trying to chart its future
The nation’s newest military service still has a lot of work to do to chart its future. The Space Force had been planning to use a new “Futures Comman...
‘A huge test for the IRS’: Senators warn shrinking workforce may hamper upcoming filing season
The IRS is weeks away from the start of a busier-than-usual filing season. But a group of senators is warning that the agency may be stretched too thi...
Concerns mount over FEMA staff reductions
Federal Emergency Management Agency started off the new year by not renewing appointments for 50 disaster management staff. That cut is sparking conce...
New federal telework guidance reaffirms Trump’s in-office orders
The Office of Personnel Management is out with new guidance on telework and remote work for federal employees. The updated policy now emphasizes as mu...
Trump calls for capping executive pay at defense contractors
President Donald Trump took aim at defense contractors Wednesday, announcing new restrictions on executive pay and stock buybacks as part of the admin...
Secret Service touts hiring goals amid major law enforcement recruiting push
The Secret Service is aiming to hire thousands of new employees over the next two years. To meet its goals, the agency is trying to cut its hiring tim...
NDAA scales back ambitious acquisition reforms, offers little on workforce
Lawmakers said the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill would deliver “the most significant acquisition reforms in a generation,” but some of the most ambi...
DoD expands login options beyond CAC
The Defense Department is expanding secure methods of authentication beyond the traditional Common Access Card, which will give users more alternative...
VA in 2026 looks to get EHR rollout back on track, embark on health care reorganization
The Department of Veterans Affairs is embarking on big changes. Next year, it's looking to get the rocky rollout of the new electronic health record b...
Five things to watch in cybersecurity for 2026
The past year in federal cybersecurity policy was full of uncertainty; a change in administration, expiring authorities and the emergence of artificia...
3 efforts federal employees should track from Trump's management agenda
Heading into 2026 the Trump administration appears to only be getting started on its plans for overhauling the career civil service. Further changes f...
FAA could see major steps towards modernization in 2026
The FAA has been working to update its aging air traffic control system, literally, for decades now. But 2026 is looking to be a big year on the FAA m...