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Stanton is driving a new teamwork mindset at DISA

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What we know so far from White House’s Schedule Policy/Career list

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HASC advances right to repair proposal, industry pushes back

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The campaign against federal workers turns ominous

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The BAP moves forward for TRICARE beneficiaries

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CMMC has moved from planning to enforcement and contractors are feeling it

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Three highlights in latest DHS spending bill

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Senate OKs $70B immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban Trump’s settlement fund

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When it comes to inflation, playing it safe isn’t always the safest investment move

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Federal employees with disabilities sue DOJ over reasonable accommodations

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FSIS employees face decision deadline under USDA relocation plans

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Trump says Pulte won’t be his nominee for director of national intelligence

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Why cryptography is increasingly vital in securing space defense

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The Pentagon is rewriting how it buys AI — control of the future of warfare

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CISA close to issuing new cyber AI directive

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Building more missile defense capability means rebuilding the industrial base behind it

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Some of the states most closely tied to the federal government may not be the ones you expect

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Getting from a patent to a product is still where many ideas get stuck

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Federal telework temporarily returns to FIFA World Cup host cities

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USPS axing its regulator is on the table, as it looks for ways to avoid running out of cash

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Mullin testifies on DHS contract reviews, CISA staffing

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Trump moves about 8,000 federal positions to Schedule Policy/Career

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Federal cyber resilience requires containing the core, not adding more tools

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Agentic AI needs platform discipline to deliver measurable mission performance

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Two changes moving through the House would reshape how agencies buy

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GAO reviews how FEMA is helping disaster survivors recover

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Telehealth expanded quickly, oversight is still catching up

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Social Security looks to fully transition to electronic payments

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AI executive order sets stage for new cybersecurity directives

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Why empathy, not tech, drives federal IT service delivery success

4d ago·1 min read·30 words

The new cyber deterrent isn’t a weapon. It’s cyber recovery.

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There’s more AI in federal agencies than ever before, but the results aren’t always easy to see

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May proves to be a good month for TSP funds

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A simpler way to file taxes ran into a complicated system around it

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Forest Service offers separation incentives to employees ahead of relocations

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Retirement changes the rules for your portfolio

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Statistical agencies face third office closure in recent weeks over unspecified water concerns

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OPM to crack down on ineligible health insurance enrollees

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Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules

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NIST expands goals for renamed AI consortium

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Healthcare affordability part 5: Why HDHPs with HSAs are the most affordable health plan for most federal employees

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Why the agentic AI-powered ROC is the new frontline of defense

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The 3 goals of OMB’s rewrite of grants regulations

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The Coast Guard has plenty of tools to assess waterway risk — the challenge is making them work together

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Trump tells agencies to align with study calling for narrower childhood vaccine recommendations

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As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution

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The to-do list for Congress is filled with regular — and not so regular — order

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OPM to establish higher pay for some national security employees

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Army asks its vendors to ‘jailbreak’ their own systems

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Union warns NSF’s return-to-office push dismisses disability accommodations

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Federal Movers & Shakers | May 29, 2026

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How the Military Health System is reimagining health IT from the battlefield to the exam room

May 29·1 min read·39 words

Space Force races to secure its systems as orbit grows more crowded

May 29·1 min read·28 words

Fraud is accelerating. Is the government ready?

May 29·1 min read·25 words

Why network control, not just connectivity, will shape the next fight

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For military families, the pressure isn’t just external, it shows up at home

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As AI reshapes work, a new program is showing what it takes to keep up

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30,000 TSP participants take advantage of new Roth option

May 29·1 min read·28 words

Satellite connectivity is the backbone for emergency preparedness response

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USDA relocation of food assistance employees will lead to major staffing losses, union warns

May 28·1 min read·35 words

Many fired probationary employees have not ‘moved on,’ survey shows

May 28·1 min read·34 words

How an impending digital accessibility compliance deadline impacts all levels of government

May 28·1 min read·31 words

‘Detect, understand, respond’ driving OMB, CISA’s latest cyber efforts

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The past year has added new pressure to federal financial management’s mission

May 28·1 min read·32 words

As agencies try to bring in new talent, a lot of current employees are making tough decisions

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Lawmakers call on Agriculture Dept to restore employee childcare centers contract

May 28·1 min read·29 words

NASA is testing a faster way to recruit top engineering talent inside the federal hiring guardrails

May 28·1 min read·38 words

The cyber strategy for America: How AI-powered security, shared services enable agile cyber defense

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Tech Force is helping NASA find specialized workers

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House NDAA would set up protected disclosure program for AI incidents

May 27·1 min read·33 words

USPS restricts nonessential spending to delay running out of cash

May 27·1 min read·29 words

5G: The DoD’s wireless backbone

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Federal employees may see faster path to promotions

May 27·1 min read·30 words

Some of the most important parts of disaster response happen long before anything goes wrong

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DoD’s system to protect classified information held by contractors is under strain

May 27·1 min read·38 words

Yes, you can run full-scale AI on premises

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Power in modern automation: AI’s federal workforce possibilities

May 27·1 min read·30 words

CMS seeks 1,200 new hires as agency ramps up AI-driven fraud prevention

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Trump administration pushes governmentwide NDA for federal employees

May 26·1 min read·29 words

What happens when everyone in government uses AI the same way?

May 26·1 min read·32 words

Why Project Glasswing demands a shift to containment

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Existing ethics laws weren’t written with prediction markets in mind

May 26·1 min read·32 words

This moment is testing how durable the IG system really is

May 26·1 min read·30 words

A week that didn’t end the way Congress planned

May 26·1 min read·31 words

Lawmakers look to take some of the heat in future shutdowns

May 26·1 min read·28 words

Hybrid by design: Engineering the new model for federal AI delivery

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AI reprices public-sector knowledge work

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OMB revamps cyber event logging requirements

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Federal Movers & Shakers | May 22, 2026

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VA’s EHR rollout gets bipartisan praise, as employee groups warn they’re still seeing issues

May 22·1 min read·36 words

White House seeks federal spending data on dozens of nonprofit organizations

May 22·1 min read·34 words

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband’s health

May 22·1 min read·115 words

House Appropriations Cmte looks to reduce 2027 funding for EPA, other agencies

May 22·1 min read·33 words

Even as AI gets better at finding digital weak spots, it doesn’t eliminate the human role in cyber conflict

May 22·1 min read·44 words

The asset management gap putting government compliance at risk

May 22·1 min read·28 words

Advocacy group sues Trump administration over access to abortion for veterans

May 22·1 min read·36 words

Governments increasingly assume they’ll use offensive cyber tools as part of state power

May 22·1 min read·39 words

As agencies test the agentic AI waters, this national lab is diving in

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Agencies look to AI, automation amid growth in digital records

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Lawmakers press DoD to commit to TRICARE pharmacy contract annual audits

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HHS shrinks cash awards for top performers, shifting funds to bonuses with less clear criteria

May 21·1 min read·37 words

Restoring CISA is one issue many lawmakers can agree on

May 21·1 min read·30 words

Government agencies are getting dragged down by ‘data gravity.’ Here’s how they’ll break free.

May 21·1 min read·34 words

The government contracting succession imperative

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OPM’s top official for healthcare and insurance resigns

May 21·1 min read·32 words

The Office of Special Counsel may be getting a new leader

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Having expertise doesn’t always mean the system knows what to do with it

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GSA chief presses appropriators to address ‘deteriorating’ federal office space

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Appeals court eases disability retirement rules for feds

May 20·1 min read·31 words

Air Force could save millions by reducing PCS moves, but culture could complicate reform

May 20·1 min read·36 words

These RFPs show acquisition reform is more than just policy

May 20·1 min read·28 words

Appeals court judges appear to be divided over Pentagon’s legal dispute with AI company Anthropic

May 20·1 min read·34 words

Operationalizing the National Cyber Strategy

May 20·1 min read·18 words

Privileged access management: Imperative to defense modernization

May 20·1 min read·25 words

Some of the biggest cyber risks to the military don’t start inside government networks

May 20·1 min read·35 words

Risk & Compliance Exchange 2026: DIBCAC’s Nick DelRosso on evolving role of CMMC assessments

May 20·1 min read·34 words

Risk & Compliance Exchange 2026: FedRAMP’s Nicole Thompson on clearing up authorization confusion

May 20·1 min read·35 words

Risk & Compliance Exchange 2026: NIST’s Bill Newhouse, John Hopkins APL’s Prathibha Rama on prepping for PQC world

May 20·1 min read·37 words

Senate Committee passes reconciliation bill to fund ICE and CBP

May 20·1 min read·31 words

Getting the rules right early can shape both safety and growth of emerging technologies

May 20·1 min read·41 words

The administration is leaning on the Defense Production Act to shape supply chains through federal support, not mandates

May 20·1 min read·40 words

Risk & Compliance Exchange 2026: HCLSoftware’s Stephen Hunt on long-term strategy for post-quantum cryptography

May 20·1 min read·36 words

Risk & Compliance Exchange 2026: N-able’s Ashish Luitel on addressing the CMMC ‘evidence gap’

May 20·1 min read·37 words

Amid staffing cuts, IRS sees overtime hours spike and digitization efforts ‘fall short’

May 19·1 min read·43 words

Trump administration’s RIF overhauls ‘troubling’ to former MSPB officials

May 19·1 min read·34 words

Five ways contractors can turn a growing compliance burden into a competitive advantage with AI

May 19·1 min read·35 words

Senate lawmakers renew military right to repair push

May 19·1 min read·28 words

The quiet revolution in federal payment integrity

May 19·1 min read·31 words

Federal contractors are doing more than delivering programs

May 19·1 min read·34 words

Challenging a GAO protest stay override may be getting clearer — but not any easier

May 19·1 min read·38 words

Growth across federal contractors is showing up alongside new pressure on margins, controls and visibility

May 19·1 min read·38 words

U.S. Postal Service could offer more government services, IG says

May 19·1 min read·29 words

Federal appeals court keeps union contract for 300K VA employees in place amid lawsuit

May 18·1 min read·37 words

Naval Postgraduate School, private sector partner to improve AI education

May 18·1 min read·35 words

Pentagon begins sweeping review of military legal system

May 18·1 min read·31 words

EEOC orders compensation for feds denied religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine

May 18·1 min read·34 words

The unfinished weapon: Why America’s push for speed in defense acquisition could still field systems that can’t survive the fight

May 18·1 min read·40 words

HHS sends RIF notices to dozens of staff it missed during office-wide layoffs last year

May 18·1 min read·37 words

Retirement: Advice from a year in

May 18·1 min read·28 words

A tied vote, a stalled reconciliation package, and big questions about how laws actually get finished

May 18·1 min read·41 words

The IRS’ service picture may be improving, but taxpayers are still running into real friction

May 18·1 min read·41 words

Reorganization plans can look clean on paper and turn out far messier in real life

May 18·1 min read·37 words

What enterprise security can learn from U.S. government approaches to AI

May 15·1 min read·34 words

Grants QSMO shifting approach to meeting market demands

May 15·1 min read·34 words

4 benefits bills for federal employees, retirees to watch

May 15·1 min read·30 words

Compliance and capability: Building an AI-ready government workforce

May 15·1 min read·26 words

FEMA leadership vacancies spark concerns ahead of hurricane season

May 15·1 min read·33 words

Federal Movers & Shakers | May 15, 2026

May 15·1 min read·15 words

The Army Corps of Engineers is stepping in to manage a growing environmental problem in Alaska

May 15·1 min read·38 words

Some of the most important environmental policy work doesn’t happen in legislation

May 15·1 min read·35 words

Senators approve resolution withholding their paychecks during future shutdowns

May 15·1 min read·22 words

Testing new technology is one thing, making it work in the field and getting people to trust and use it is another

May 15·1 min read·45 words

AI drives new debate around CISA software patching deadlines

May 14·1 min read·32 words

DoD civilian workforce losses strain military installation operations

May 14·1 min read·35 words

Army Corps of Engineers faces high attrition over plans to relocate NYC office

May 14·1 min read·41 words

You can’t recruit talent into a system people don’t trust

May 14·1 min read·28 words

DoD AI Acceleration Strategy marks move toward real-time insight: Here’s what agencies should do next

May 14·1 min read·36 words

What happens to the human body when missions become longer, more demanding and harder to support from Earth?

May 14·1 min read·40 words

US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change

May 14·1 min read·23 words

Senators approve withholding their own pay during government shutdowns

May 14·1 min read·26 words

The Army is testing whether rail networks can carry medical evacuation in modern warfare

May 14·1 min read·34 words

State Dept directs managers to ‘revise and recalibrate’ scores for employee evaluations they’ve already submitted

May 14·1 min read·37 words

House lawmakers push to bolster TSA budget

May 14·1 min read·28 words

Technology transfer is getting a credential meant to sustain expertise and credibility over time

May 14·1 min read·35 words

Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE’s acting leader

May 13·1 min read·11 words

Agriculture employees sue Rollins over ‘escalating’ religious messaging

May 13·1 min read·8 words

Trump’s staggering defense budget could weaken bipartisan NDAA support

May 13·1 min read·9 words

The reality of implementing zero trust for defense operational technology

May 13·1 min read·10 words

The next phase of zero trust: From recognizing known threats to stopping threats

May 13·1 min read·13 words

FDA chief’s resignation widens a leadership gap at the nation’s health department

May 13·1 min read·12 words

Receiving federal funds now comes with a different kind of risk calculus for grantees

May 13·1 min read·14 words

Managing disaster risk has gotten so costly it may require government help

May 13·1 min read·12 words

Can the federal grants system manage itself at its current scale?

May 13·1 min read·11 words

DoD launches a departmentwide review of the military legal system

May 13·1 min read·10 words

Trump’s FDA chief is out after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion activists

May 12·1 min read·14 words

Federal data guide aims to demystify ‘patchwork’ of laws governing data sharing

May 12·1 min read·12 words

House GOP investigating costs of federal employee workplace disputes

May 12·1 min read·9 words

When AI becomes the insider: Rethinking federal risk in 2026

May 12·1 min read·10 words

FEMA to create public assistance dashboard under new law

May 12·1 min read·9 words

From strategy to structure: How federal agencies can build the organizational engine for AI at scale

May 12·1 min read·16 words

Innovation has expanded choice in consumer finance, but it’s also exposed limits in how well regulation keeps up

May 12·1 min read·18 words

CBO estimates Golden Dome could cost $1.2 trillion over 20 years

May 12·1 min read·11 words

Here’s how NIST is teeing up guidance for securing AI

May 12·1 min read·10 words

If you feel unsure about retirement, you’re asking the right question

May 12·1 min read·11 words

New DFARS rule would expand FOCI requirements beyond classified contracts

May 11·1 min read·10 words

Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton, fired after defending FEMA, to lead the agency

May 11·1 min read·12 words

Social Security to shutter National Hearing Centers after rise of virtual appeals

May 11·1 min read·12 words

Survey: One year after return-to-office requirements, how are federal employees faring?

May 11·1 min read·11 words

Everything you know about contracting has changed

May 11·1 min read·7 words

The Pentagon needs a diet, not an even bigger slice of the pie

May 11·1 min read·13 words

Congress is heading into a busy legislative stretch, even as larger questions hang over its future

May 11·1 min read·16 words

How government decisions during war echo long after service ends

May 11·1 min read·10 words

How VA’s digital refresh is improving outreach to veterans

May 11·1 min read·9 words

Veterans have seen this story before and they’re paying close attention to what comes next

May 11·1 min read·15 words

DCAA to close additional offices amid agency reorganization

May 8·1 min read·8 words

USPS floats more financial aid from Congress as way to avoid running out of cash next year

May 8·1 min read·17 words

Democrats urge OPM to continue ‘vital’ Combined Federal Campaign

May 8·1 min read·9 words

NBIS a ‘key priority’ for new DCSA director

May 8·1 min read·8 words

Digital transformation success will be achieved by people, not technology

May 8·1 min read·10 words

Milliseconds matter: How agentic edge AI delivers autonomous action at the source

May 8·1 min read·12 words

What does the FCC have to do with cyber security?

May 8·1 min read·10 words

Federal Movers & Shakers | May 8, 2026

May 8·1 min read·8 words

OPM sees 12,000 new retirement claims in April

May 8·1 min read·8 words

AI & Data Exchange 2026: NIH’s Susan Gregurick on overcoming data silos with AI analytics

May 8·1 min read·15 words

Three-quarters of USDA researchers tapped to relocate tell union they’re not going

May 7·1 min read·12 words

Military spouses press Congress to expand small business opportunities

May 7·1 min read·9 words

FEMA Review Council backs off on staffing cuts in final report

May 7·1 min read·11 words

Public service awards meet an era of federal workforce turbulence

May 7·1 min read·10 words

Drone threats are escalating. America’s airspace intelligence isn’t keeping pace.

May 7·1 min read·10 words

Protecting federal AI systems: A primer on RAG and securing AI-driven data workflows

May 7·1 min read·13 words

A new executive order makes fixed‑price, performance‑based contracts the default across the federal government

May 7·1 min read·14 words

Treating public service recognition as more than a ceremony

May 7·1 min read·9 words

Customer experience modernization sounds straightforward, until agencies try to execute it

May 7·1 min read·11 words

Flagg is the new federal deputy CIO

May 7·1 min read·7 words

Federal workers’ compensation is getting an overhaul

May 7·1 min read·7 words

Public Service Recognition Week comes at an uneasy moment for the federal workforce

May 6·1 min read·13 words

OPM to relaunch FEVS to better measure a performance-based culture

May 6·1 min read·10 words

EPA producing less scientific research after 20% staffing cut, data shows

May 6·1 min read·11 words

WH ‘studying’ AI security executive order

May 6·1 min read·6 words

TRICARE systems to transition to myAuth by the end of 2026

May 6·1 min read·11 words

AI & Data Exchange 2026: SAP’s Tahera Zamanzada on what it takes to move AI into production

May 6·1 min read·17 words

Balancing strained budgets with endpoint modernization demands

May 6·1 min read·7 words

Public Service Recognition Week: One year after DOGE

May 6·1 min read·8 words

Indian Health Service CISO eyes AI as tool ‘to make better decisions’

May 6·1 min read·12 words

A conversation with a 2026 Sammies awardee whose federal research reshaped an entire industry

May 6·1 min read·14 words

Tech Force program makes its first official hire

May 6·1 min read·8 words

OPM touts new AI tool that can generate federal position descriptions

May 5·1 min read·11 words

CISA tells critical organizations to prepare for cyber outages

May 5·1 min read·9 words

NIST SP 800-223 and 800-234: A turning point for federal high-performance computing security

May 5·1 min read·13 words

From mandate to momentum: Turning CISA’s edge device directive into lasting capability

May 5·1 min read·12 words

Defense Department launches new website to streamline military moves

May 5·1 min read·9 words

Harness engineering emerges as agentic AI matures

May 5·1 min read·7 words

This year’s Sammies are honoring federal work in a different way

May 5·1 min read·11 words

For some new retirees, the paperwork may be done, but the money still hasn’t arrived

May 5·1 min read·15 words

Reservists sue Pentagon over denied transition health care benefits

May 5·1 min read·9 words

An IBM settlement is reshaping how contractors look at DEI compliance

May 5·1 min read·11 words

FEMA tells court it is offering jobs back to employees who were let go in January

May 4·1 min read·16 words

IRS sees AI as key to accelerate workforce training

May 4·1 min read·9 words

2026 Sammies to honor exceptional public service despite thin agency interest

May 4·1 min read·11 words

U.S. military senior NCOs: An untapped civil service advantage for GS-10 through GS-14 roles

May 4·1 min read·14 words

Mitigating risk from emerging agentic AI in federal environments

May 4·1 min read·9 words

What happens to career expertise when agency leaders choose another path?

May 4·1 min read·11 words

Why some of Congress’ biggest fights don’t really end when the gavel comes down

May 4·1 min read·14 words

Congress already strips pensions for some crimes, a new bill would expand the list

May 4·1 min read·14 words

Thrift Savings Plan funds rebound in April

May 4·1 min read·7 words

Army moving SBIR to focus on the whole vs. the parts

May 4·1 min read·11 words

The preference for fixed-price contracts receives accountability boost

May 1·1 min read·8 words

Federal Movers & Shakers | May 1, 2026

May 1·1 min read·8 words

FAS 2.0 becomes ASD/Create: GSA’s quiet rewiring of federal procurement power

May 1·1 min read·11 words

The costs of contract duplication

May 1·1 min read·5 words

A court ruling protected the Institute for Museum and Library Services, but the fight isn’t over

May 1·1 min read·16 words

Most IRS staff involuntarily detailed to taxpayer services put on extended tour of duty

May 1·1 min read·14 words

Markets have felt shaky for months, but the returns tell a very different story

May 1·1 min read·14 words

This is the Public Sector AI Cheat Code

May 1·1 min read·8 words

How shared experience plays a role in helping people reset under sustained stress

May 1·1 min read·13 words

DoD strikes deals with major tech firms to deploy AI on classified networks

May 1·1 min read·13 words

Pentagon asks Congress for new tools to attract, retain cyber talent

Apr 30·1 min read·11 words

VA ‘actively recruiting,’ but expects limited workforce growth

Apr 30·1 min read·8 words

USDA employees in food assistance programs folded into relocation plans

Apr 30·1 min read·10 words

GAO would need to cut 1,000 employees under House bill

Apr 30·1 min read·10 words

Space power is the next U.S. strategic vulnerability. Here’s why.

Apr 30·1 min read·10 words

Healthcare affordability part 4: How annuitants can use expected healthcare costs to help choose the right health plan

Apr 30·1 min read·18 words

Families with loved ones behind bars are fighting to get missing information

Apr 30·1 min read·12 words

House approves bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the record shutdown

Apr 30·1 min read·15 words

The TSP “Double Squeeze”: How inflation and market volatility are quietly eroding federal retirement savings

Apr 30·1 min read·15 words

Cutting contracts can promise quick savings, the harder question is where the cost actually lands

Apr 30·1 min read·15 words

Political appointees exempt from new performance evaluations

Apr 30·1 min read·7 words

Connecting AI, data and context for agency missions: Qlik comes to DC

Apr 30·1 min read·12 words

Army permanently extends voluntary retirement request window to 24 months

Apr 29·1 min read·10 words

CISA cyber partnerships face ‘standstill’ amid cuts

Apr 29·1 min read·7 words

House committee advances 9 anti-fraud bills with mostly bipartisan support

Apr 29·1 min read·10 words

Suspended EPA employees allege retaliation, whistleblower violations

Apr 29·1 min read·7 words

Smarter maintenance for federal buildings: Why not everything deserves equal attention

Apr 29·1 min read·11 words

When AI agents act, security has to keep up

Apr 29·1 min read·9 words

What’s keeping the government from addressing fraud in federal programs?

Apr 29·1 min read·10 words

Good policy still depends on numbers the public can trust and on systems built to sustain them

Apr 29·1 min read·17 words

Lawmakers look to expand incentives to retain Air Force pilots, Airmen

Apr 29·1 min read·11 words

Army’s Project ARIA seeks to accelerate AI adoption across the force

Apr 28·1 min read·11 words

Education Department hiring more civil rights attorneys after walking back hundreds of layoffs

Apr 28·1 min read·13 words

GAO report on DOGE payments access ‘just the tip of the iceberg’

Apr 28·1 min read·12 words

Senate Democrats urge Supreme Court to hear case involving fired MSPB leader

Apr 28·1 min read·12 words

The CMMC readiness gap: Why many small manufacturers are unprepared

Apr 28·1 min read·10 words

AI won’t fix the Pentagon’s audit problem

Apr 28·1 min read·7 words

Unpaid bills at DHS are testing how long critical homeland security missions can hold

Apr 28·1 min read·14 words

Federal job applicants can’t skip ‘loyalty question’ that OPM says is optional, court filings claim

Apr 28·1 min read·15 words

Modernizing preparedness law means asking whether long‑standing systems are built to last over time

Apr 28·1 min read·14 words

Governments are adapting to sustained pressure and not waiting for stability to return

Apr 28·1 min read·13 words

Social Security expands performance award eligibility, as other agencies rein in theirs

Apr 27·1 min read·12 words

GAO flags hundreds of classified contractor security violations

Apr 27·1 min read·8 words

Over 100 obsolete or redundant federal job titles flagged for OPM consolidation effort

Apr 27·1 min read·13 words

Improper payments rose to $183B in 2025, but it’s not all bad news

Apr 27·1 min read·13 words

Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation

Apr 27·1 min read·10 words

How automated testing helps agencies meet DoD modernization requirements

Apr 27·1 min read·9 words

We’re falling behind on GPS and geodesy. Here’s how to re-route

Apr 27·1 min read·11 words

When Congress focuses on one big fight, something else usually stalls

Apr 27·1 min read·11 words

A court decision has strengthened the CFPB’s footing as debates over its future continue

Apr 27·1 min read·14 words

Space Force selects companies for Golden Dome missile defense initiative

Apr 27·1 min read·10 words

OPM’s 2027 budget proposal hinges on modernizing federal HR

Apr 24·1 min read·9 words

Space Force moves Air Force reservists into part-time Guardian roles

Apr 24·1 min read·10 words

Rev. 3 is coming – Start preparing for the next CMMC requirement

Apr 24·1 min read·12 words

CMMC won’t fail on controls. It will fail on proof.

Apr 24·1 min read·10 words

Social Security plans ‘limited’ rollout of systems to manage its workload

Apr 24·1 min read·11 words

Two administrative moves are getting the attention of federal employees and retirees

Apr 24·1 min read·12 words

Some of the Postal Service’s highest‑stakes responsibilities may be getting harder to carry out

Apr 24·1 min read·14 words

Lawmakers look to strengthen protections against fraud across government

Apr 24·1 min read·9 words

NIST cyber center to launch OT ‘visibility’ project

Apr 23·1 min read·8 words

Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security Department

Apr 23·1 min read·16 words

What federal leaders need to know about Iran’s cyber campaign

Apr 23·1 min read·10 words

Quantum readiness: Preparing for a resilient future

Apr 23·1 min read·7 words

Navigating risk and getting the most out of ERP modernization

Apr 23·1 min read·10 words

How federal agencies manage ERP modernization without disruption

Apr 23·1 min read·8 words

A new strategic plan signals how the Office of Special Counsel sees its responsibilities evolving

Apr 23·1 min read·15 words

The outcome of one lawsuit could shape how future FBI investigations are handled

Apr 23·1 min read·13 words

USDA expands reorganization plans, doubling down on employee relocations from first Trump administration

Apr 23·1 min read·13 words

Two Pentagon workforce decisions are raising new concerns about capacity and consent

Apr 23·1 min read·12 words

Coast Guard partially reopening National Maritime Center amid shutdown

Apr 23·1 min read·9 words

Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving in latest departure of a top defense leader

Apr 22·1 min read·14 words

Treasury secretary: IRS hit a ‘home run’ on challenging filing season, but still needs staffing and budget cuts

Apr 22·1 min read·18 words

House appropriators omit civilian federal pay raise from 2027 spending bill

Apr 22·1 min read·11 words

Is SBA moving the small business contracting goal posts?

Apr 22·1 min read·9 words

DoD seeks to split Defense Health Program into two accounts in fiscal 2027

Apr 22·1 min read·13 words

Dr. Oz announces a 50-state audit of Medicaid program oversight

Apr 22·1 min read·10 words

Plankey withdraws as CISA nominee

Apr 22·1 min read·5 words

Federal agencies still don’t speak the same identity language. That has to change.

Apr 22·1 min read·13 words

OSINT is transforming the intelligence battlespace

Apr 22·1 min read·6 words

Quantum computing is a national priority, but who’s actually in charge?

Apr 22·1 min read·11 words

HHS seeks employee reassignments to tackle months-long reasonable accommodation backlog

Apr 21·1 min read·10 words

Trump administration tosses degree requirements for federal IT managers

Apr 21·1 min read·9 words

Republicans launch a new effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security

Apr 21·1 min read·12 words

Mullin: DHS to run out of emergency funds to pay staff in early May

Apr 21·1 min read·14 words

The wrong enemy in the war on fraud

Apr 21·1 min read·8 words

The missing layer in federal data protection

Apr 21·1 min read·7 words

Budgets tell the workforce — and industry — what the government values most

Apr 21·1 min read·13 words

Sometimes even a solid argument isn’t enough to save a bid protest

Apr 21·1 min read·12 words

Agencies must defend decisions for not buying commercial items

Apr 21·1 min read·9 words

‘No plans for RIFs’ at Interior Dept, Burgum tells House appropriators

Apr 20·1 min read·11 words

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump’s Cabinet after abuse of power allegations

Apr 20·1 min read·13 words

Democrats urge OPM to scrap plans for ‘unprecedented’ access to feds’ health data

Apr 20·1 min read·13 words

TSA advances ‘GoldPlus’ privatization plan

Apr 20·1 min read·5 words

Future mission success requires overcoming today’s data sharing challenges

Apr 20·1 min read·9 words

The new era of FOIA: How AI, security and policy are transforming government transparency

Apr 20·1 min read·14 words

The rising cost of security is reshaping who can run for office and how campaigns operate

Apr 20·1 min read·16 words

Congress is often treated like an abstract institution, but it’s also a workplace with real security pressures

Apr 20·1 min read·17 words

OPM and GSA embark on plans to consolidate headquarters

Apr 20·1 min read·9 words

Congress is building a path to resolution for DHS — even as it opens the next appropriations cycle

Apr 20·1 min read·18 words

‘A better group of people’: A year after deep staffing cuts, HHS on track to grow its workforce

Apr 17·1 min read·18 words

Observability as the backbone of compliance in a new federal cyber era

Apr 17·1 min read·12 words

Aerospace and defense: Innovating securely at speed

Apr 17·1 min read·7 words

Unions sue FLRA over plans to ‘politicize’ labor representation decisions

Apr 17·1 min read·10 words

A new online tool is improving access to overseas war memorials and records

Apr 17·1 min read·13 words

ARPA‑H’s ‘1 Cure’ program bets smarter design can expand cancer care to more people, faster

Apr 17·1 min read·15 words

Space Force lays out 15-year space operation plans

Apr 17·1 min read·8 words

Gruenbaum leaving as GSA FAS commissioner

Apr 17·1 min read·6 words

ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says

Apr 17·1 min read·13 words

Trump expected to nominate Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA after his firing last year

Apr 17·1 min read·14 words

Forest Service plans to carry out major reorganization with or without approval from Congress

Apr 16·1 min read·14 words

DHS officials warn about growing shutdown backlogs

Apr 16·1 min read·7 words

Wildland firefighters on track for 25% hazard pay boost for prescribed burns

Apr 16·1 min read·12 words

Fewer federal workers, same mission: Why AI is the productivity-first technology critical to agency operations and efficiency

Apr 16·1 min read·17 words

The tactical edge is now: Deploying AI and communications in disconnected environments

Apr 16·1 min read·12 words

DC3 making better sense of its cyber data

Apr 16·1 min read·8 words

Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director

Apr 16·1 min read·13 words

A big refund feels good, but getting more of your money throughout the year may feel better

Apr 16·1 min read·17 words

Federal union raises alarms about Forest Service reorganization, planned move to Utah

Apr 16·1 min read·12 words

A proposed federal personnel shift could chill whistleblowers long before anyone gets fired

Apr 16·1 min read·13 words

DoD seeks to curb high military spouse unemployment with new hiring flexibilities

Apr 16·1 min read·12 words

Many former feds are navigating the job market for the first time in years, and finding it looks different

Apr 16·1 min read·19 words

Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending

Apr 16·1 min read·13 words

Amid intense scrutiny at Labor Department, new IG brings law-enforcement mindset

Apr 16·1 min read·11 words

OPM adds cybersecurity jobs to Tech Force hiring program

Apr 15·1 min read·9 words

DoD moves to end most collective bargaining agreements

Apr 15·1 min read·8 words

The myth of the CMMC ‘easy button:’ Why shortcuts usually collapse under scrutiny from a third-party assessor

Apr 15·1 min read·17 words

The transparency tax: The cost of not knowing what’s in your software

Apr 15·1 min read·12 words

Most DoD joint bases stumbling on facility sustainment, raising flags for readiness and accountability

Apr 15·1 min read·14 words

‘Less people and better results:’ IRS CEO says filing season goals met after 27% staffing cut

Apr 15·1 min read·16 words

IRS offers more help to extension filers after tax day

Apr 15·1 min read·10 words

Nervous about the market? What federal employees should be thinking about right now

Apr 15·1 min read·13 words

National Research SLAM showcases science, research policy impact

Apr 15·1 min read·8 words

Big ideas and big missions live or die on budgets and contracts. The FY27 request raises questions about execution

Apr 15·1 min read·19 words

Senate Democrats warn of ‘serious consequences’ from decision upholding DOJ firings

Apr 14·1 min read·11 words

Space Force’s STARCOM to hire more than 400 civilians amid push to expand the force

Apr 14·1 min read·15 words

CISA spikes CyberCorps internships amid shutdown

Apr 14·1 min read·6 words

Smart adoption drives federal AI success

Apr 14·1 min read·6 words

The SBIR restart won’t be easy

Apr 14·1 min read·6 words

OMB: ERM going from compliance exercise to management tool

Apr 14·1 min read·9 words

GSA looks to automate a million work hours, after losing nearly 40% of its workforce

Apr 14·1 min read·15 words

Government use of personal data is changing. How to ensure responsibility?

Apr 14·1 min read·11 words

DIA stands up Digital Modernization Accelerator to scale AI

Apr 13·1 min read·9 words

Archives’ information security office tackles AI and CUI

Apr 13·1 min read·8 words

VA EHR rollout resumes after three-year pause

Apr 13·1 min read·7 words

FedRAMP couldn’t see inside the box. That’s the point.

Apr 13·1 min read·9 words

Federal agencies are using AI to evaluate proposals. Is your team ready?

Apr 13·1 min read·12 words

Apportionments are playing a decisive role in how Congress’ funding decisions are actually carried out

Apr 13·1 min read·15 words

Why DHS no longer has a compliance mindset for cybersecurity

Apr 13·1 min read·10 words

Artificial intelligence may offer federal financial managers real visibility across programs and payments

Apr 13·1 min read·13 words

Congress is back in Washington with a crowded spring agenda and several unfinished fights waiting

Apr 13·1 min read·15 words

Unions heighten calls for a bigger federal pay boost next year

Apr 13·1 min read·11 words

Army Corps reviews Google data center proposal, seeks public input

Apr 10·1 min read·10 words

SSA appeals arbitrator’s order to restore telework for its employees

Apr 10·1 min read·10 words

DHS calling furloughed staff back to work despite shutdown

Apr 10·1 min read·9 words

Visibility is the only way to fix the public’s growing security debt

Apr 10·1 min read·12 words

Health‑coverage decisions in retirement can shape when and how federal retirees tap their money

Apr 10·1 min read·14 words

Artemis II is showing how federal education and operational experience come together in space

Apr 10·1 min read·14 words

The RFO highlights the need for evergreen contracting

Apr 10·1 min read·8 words

Brookings data shows the D.C. metro region continues to stand out in regional job losses

Apr 10·1 min read·15 words

Maximize your TSP by minimizing your tax

Apr 10·1 min read·7 words

Federal judge finds Pentagon is violating court order to restore access to reporters

Apr 10·1 min read·13 words

Secret Service budget request amps up hiring goals

Apr 9·1 min read·8 words

After a nearly a decade, GSA on track to fully implement TDR

Apr 9·1 min read·12 words

The government paid $4.5 billion to feds who took the DRP, one estimate shows

Apr 9·1 min read·14 words

Appeals court rebuffs Anthropic in latest round of its AI battle with the Trump administration

Apr 9·1 min read·15 words

Plaintiffs settle with Trump administration, halting cuts to agency that funds US libraries

Apr 9·1 min read·13 words

Air Force limits civilian job training program for transitioning service members

Apr 9·1 min read·11 words

Personnel security and the evolving threat landscape

Apr 9·1 min read·7 words

GSA spent a $100 million on building studies, but an IG audit found they lacked a way to track them

Apr 9·1 min read·20 words

Small businesses are navigating one of the most turbulent contracting environments in decades

Apr 9·1 min read·13 words

USPS suspends contributions to pension plan to delay running out of cash

Apr 9·1 min read·12 words

Federal transparency improved on paper; key gaps still undermine integrity: GAO

Apr 9·1 min read·11 words

Mounting congressional oversight means more agencies and orgs have more to explain

Apr 8·1 min read·12 words

CDC eases telework restrictions for disabled employees, as HHS faces 9,000-request backlog

Apr 8·1 min read·12 words

DHS staff to get back pay starting Friday

Apr 8·1 min read·8 words

DoD seeks to boost pay while cutting incentives, relocation funds in 2027

Apr 8·1 min read·12 words

Surprise new element in DOGE’s Medicaid experiment: Taxpayers vs. health care fraud

Apr 8·1 min read·12 words

Agencies warn Iranian-linked hackers targeting critical infrastructure

Apr 8·1 min read·7 words

Designing emergency loan programs for resilience and accountability

Apr 8·1 min read·8 words

New OMB IT policy memo rings familiar, but signals major shifts

Apr 8·1 min read·11 words

The CAS board’s carrying out a mandate—and comments are now open

Apr 8·1 min read·11 words

State Dept recruits new diplomats, but plans to keep shrinking its workforce next year

Apr 7·1 min read·14 words

TSA budget cuts jobs in privatization push

Apr 7·1 min read·7 words

Former Voice of America employees call for ‘fork in the road’ agreements to be voided

Apr 7·1 min read·15 words

New cyber strategy bets on coordination over regulation

Apr 7·1 min read·8 words

Government modernization starts with the outcome, not the idea

Apr 7·1 min read·9 words

DoD Modernization Exchange 2026: Army’s Dennis Teefy on building application layer for NGC2

Apr 7·1 min read·13 words

DoD Modernization Exchange 2026: Army’s Leo Garciga on unified network, continuous ATO speeding tools to warfighters

Apr 7·1 min read·16 words

CHCO Guide 2026: Federal hiring, retention strategies are shifting, HR experts say

Apr 7·1 min read·12 words

Artemis II sails through trip around the moon after surpassing Apollo 13’s distance record

Apr 7·1 min read·14 words

White House seeks $17.5 billion for Golden Dome, but most funding hinges on reconciliation

Apr 6·1 min read·14 words

White House asks for record $75.7B for civilian agency IT

Apr 6·1 min read·10 words

OPM calls on federal insurance carriers to promote ‘well care,’ cut costs

Apr 6·1 min read·12 words

GSA looks to rebuild workforce after widespread layoffs last year

Apr 6·1 min read·10 words

DoD Modernization Exchange 2026: Navy’s Scott St. Pierre on modernizing the service’s enterprise information ecosystem

Apr 6·1 min read·15 words

The future of federal AI: Building sovereign infrastructure from the ground up

Apr 6·1 min read·12 words

Year after year, the same financial weaknesses keep showing up in the government’s books

Apr 6·1 min read·14 words

The President’s budget landed on Capitol Hill last week, but left plenty of unanswered questions

Apr 6·1 min read·15 words

Trump’s 2027 budget request doubles down on agency reorganizations panned by Congress

Apr 3·1 min read·12 words

Buy American and Made in USA: One slogan, two compliance systems

Apr 3·1 min read·11 words

White House seeks 10% cut to non-defense discretionary spending

Apr 3·1 min read·9 words

The Rubin Observatory just turned the night sky into a live feed

Apr 3·1 min read·12 words

New ARPA‑H effort aims to change how doctors understand and treat critical illness in real time

Apr 3·1 min read·16 words

White House seeks 5%–7% military pay raise in 2027 budget request

Apr 3·1 min read·11 words

Army drops RFP for MAPS contract

Apr 3·1 min read·6 words

White House budget proposal silent on civilian federal pay raise

Apr 3·1 min read·10 words

VA reverses course, restores union contracts following judge’s rebuke

Apr 3·1 min read·9 words

Common federal retirement mistakes and misconceptions

Apr 3·1 min read·6 words

The Roth TSP illusion: What your tax pro isn’t telling you about Roth conversions and maximizing your TSP

Apr 3·1 min read·18 words

Trump is calling for a major increase in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic spending

Apr 3·1 min read·15 words

Social Security postpones rollout of nationwide systems to manage its workload

Apr 2·1 min read·11 words

Hegseth asks the Army’s top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran

Apr 2·1 min read·16 words

Political appointments surging, career SES workforce shrinking under Trump 2.0

Apr 2·1 min read·10 words

DoD still failing to properly mark CUI data years after initial audit

Apr 2·1 min read·12 words

CyberCorps grads consider private sector as fed hiring challenges persist

Apr 2·1 min read·10 words

With 2027 budget request coming, program duplication is a hot topic

Apr 2·1 min read·11 words

Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general

Apr 2·1 min read·16 words

Interior Dept gives employees third shot at voluntary incentives to leave their jobs

Apr 2·1 min read·13 words

Beyond the perimeter: Modernizing protective intelligence for national special security events

Apr 2·1 min read·11 words

Forest Service will move headquarters to Salt Lake City, as part of ‘sweeping’ reorganization

Apr 1·1 min read·14 words

Fiscal 2027 budget request expected to back Space Force’s push for rapid growth

Apr 1·1 min read·13 words

Republican leaders in Congress announce plan to ending Homeland Security shutdown

Apr 1·1 min read·11 words

‘Overlooked’ DHS staff sound off on shutdown

Apr 1·1 min read·7 words

The data challenge impacting federal AI adoption

Apr 1·1 min read·7 words

OMB’s latest effort to empower CIOs, reduce shadow IT

Apr 1·1 min read·9 words

STRATCOM awards $500 million IDIQ contract to accelerate delivery of warfighter‑ready solutions

Apr 1·1 min read·12 words

GAO: Limited access to IRS tax data made SBA loan oversight harder, increased program risk

Apr 1·1 min read·15 words

Report shows how NIH funding ripples through state, local economies nationwide

Apr 1·1 min read·11 words

Trump administration recruiting project managers across agencies

Apr 1·1 min read·7 words

New approach to the DoD’s long-troubled audit effort takes new shape

Apr 1·1 min read·11 words

New Medicaid work rules to save money, but states first must spend to figure out path forward

Apr 1·1 min read·17 words

GSA says none of its federal buildings meet minimum occupancy targets set by law

Mar 31·1 min read·14 words

IRS tells some employees to file amended tax returns after miscalculation on overtime wages

Mar 31·1 min read·14 words

What Army civilians should consider before accepting VERA or VSIP

Mar 31·1 min read·10 words

HHS CIO regains authority in latest reorganization

Mar 31·1 min read·7 words

Will AI cut the average 18-month acquisition timeline?

Mar 31·1 min read·8 words

Contractors’ bigger roles in TSA, fed AI raises new questions on accountability and execution

Mar 31·1 min read·14 words

Data centers heading to Fort Bliss in Texas and Dugway Proving Ground in Utah

Mar 31·1 min read·14 words

Modernizing the federal contact center: The Verizon and Genesys partnership

Mar 31·1 min read·10 words

Trump administration expands push to hire early-career federal employees

Mar 30·1 min read·9 words

DoT, NOAA develop paths to modernize critical systems

Mar 30·1 min read·8 words

TSA agents see partial paychecks

Mar 30·1 min read·5 words

Enhancing security operations builds on zero trust: Strengthening national security through deception

Mar 30·1 min read·12 words

DHS funding, voting rules and overseas troop support are all waiting for Congress’ return

Mar 30·1 min read·14 words

Billions are flowing into munitions, but there are limits to how quickly the U.S. can replenish its stockpiles

Mar 30·1 min read·18 words

Bills to pay FAA and TSA workers during shutdowns get introduced but keep stalling in Congress

Mar 30·1 min read·16 words

The U.S. and the EU are quietly narrowing opportunities for public comment

Mar 30·1 min read·12 words

Treasury prepares RIF for office created to avoid financial crisis, IRS IT resumes hiring after mass reassignments

Mar 30·1 min read·17 words

Lawmakers look to codify limits on stock buybacks, executive pay for defense contractors

Mar 30·1 min read·13 words

Army ‘rebalancing’ effort forces civilians to accept reassignments to avoid layoffs

Mar 27·1 min read·11 words

A year after Trump’s DOGE cuts, workers whose lives were upended question what was saved

Mar 27·1 min read·15 words

Harsher penalties for contractors who violate new DEI EO

Mar 27·1 min read·9 words

HUD challenges telework restoration orders, calling them ‘disruptive’

Mar 27·1 min read·8 words

Feds with Benefits: Healthcare affordability part 3 — How Medicare Part D can reduce prescription drug costs for federal annuitants

Mar 27·1 min read·20 words

After 2025 collision, air controllers at Reagan get new tools

Mar 27·1 min read·10 words

ACT-IAC relaunches Partners Program for senior leaders who want to deepen impact

Mar 27·1 min read·12 words

Trump signs order to pay TSA employees amid shutdown standoff

Mar 27·1 min read·10 words

New guide asks Americans to think differently about their role in democracy ahead of America’s 250th

Mar 27·1 min read·16 words

Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement

Mar 27·1 min read·14 words

FLRA to boost political involvement in federal union representation cases

Mar 26·1 min read·10 words

The U.S. talent pipeline doesn’t need sweeping reform, but it does need coordination

Mar 26·1 min read·13 words

DoD IT leaders push ‘smarter not harder’ enterprise cyber workforce system

Mar 26·1 min read·11 words

Headlines and volatility might rattle TSP investors, but history offers some important perspective

Mar 26·1 min read·13 words

OMB convenes agencies, industry to talk AI for cyber defense

Mar 26·1 min read·10 words

Stop the AI panic

Mar 26·1 min read·4 words

Former VA EHR executive charged with accepting gifts from government contractors

Mar 26·1 min read·11 words

CHCO Guide 2026: Federal employee engagement slowly rebounding, Gallup research finds

Mar 26·1 min read·11 words

TSA down 460 employees since start of shutdown

Mar 26·1 min read·8 words

As Marines head toward Iran, boots on ground still TBD

Mar 26·1 min read·10 words

New mission: turn regulatory “big ideas” into real-world results

Mar 26·1 min read·9 words

OPM’s Kupor would be ‘perfectly happy’ hiring more feds if contractors are cut

Mar 25·1 min read·13 words

CDC plans hiring push to fill gaps from last year’s widespread layoffs

Mar 25·1 min read·12 words

The AI revolution starts with energy reform

Mar 25·1 min read·7 words

Navy’s turning small ‘bets’ into enterprise services

Mar 25·1 min read·7 words

Army to ‘narrow’ right-to-repair effort in next NDAA after industry pushback

Mar 25·1 min read·11 words

USPS seeks temporary surcharge on packages to help cover transportation costs

Mar 25·1 min read·11 words

Intensifying climate pressures demand leadership, strategy for U.S. water

Mar 25·1 min read·9 words

Thrift Savings Plan participation at an all-time high

Mar 25·1 min read·8 words

Airport disruptions abound as senators chase deal to end Homeland Security budget standoff

Mar 25·1 min read·13 words

Judge questions Pentagon’s motives for labeling Anthropic as a security threat in battle over AI

Mar 25·1 min read·15 words

TSA employees at ‘breaking point’

Mar 24·1 min read·5 words

Veteran prosecutor confirmed to lead new Justice Department division targeting fraud nationwide

Mar 24·1 min read·12 words

Contractors weigh in on how AI fits into GSA rules that weren’t built for it

Mar 24·1 min read·15 words

Four ways government agencies can overcome the Azure skills gap

Mar 24·1 min read·10 words

Could U.S. pushback on foreign data laws recast global business operations?

Mar 24·1 min read·11 words

VA restores AFGE labor contract, but isn’t implementing it, court documents show

Mar 24·1 min read·12 words

GSA’s new AI clause drives contractors to sound the alarm

Mar 24·1 min read·10 words

With DHS leadership changes, members of Congress want to ensure records are retained

Mar 24·1 min read·13 words

‘Stressful, chaotic, never-ending:’ DoD employees face mounting strain as Middle East conflict widens

Mar 23·1 min read·13 words

Former immigration judges challenge MSPB decision on their terminations

Mar 23·1 min read·9 words

Trump administration merges interagency council websites into single hub

Mar 23·1 min read·9 words

Rahm Emanuel proposes banning all federal employees from betting on prediction markets

Mar 23·1 min read·12 words

Bureau plans to use mail carriers in census test already facing criticism

Mar 23·1 min read·12 words

Trump administration clouds up its push for AI in government

Mar 23·1 min read·10 words

CDC hits record number of volunteers helping monitor global virus travel

Mar 23·1 min read·11 words

Turning around an agency under scrutiny: The challenges facing BOP leadership

Mar 23·1 min read·11 words

Strategic alliance aims to accelerate federally funded R&D into real-world tech

Mar 23·1 min read·11 words

AI boosts efficiency for agencies, but trust and safety lead the way

Mar 23·1 min read·12 words

Van Hollen pushes back on OPM appeal rules

Mar 23·1 min read·8 words

Senate ready to confirm Mullin to Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens

Mar 23·1 min read·12 words

Judge sides with New York Times in challenge to policy limiting reporters’ access to Pentagon

Mar 20·1 min read·15 words

Bill to fund Homeland Security fails again as concern grows about airport lines

Mar 20·1 min read·13 words

As HHS limits telework, disabled veterans say they’re running out of options for accommodations

Mar 20·1 min read·14 words

‘Significant’ staff cuts drive rising FOIA backlogs

Mar 20·1 min read·7 words

The business impact of cryptographic drift: The urgent case for post-quantum cryptography

Mar 20·1 min read·12 words

The Army National Guard’s new tool gives students a firsthand look at disaster response

Mar 20·1 min read·14 words

The University of Texas at El Paso is gearing up to build drone tech

Mar 20·1 min read·14 words

New “drone killer” cartridge aims to give Marines a simple, low‑cost solution

Mar 20·1 min read·12 words

The Army is officially tightening rules around its education program

Mar 20·1 min read·10 words

Under Trump 2.0, federal employees disengaged, dissatisfied, survey shows

Mar 19·1 min read·9 words

CMMC director Bostjanick retiring from DoD

Mar 19·1 min read·6 words

DoD ‘confident’ it can replace Anthropic’s Claude within six months, but some warn transition won’t be easy

Mar 19·1 min read·17 words

Education Dept hands federal student loan portfolio to Treasury, in latest step to dismantle agency

Mar 19·1 min read·15 words

Mullin’s DHS nomination advances to full Senate despite opposition from Republican Rand Paul

Mar 19·1 min read·13 words

Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says

Mar 19·1 min read·14 words

Roth conversions in 2026: What government employees need to know

Mar 19·1 min read·10 words

Maximize your TSP by minimizing your tax

Mar 19·1 min read·7 words

Beyond frameworks: What GAO gets right, and what it misses, about fighting government fraud

Mar 19·1 min read·14 words

Personnel policies are changing so fast even seasoned feds are struggling to follow

Mar 19·1 min read·13 words

Exec pay restrictions swaying defense sector outlook—despite still-unclear impact

Mar 19·1 min read·9 words

OMB’s deficient federal program inventory limits value for users, transparency: GAO

Mar 18·1 min read·11 words

State Dept evaluations could push out more diplomats, after mass layoffs last year

Mar 18·1 min read·13 words

As Golden Dome’s price tag rises, some say new estimate is no more credible

Mar 18·1 min read·14 words

Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament

Mar 18·1 min read·17 words

Mullin to revoke Noem’s $100K review policy

Mar 18·1 min read·7 words

Major SBIR reboot finally moving after months of uncertainty

Mar 18·1 min read·9 words

Why President Trump is targeting federal workers

Mar 18·1 min read·7 words

OPM releases results of its quarterly internal employee survey

Mar 18·1 min read·9 words

From Strait of Hormuz to factory floor, Iran conflict reshaping contract work

Mar 18·1 min read·12 words

A military widow turned profound loss into a decade of service. Now she’s receiving high honors.

Mar 18·1 min read·16 words

Judge orders restoration of Voice of America, putting hundreds of journalists back to work

Mar 17·1 min read·14 words

Energy’s cyber unit eyes new strategic plan

Mar 17·1 min read·7 words

USPS cutting delivery days ‘on the table,’ as agency runs out of cash, postmaster general tells lawmakers

Mar 17·1 min read·17 words

Federal employee unions, organizations call for an end to DHS shutdown

Mar 17·1 min read·11 words

Why assessment integrity is the hidden mission enabler for CMMC 2.0

Mar 17·1 min read·11 words

New CBO federal outlook defined by rising costs, imbalances, tough choices

Mar 17·1 min read·11 words

IRS has no plan to reduce backlog of taxpayer correspondence, watchdog finds

Mar 17·1 min read·12 words

OPM launches new HR shared service center for agencies

Mar 17·1 min read·9 words

DoD launches review of legal offices. Experts warn it could thin ranks of experienced lawyers.

Mar 16·1 min read·15 words

Trump brings ‘war on fraud’ into focus with task force of benefits-paying agencies

Mar 16·1 min read·13 words

Section 508 report eyes acquisition ‘lever’

Mar 16·1 min read·6 words

Navy revamping SBIR, STTR programs with focus on speed

Mar 16·1 min read·9 words

Winning hearts and minds: Ensuring adoption of OPM’s HR 2.0 initiative

Mar 16·1 min read·11 words

As HHS looks to speed up AI in clinical care, the big questions are burden, trust and what comes next

Mar 16·1 min read·20 words

AI is now a competitive edge in federal capture and small firms need to adjust fast

Mar 16·1 min read·16 words

Escalating conflict abroad is driving debates in Congress

Mar 16·1 min read·8 words

D.C.-area feds get early dismissal due to severe weather

Mar 16·1 min read·9 words

Navy adjusts rollout of enterprise safety reporting system after shutdown delays

Mar 13·1 min read·11 words

Many DHS employees miss first full paychecks as shutdown continues

Mar 13·1 min read·10 words

A politicized federal workforce harms every American

Mar 13·1 min read·7 words

A smaller IRS staff could mean a longer wait for returns

Mar 13·1 min read·11 words

VA ordered to restore AFGE contract under federal judge’s temporary order

Mar 13·1 min read·11 words

Navy bolsters platforms with 5G, eyes ship-to-ship connections

Mar 13·1 min read·8 words

Applications open for program that helps Navy and Marine Corps families pay for school

Mar 13·1 min read·14 words

Democratic leaders want answers about DOGE’s activities at Social Security

Mar 13·1 min read·10 words

A year after mass layoffs, Education Dept keeps handing off its programs to other agencies

Mar 12·1 min read·15 words

OPM’s Kupor defends Schedule Policy/Career, as finalization nears

Mar 12·1 min read·8 words

DoD to evaluate ‘external’ CMMC risks

Mar 12·1 min read·6 words

National security acquisition overhaul: Industry can play a positive role

Mar 12·1 min read·10 words

DPAA’s family update mission searches for answers worldwide

Mar 12·1 min read·8 words

Americans seeking a way out of the Middle East are once again turning to Congressional caseworkers

Mar 12·1 min read·16 words

How new law enforcement pay rates affect federal retirees

Mar 12·1 min read·9 words

DHS nominee gets his day in the Senate next week

Mar 12·1 min read·10 words

A kaleidoscope of global threats—and an underprepared U.S. public health agency

Mar 12·1 min read·11 words

Social Security ordered to restore telework; EPA and NASA roll back collective bargaining

Mar 11·1 min read·13 words

Lawmakers press Pentagon on Trump order targeting underperforming contractors

Mar 11·1 min read·9 words

Protecting major events in a converged world

Mar 11·1 min read·7 words

Social Security watchdog opens probe into alleged misuse of data by ex-DOGE employee

Mar 11·1 min read·13 words

After weeks of delay, OPM mails remaining tax forms to federal retirees

Mar 11·1 min read·12 words

EOs likely to drive cyber strategy actions

Mar 11·1 min read·7 words

CMS’s two-pronged approach to crushing fraud, waste, abuse

Mar 11·1 min read·8 words

A sudden change to how VA evaluates disabilities triggers swift backlash

Mar 11·1 min read·11 words

Army launching first operational makerspace in Europe

Mar 11·1 min read·7 words

DoD, Anthropic now face legal, operational reckoning

Mar 11·1 min read·7 words

What does the IRS do if someone is kidnapped and not able to pay taxes?

Mar 11·1 min read·15 words

IRS phase-out of paper checks leaves some taxpayers waiting months for refunds

Mar 10·1 min read·12 words

Feds with Benefits: Healthcare affordability part 2 — How supplemental benefits from your FEHB plan can put money back in your pocket

Mar 10·1 min read·22 words

As military AI divide widens, here’s one path for agentic systems

Mar 10·1 min read·11 words

OPM releases first round of Tech Force candidates for agencies to consider hiring

Mar 10·1 min read·13 words

White House launching tech pilots, ‘Cyber Academy’ under new cyber strategy

Mar 10·1 min read·11 words

Long airport lines highlight concerns about unpaid security officers in the shutdown

Mar 10·1 min read·12 words

Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin formally nominated for DHS secretary

Mar 10·1 min read·9 words

Lawmakers question DoD’s growing use of equity investments to strengthen DIB

Mar 9·1 min read·11 words

After deep staffing cuts, agencies seek mix of hiring and AI tools to rebuild capacity

Mar 9·1 min read·15 words

NIH sets up camp near one of the worst environmental disasters ever

Mar 9·1 min read·12 words

U.S. organizations should prepare for cyber retaliation as conflict with Iran escalates

Mar 9·1 min read·12 words

Woytek to leave NASA after 48 years

Mar 9·1 min read·7 words

Action needed to avoid memory loss

Mar 9·1 min read·6 words

DHS funding fight at home and conflicts abroad are pushing Congress into another week of high‑stakes maneuvering

Mar 9·1 min read·17 words

AI company Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo ‘supply chain risk’ designation

Mar 9·1 min read·13 words

CISA delays cyber incident reporting town halls due to shutdown

Mar 9·1 min read·10 words

Federal employee retirement applications hit another record high

Mar 9·1 min read·8 words

The TSP’s missing asset class: The crucial diversification step most federal employees and retirees miss

Mar 9·1 min read·15 words

When speed becomes a vulnerability: Rethinking third-party risk in federal decision making

Mar 6·1 min read·12 words

State CIOs have a new top priority in 2026

Mar 6·1 min read·9 words

New rules implementing the Administrative False Claims Act could expand how federal agencies pursue smaller fraud cases

Mar 6·1 min read·17 words

Army to use alternative promotion authority to give officers more flexibility in their career

Mar 6·1 min read·14 words

Federal employees face looming finalization of Schedule Policy/Career

Mar 6·1 min read·8 words

The Schedule Policy/Career rule raises alarms about the independence of federal science

Mar 6·1 min read·12 words

FBI investigating ‘suspicious’ cyber activity on system holding sensitive surveillance information

Mar 6·1 min read·11 words

This year’s tax rules introduce new benefits and new confusion

Mar 6·1 min read·10 words

US Postal Service expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says

Mar 6·1 min read·18 words

A plan to limit when federal employees can cancel their union dues is off the table

Mar 6·1 min read·16 words

How NAVWAR is keeping the small business light burning

Mar 5·1 min read·9 words

Pulse Poll: Measuring the impact of recent military operations in Iran on DoD

Mar 5·1 min read·13 words

Key data on political appointees missing from ‘PLUM’ book

Mar 5·1 min read·9 words

A massive reinvestment push is reshaping military housing

Mar 5·1 min read·8 words

GSA to be designated as QSMO for acquisition

Mar 5·1 min read·8 words

When Congress gets hacked: Why cyber oversight can’t wait

Mar 5·1 min read·9 words

AI systems are only as safe as the environments where they’re trained and tested

Mar 5·1 min read·14 words

Understanding how FEHB and Medicare work together in retirement

Mar 5·1 min read·9 words

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership

Mar 5·1 min read·12 words

‘Radical reduction’ of GSA-owned buildings needed to address growing maintenance backlog, panel finds

Mar 5·1 min read·13 words

A $1.5T DoD budget in a split Congress would demand prime political maneuvers

Mar 5·1 min read·13 words

US issues first commercial construction permit for a nuclear reactor in years to a Wyoming project

Mar 4·1 min read·16 words

Is SDA getting ahead of itself on missile-warning satellites?

Mar 4·1 min read·9 words

Building a resilient federal government takes partnerships

Mar 4·1 min read·7 words

Army overhauls direct commissioning process to bring in civilian tech experts faster

Mar 4·1 min read·12 words

OPM wants agencies to prioritize employees’ performance, not tenure, during RIFs

Mar 4·1 min read·11 words

New bill would push agencies toward shared services for federal lending programs

Mar 4·1 min read·12 words

These 2 recent cases confirm DOJ is escalating cyber enforcement

Mar 4·1 min read·10 words

Lawsuit contends Schedule Policy/Career exceeds presidential authority

Mar 4·1 min read·7 words

Noem, top DHS officials to be deposed in FEMA staffing cut lawsuit

Mar 4·1 min read·12 words

How much will 2026 test U.S. election systems?

Mar 4·1 min read·8 words

Testy exchanges over immigration cases highlight growing confrontations between judges and DOJ

Mar 4·1 min read·12 words

Noem defends her portrayal of killed Minneapolis protesters as agitators, in her Senate hearing

Mar 3·1 min read·14 words

DOE’s Genesis Mission: Building AI for national security the right way

Mar 3·1 min read·11 words

Collective bargaining at IRS still stands, union president says

Mar 3·1 min read·9 words

OPM’s HR IT consolidation effort hit with new obstacles

Mar 3·1 min read·9 words

OPM revives defunct gov tech efforts with Tech Force hires

Mar 3·1 min read·10 words

What DoD’s Anthropic ban, FY26 spending plans mean for contractors

Mar 3·1 min read·10 words

TSP funds mostly positive in February

Mar 3·1 min read·6 words

DoD only recently began tracking the cost of extreme weather, despite billions in damage

Mar 2·1 min read·14 words

Federal retirees face delays getting tax documents from OPM

Mar 2·1 min read·9 words

Leader of federal cyber defense programs resigns from CISA

Mar 2·1 min read·9 words

New data may change what we know about staffing, stability, and capacity on Capitol Hill

Mar 2·1 min read·15 words

Congress is as busy as ever, and DHS is still not funded

Mar 2·1 min read·12 words

Modern approaches to closing the skills gap in government

Mar 2·1 min read·9 words

Internal audit says EPA isn’t accurately tracking how SRF money is spent

Mar 2·1 min read·12 words

Federal union calls for Congress to pay all DHS employees during shutdown

Mar 2·1 min read·12 words

Major historical documents start journey across US as part of nation’s 250th anniversary celebration

Mar 2·1 min read·14 words

Agencies aim to harness AI for cyber defense

Mar 2·1 min read·8 words

Trump orders US agencies to stop using Anthropic technology in clash over AI safety

Feb 28·1 min read·14 words

CISA leadership shakeup comes amid ‘pressure’ moment for cyber agency

Feb 28·1 min read·10 words

Navy launches departmentwide organizational review that could reshape civilian workforce

Feb 27·1 min read·10 words

Former USAID employees mark one year since major agency cuts

Feb 27·1 min read·10 words

Securing commercial satellite networks: A national security imperative

Feb 27·1 min read·8 words

Marines looking for levers to pull to improve readiness

Feb 27·1 min read·9 words

IRS rescinds collective bargaining agreement with its largest union

Feb 27·1 min read·9 words

A year after the Reagan Airport collision, NTSB’s findings raise safety questions

Feb 27·1 min read·12 words

Could there be a way to make economic sanctions more mission oriented?

Feb 27·1 min read·12 words

DoD replaces paper-based access requests with automated ICAM workflow

Feb 27·1 min read·9 words

Appeals courts axes injunction on Trump’s collective bargaining rollback

Feb 26·1 min read·9 words

Empowering public service: Frontline readiness for a new era of modernization

Feb 26·1 min read·11 words

CBP to divert funding to pay some employees during DHS shutdown

Feb 26·1 min read·11 words

How to make sure your nest egg is thriving

Feb 26·1 min read·9 words

What to know about the Defense Production Act and the Pentagon’s Anthropic ultimatum

Feb 26·1 min read·13 words

A record‑shattering year for False Claims Act recoveries forces a closer look at where the money flows

Feb 26·1 min read·17 words

Building resilient operational technology through zero trust

Feb 26·1 min read·7 words

As AI transforms the workforce, a new report finds veterans may have an edge

Feb 26·1 min read·14 words

New GAO data looks at agency staffing declines in 2025

Feb 26·1 min read·10 words

Warrant officers to bid for their retention bonuses under new Army program

Feb 26·1 min read·12 words

A check-in with the office in charge of running the Capitol building

Feb 26·1 min read·12 words

What to expect when you’re (first) retiring

Feb 26·1 min read·7 words

Good government group questions details of proposed SES reforms

Feb 25·1 min read·9 words

Court says the IRS can continue to share immigrants’ taxpayer data with ICE

Feb 25·1 min read·13 words

CISA gives agencies until Friday to patch critical cyber bug

Feb 25·1 min read·10 words

USDA to sell part of headquarters complex amid broader plan to relocate DC-based employees

Feb 25·1 min read·14 words

Five stages to secure military operational technology using zero trust and risk operations centers

Feb 25·1 min read·14 words

GAO issues recommendations for agencies working with tribes on resource management

Feb 25·1 min read·11 words

Pentagon announces new director of DoDEA in abrupt leadership change

Feb 25·1 min read·10 words

Contractors: Bye, shutdowns. Hello, new-era NASA and FIFA World Cup.

Feb 25·1 min read·10 words

Pentagon eyes 2028 to deliver much-delayed background investigation system

Feb 24·1 min read·9 words

Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources say

Feb 24·1 min read·19 words

OPM to tighten reins on federal employees’ performance reviews

Feb 24·1 min read·9 words

A culture reset at NASA is underway. Will it stick this time?

Feb 24·1 min read·12 words

Secret Service focusing on card skimming fraud as part of financial protection mission

Feb 24·1 min read·13 words

Think an old tax issue is behind you? The IRS says otherwise

Feb 24·1 min read·12 words

HHS seeks to ‘effectively dismantle’ research office evaluating impact of its programs

Feb 24·1 min read·12 words

DoD plans to spend entire $152 billion from reconciliation bill in one year

Feb 24·1 min read·13 words

The right direction on MAPS?

Feb 24·1 min read·5 words

OPM tweaks, clarifies federal hiring rules for college students

Feb 23·1 min read·9 words

Education Dept moves more work to other agencies, but hasn’t yet reassigned more employees

Feb 23·1 min read·14 words

The BIOSECURE Act is coming, and no contractor is as “biotech‑free” as they think

Feb 23·1 min read·14 words

Congress.gov conducting user research for website modernization

Feb 23·1 min read·7 words

Ruling on tariffs, DHS shutdown add pressure ahead of State of the Union

Feb 23·1 min read·13 words

AI is producing exploits faster than we can patch

Feb 23·1 min read·9 words

Trump’s big speech will be delivered to a changed nation and a Congress he has sidelined

Feb 23·1 min read·16 words

Army tackling its ‘Achilles heel’ of IT modernization

Feb 23·1 min read·8 words

Treasury releases two new resources to guide AI use in the financial sector

Feb 23·1 min read·13 words

Cross-border trafficking: From detection to interdiction

Feb 23·1 min read·6 words

NIST agentic AI initiative looks to get handle on security

Feb 20·1 min read·10 words

Navy advances effort to move sailors off ships and into shore-based housing

Feb 20·1 min read·12 words

NASA boss blasts Boeing and space agency managers for Starliner’s botched astronaut flight

Feb 20·1 min read·13 words

GSA, State award spots on sought-after IT contracts

Feb 20·1 min read·8 words

The White House scrapped SBOMs in favor of agency-managed cyber risk. Flexibility, meet accountability.

Feb 20·1 min read·14 words

EO looks to shift addiction treatment toward community-based recovery

Feb 20·1 min read·9 words

A new leadership model for federal procurement: Clarity, energy and results

Feb 20·1 min read·11 words

DOJ’s first $1M antitrust whistleblower award may sway corporate views on risk—and on employees

Feb 20·1 min read·14 words

House Democrats pressure Bureau of Prisons leadership on staffing ‘crisis’

Feb 20·1 min read·10 words

Democratic senators ask GAO to expand investigation of MBDA shutdown

Feb 20·1 min read·10 words

The search for the next Comptroller General is turning into a mystery

Feb 20·1 min read·12 words

Census Groundhog Day? The warning signs from 2020 are returning for 2030

Feb 20·1 min read·12 words

Major shifts across key policy areas made 2025 a year of fast and furious regulatory change

Feb 20·1 min read·16 words

DoD memo’s use cases clarify mission impact of new policies on PKI credentials, expanded authentication

Feb 20·1 min read·15 words

IRS looks to shrink office space after losing a quarter of its workforce last year

Feb 19·1 min read·15 words

Arbitrator orders HUD to restore telework for thousands of federal employees

Feb 19·1 min read·11 words

For DOT, 6-month sprints demonstrating aptitude for modernization

Feb 19·1 min read·8 words

NIH expands AI pilots amid staffing reductions

Feb 19·1 min read·7 words

Where federal AI ambition meets the limits of operational reality

Feb 19·1 min read·10 words

Pay freeze to remain for some political officials

Feb 19·1 min read·8 words

Feds and retirees face fresh uncertainty amid resurgent instability

Feb 19·1 min read·9 words

Trump administration further clarifies telework expectations

Feb 19·1 min read·6 words

NIH’s Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director

Feb 18·1 min read·15 words

NASA hopes fuel leaks are fixed as it launches another countdown test for the Artemis II moonshot

Feb 18·1 min read·17 words

IRS CIO says agency lost 40% of tech workers last year

Feb 18·1 min read·11 words

Millions of people can’t understand life-or-death weather alerts: GAO

Feb 18·1 min read·9 words

Congressional report recommends ‘FedRAMP’ for commercial data brokers

Feb 18·1 min read·8 words

Beyond buzzwords: Using OPM’s human capital standards for federal HR modernization

Feb 18·1 min read·11 words

VA secretary reflects on Year 1: what he’s learned, what’s changing and what’s next

Feb 18·1 min read·14 words

Lawmaker pushes to modernize Privacy Act

Feb 18·1 min read·6 words

Agencies meeting the efficiency mandate through AI, back office consolidations

Feb 18·1 min read·10 words

As DHS shutdown stretches on, negotiations take place with Congress out of town

Feb 18·1 min read·13 words

Space Force needs to double in size, top enlisted leader says

Feb 17·1 min read·11 words

DIA consolidates open source, media exploitation organizations

Feb 17·1 min read·7 words

Lawmakers eyeing changes to federal benefits, hiring, pay

Feb 17·1 min read·8 words

Congress fully funded Education Dept, but it’s moving ahead with reassigning employees to other agencies

Feb 17·1 min read·15 words

Reflections on GSA’s value-added reseller RFI (part 2)

Feb 17·1 min read·8 words

New congressional caucus seeks to defend the federal workforce at critical juncture

Feb 17·1 min read·12 words

Lawmakers want answers about IRS Free File program

Feb 17·1 min read·8 words

Defending the Digital Battlespace

Feb 17·1 min read·4 words

Stopgap funding measures cause delays, increased costs, administrative burden across DoD

Feb 16·1 min read·11 words

House Democrats criticize ‘devastating’ federal workforce cuts, seek path forward

Feb 16·1 min read·10 words

Postal union president focused on keeping USPS an ‘affordable option,’ amid agency’s financial woes

Feb 16·1 min read·14 words

Time for the eBuy wall to come down, once and for all

Feb 16·1 min read·12 words

Sovereign AI is a geopolitical reset — and telcos need to deliver it

Feb 16·1 min read·13 words

No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight

Feb 16·1 min read·16 words

OPM directs agencies to move forward with ending collective bargaining

Feb 13·1 min read·10 words

How a DHS shutdown affects different components and employees

Feb 13·1 min read·9 words

Army set to debut new ‘campus-style’ dining model, beginning with Fort Hood

Feb 13·1 min read·12 words

For agency CIOs, it’s all about the money

Feb 13·1 min read·8 words

Law enforcement hiring is a risk‑management challenge hiding inside a staffing challenge

Feb 13·1 min read·12 words

A renovation job at Fort Meade turned into a dispute

Feb 13·1 min read·10 words

Lawmakers seek to penalize DoD if it fails to pass a clean audit

Feb 13·1 min read·13 words

Space Force surpasses its fiscal 2026 recruiting goal

Feb 13·1 min read·8 words

NAVWAR cyber directorate’s mission to secure, survive, comply

Feb 13·1 min read·8 words

Congress gave feds a 3-month break from layoffs. A court decides what happens next

Feb 12·1 min read·14 words

Homeland Security shutdown seems certain as funding talks between White House and Democrats stall

Feb 12·1 min read·14 words

Federal employees have new rules, new documents, and new timelines to keep an eye on this year

Feb 12·1 min read·17 words

Genesis Mission won’t eliminate data boundaries — it will redefine them

Feb 12·1 min read·11 words

New IG audit raising questions about oversight on the Pentagon’s costliest program

Feb 12·1 min read·12 words

VA rolled out new AI tools quickly, but without a system to catch mistakes, patient safety is on the line

Feb 12·1 min read·20 words

The leader of a major federal employee union is stepping down

Feb 12·1 min read·11 words

SBA proposes to terminate 154 companies from 8(a) program

Feb 12·1 min read·9 words

Sci-fi or medical breakthrough? ARPA-H targets on-demand, universal organ bioprinting

Feb 12·1 min read·10 words

Democrats call for 4.1% federal pay raise in 2027

Feb 11·1 min read·9 words

DHS officials warn about shutdown impacts

Feb 11·1 min read·6 words

VA data shows it cut health care hiring times in half, but it’s using different metrics

Feb 11·1 min read·16 words

System meant to reduce prison recidivism marred by management struggles

Feb 11·1 min read·10 words

Why Trump’s plan to reclassify federal workers should worry everyone

Feb 11·1 min read·10 words

Two wrinkles in 2026 tax and investment planning

Feb 11·1 min read·8 words

Looking at USPS only through a profit lens misses rural economic opportunities

Feb 11·1 min read·12 words

Gabbard ends intelligence reform task force after less than a year of work

Feb 11·1 min read·13 words

Veterans Affairs explores potential uses for artificial intelligence

Feb 11·1 min read·8 words

Federal employees put into revived ‘Schedule F’ category may lose loan aid, pay incentives

Feb 11·1 min read·14 words

AFGE seeks emergency order to block further FEMA cuts

Feb 10·1 min read·9 words

Interior Dept directs IT shop to ‘scrub’ non-English content from its websites

Feb 10·1 min read·12 words

VA EHR reboot aims for faster deployments after years of delays and outages

Feb 10·1 min read·13 words

Real-time rewrite of federal buying rules is roiling acquisition

Feb 10·1 min read·9 words

Facing harsh federal workforce realities, how can leaders motivate teams?

Feb 10·1 min read·10 words

How to turn a lifetime of savings into a steady retirement paycheck

Feb 10·1 min read·12 words

Wyden pledges to keep hold on nominee to lead CISA

Feb 10·1 min read·10 words

Navy leader wants to move faster and leaner instead of turning to aircraft carriers in crisis

Feb 10·1 min read·16 words

Democrats and White House trade offers as shutdown of Homeland Security looms

Feb 10·1 min read·12 words

Federal employees’ options for appealing adverse actions headed for an overhaul

Feb 9·1 min read·11 words

IRS officially puts back-office employees on ‘involuntary’ details to handle filing season work

Feb 9·1 min read·13 words

CIA emphasizes speed under new acquisition framework

Feb 9·1 min read·7 words

Washington talks a lot about regulations, but rarely about how the regulators themselves operate

Feb 9·1 min read·14 words

The benefits of going off script at work

Feb 9·1 min read·8 words

Pentagon‑funded study testing whether autonomous oxygen therapy can take lifesaving care out of medics’ hands

Feb 9·1 min read·15 words

Defense Department says it’s cutting ties with Harvard University

Feb 9·1 min read·9 words

The clock runs down on DHS funding as lawmakers look for a path out of another shutdown fight

Feb 9·1 min read·18 words

Industry Exchange Cyber 2026: Tanium’s Melissa Bischoping on why cyber operations are the next big target for autonomy

Feb 9·1 min read·18 words

Industry Exchange Cyber 2026: Veeam’s Mark Bentkower on why cyber resilience demands much more than response automation

Feb 9·1 min read·17 words

Industry Exchange Cyber 2026: OPSWAT’s Michael Arcamone on why there’s no such thing as ‘too much’ network visibility

Feb 9·1 min read·18 words

DHS IG auditing ICE hiring, use of biometric data

Feb 6·1 min read·9 words

‘Cracks are emerging:’ IRS moves back-office staff to filing season jobs, amid short-staffing concerns

Feb 6·1 min read·14 words

Decision to cancel CIO-SP4 had nothing to do with protests

Feb 6·1 min read·10 words

Why Identity Attack Paths are a major issue for government agencies

Feb 6·1 min read·11 words

Technical debt puts federal cybersecurity at risk. The question now is how to break out of the cycle.

Feb 6·1 min read·18 words

17 veterans died by suicide per day in 2023, new report finds

Feb 6·1 min read·12 words

How far can DoD contract enforcement go without undercutting small‑business programs?

Feb 6·1 min read·11 words

OpenAI expands its work with the Department of Energy

Feb 6·1 min read·9 words

OMB seeks to once again empower agency CIOs

Feb 6·1 min read·8 words

Trump administration could pour trillions into Golden Dome that is unlikely to work

Feb 5·1 min read·13 words

Interior Dept. blazes ahead on unified wildland firefighting agency, without Congress endorsing plans

Feb 5·1 min read·13 words

Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats’ ICE demands

Feb 5·1 min read·12 words

Trump administration advances plan to strip job protections from career federal employees

Feb 5·1 min read·12 words

New bill would remove college degree requirements for federal cybersecurity jobs

Feb 5·1 min read·11 words

CISA tells agencies to identify, upgrade unsupported edge devices

Feb 5·1 min read·9 words

Why primary source collection is the future of threat intelligence

Feb 5·1 min read·10 words

What the executive order on marijuana reclassification means for security clearance holders

Feb 5·1 min read·12 words

With patent reform back on the table, Tillis says the stakes for American innovation couldn’t be higher

Feb 5·1 min read·17 words

Are federal programs doing enough to prevent fraud?

Feb 5·1 min read·8 words

Lawmakers form new caucus to advocate for federal workforce reforms

Feb 4·1 min read·10 words

Lawmakers cap NGC2 funding, Army warns industry not to ‘bring negativity’ to Congress

Feb 4·1 min read·13 words

Leaders face a common challenge in understanding emerging backbone of power

Feb 4·1 min read·11 words

Five updates on the Trump admin’s cybersecurity agenda

Feb 4·1 min read·8 words

Marco Rubio out as acting head of National Archives

Feb 4·1 min read·9 words

How the FAA built the first zero trust network — long before cybersecurity existed

Feb 4·1 min read·14 words

Fraudulent research is costing taxpayers millions and undermining scientific integrity

Feb 4·1 min read·10 words

VHA saw the highest uptick in law enforcement staffing from 2020-2024, GAO finds

Feb 4·1 min read·13 words

Maryland’s new data tool illuminates local impact of federal decisions

Feb 4·1 min read·10 words