Digital Government
OMB Official: Issues Placing Reskilling Grads Highlight Need to Rethink Payscale
More steps are necessary before the administration's plan to reskill employees truly addresses workforce gaps.
Modernization
Million Veterans Program is Now Open for Online Enrollment
Veterans who opt-in to sharing their DNA through the program have the opportunity to support medical discoveries and health improvements across future generations.
Digital Government
GSA Outlines Multiple Award Schedule Consolidation Efforts
Officials have been rooting out inconsistencies and duplication in the Schedules program.
People
Weichert: Federal HR designed for stability not agility
The federal hiring process doesn't match the changing nature of agency work, inhibiting training, advancement and recruitment, said the former acting director of OPM.
Cybersecurity
NIST is Hunting for Tech to Secure the Energy Sector’s Network
Officials want to help power companies bolster their digital defenses as renewable energy resources like solar panels and wind turbines introduce more vulnerabilities to the grid.
Cybersecurity
NSA official: 'Dumb' software supply chain attacks still prevalent
Vulnerabilities in the software supply chain may represent a larger cybersecurity threat over the long haul than threats to physical hardware.
Digital Government
How Trump's Defiance of Impeachment Probe Could Leave Federal Employees Criminally Liable
As White House pledges no cooperation, experts say employees have options to remain on a legal path.
Cybersecurity
Senate Intel Committee: Russia Is Already Trying to Influence the 2020 Election
In its report, the Republican-led committee pushes back against Trump’s efforts to point fingers elsewhere.
Emerging Tech
NOAA Seeks Fresh Tech Ideas for Weather Satellite Fleets
The nation’s weather agency is looking for new tech ideas that could beef up its data collection and forecasting efforts.
Acquisition
GSA's schedule merger to show changes next summer
Federal contracting officers will see biggest change from GSA's work to merge multiple purchasing schedules into a single one as the third phase closes in mid-2020.
Modernization
Navy awards $1.4 billion hardware contract
HPI Federal won the Navy's NGEN-R contract, the first piece of the newly divided IT contract for the Navy and Marines.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Oct. 9
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
OPM Exploring Rotational Program to Support Reskilled Federal Employees
Federal executives also weighed in how to recruit for a future-focused workforce.
Ideas
How Women’s Life-Long Experiences of Being Judged by Their Appearance Affect How They Feel in Open-Plan Offices
The assumption that open offices lead to more collaboration may not be the case.
Modernization
GSA Certifies Two More Vendors Ahead of Task Order Deadline on $50B Telecom Contract
Two more authorities to operate bring the total to five, with four more vendors waiting to get certified to get a piece of GSA’s massive Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
Cybersecurity
NSA Warns of Vulnerabilities in Multiple VPN Services
The bugs, which allow hackers to remotely download files and monitor network traffic, are already being exploited by foreign actors.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA Offers More Details on Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence
Officials will build on their work with the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center to help other agencies adopt the tech, and the Health and Human Services Department could be next.
People
Strategies for finding and keeping new feds
Federal agencies are getting creative as they look to replace retiring employees with new hires.
Digital Government