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OPM gives agencies guidance for a new program to rotate cybersecurity employees across agencies
The guidance seeks to implement the Federal Rotation Cyber Workforce Program created by lawmakers last year as a way to foster new critical skills across government.
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USDS alum Lynn Overmann talks priorities in new role as Beeck Center’s director
Continuing a recent tradition of former U.S. Digital Services officials tapped to lead Georgetown University’s technology and policy hub, Overmann talks about the challenges and opportunities of helping bring innovation to the federal government.
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Reciprocity remains a key clearance issue
Intelligence community elements appear to have adopted a wait-and-see posture over efforts to construct a common platform that allows for agencies to treat security adjudications as a shared service.
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Building neurodiverse tech teams
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency started a pilot in 2020 focused on neurodiversity in its workforce. One hire from the effort says the job is a welcome opportunity to use her unique skills and talents to support the agency’s mission
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IRS watchdog seeks crackdown on feds who owe back taxes
While civil servants overwhelmingly pay their taxes, the delinquency rate has ticked up for several years.
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IRS CIO moving to Treasury CTO post
Jeff King, currently deputy chief information officer at Treasury, will be taking on the role of acting CIO at the IRS.
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Acting national cyber director offers new details on upcoming cyber workforce strategy
The forthcoming plan is meant to accompany an overarching cyber strategy released last week that industry groups and cybersecurity experts said would be challenging to implement given the nation’s cyber workforce woes.
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DOD updates job qualifications for cyber workers
Defense’s updated plan focuses on role-specific requirements and comes as the agency’s cyber workforce strategy is slated for imminent release.
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House, Senate Dems push bill to prevent the next Schedule F
The latest legislative proposal to block presidents from unilaterally stripping federal workers of their civil service protections creates additional barriers to reclassifying employees.
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Biden’s IRS pick says he wants to move agency’s systems into the 21st century
Nominee for IRS commissioner Danny Werfel, a self-professed “government geek,” talked customer experience, cybersecurity and IT modernization with senators at a Wednesday hearing.
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Announcing the 2023 Federal 100
Meet the 100 outstanding individuals being honored for going above and beyond in support of federal IT over the past year.
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National Cyber Director to retire next week
Chris Inglis will retire almost two years after beginning the job.
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Biden’s State of the Union highlights semiconductor success and big tech privacy concerns
The president applauded the CHIPS and Science Act and urged lawmakers to crack down on big tech’s data privacy and surveillance practices.
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Labor Secretary set to leave post for NHL players union, reports say
The news comes as some House Republicans set their sights on oversight for fraud in pandemic-era benefits programs including enhanced unemployment insurance.
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Congressional Democrats propose an 8.7% pay raise for feds in 2024
The annually introduced bill would provide a 4.7% across-the-board increase in basic pay and an average 4% increase to locality pay.
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GSA opens workplace innovation lab, a coworking space for federal employees
The new lab within the General Services Administration’s headquarters features state-of-the-art office technology and furniture crafted to help reimagine federal agencies' future of workspaces
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USAID seeks contractor input on new STEM fellowship program
The U.S. Agency for International Development is aiming to launch a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fellowship program to help build more pathways for skilled talent to enter the federal workforce.
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The 2022 Federal 100
Meet the women and men being honored for their exceptional contributions to federal IT in 2021.
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OPM pushes to rebrand government and capitalize on tech layoffs
The Office of Personnel Management is co-hosting a tech job fair on Wednesday. It’s one example of ongoing efforts to rebrand the government as an employer.
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