Digital Government
3 in 10 agency websites miss OMB deadline to migrate to HTTPS
Although the White House-imposed deadline for government websites to embrace HTTPS has passed, some agencies' conversions remain a work in progress.
Cybersecurity
Exit Interview: Trevor Rudolph
The former Office of Management and Budget lead on CyberStat and other civilian agency cybersecurity issues sounds off on Congress, the fabled sprint and the new federal CISO role.
Acquisition
Will Trump and Mulvaney bring back A-76?
The use of A-76 competitions to let private contractors bid on some work done by federal employees could be set for a resurgence.
People
Mulvaney's record shows tilt toward outsourcing, cutting federal workforce
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget doesn't have a long record on IT issues, but he's shown an interest in outsourcing to the private sector and trimming the federal workforce by attrition.
People
South Carolina congressman is Trump's pick for OMB director
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), a fiscal hawk and founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
People
White House honors federal workforce
The White House honored federal employees by recognizing the range of achievements and the ways the workforce has influenced how government operates by leveraging technology over the past eight years
People
Gustafson, Mayock get 11th-hour confirmations
Commerce IG and OMB deputy director for management posts are filled after multimonth vacancies.
Cybersecurity
OMB reminds agencies on HVAs
The director of the Office of Management and Budget sets a January deadline for details on civilian agencies' most critical IT systems.
People
Federal IT veterans help Trump transition
Among the growing ranks of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team are a former e-Government administrator and a former GSA CIO.
People
Making a market for shared services
OMB and GSA have spent the last year bringing structure to agencies' back-office system needs. Now they have to keep it moving for the next administration.
Digital Government
U.S. CIO Tony Scott open to sticking around
Tony Scott said he has not ruled out the possibility of working with the Trump administration, if offered the chance.
Digital Government
What's next for government innovation groups?
Supporters are pressing for continuation of 18F and USDS, amid the uncertainty of tech policy in the coming Trump administration.
Cybersecurity
White House tweaks incident reporting in FISMA memo
Agencies get an updated definition of a cyber incident in a recent Federal Information Security Modernization Act memo.
Digital Government
OMB updates 12-year-old federal website policy
The Office of Management and Budget is looking for more functionality, security, privacy and oversight of agencies' public-facing websites.
People
Rudolph exits OMB cyber post
The Office of Management and Budget's Cyber and National Security Unit chief is leaving government service on Nov. 10.
People
White House opens Code.gov repository
The Obama administration has launched a central code resource for digital tool development as part of its open source software policy.
People
White House makes final push to streamline federal hiring
The directors of OMB and OPM sent a memo to federal agencies with three objectives for improving their hiring processes.
Cybersecurity
What the federal CISO needs to get the job done
Newly appointed federal CISO Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill needs the right tools and enforcement authorities to secure and defend government networks.
Cybersecurity
White House probes centralized cyber capabilities
The White House is exploring a centralized method of providing IT and cybersecurity capabilities to agencies for the next administration.
Modernization