Cybersecurity
Why the cyber fast track is stalled at DOD
The Pentagon is having trouble hiring via the Cyber Excepted Service, thanks to too few personnel and a backlogged and complicated security clearance process.
Cybersecurity
It's time to rethink our approach to cybersecurity training
Cyber reskilling programs may make sense for human resources, but not as a strategy for defending critical networks.
People
OPM warns that back pay could be wonky
The Office of Personnel Management is directing agencies to pay employees impacted by the partial shutdown as soon as possible, but warns that the initial payroll could require some corrections after the fact.
Cybersecurity
OMB looks to retrain feds to fill cyber needs
The federal government is taking steps to fill high-demand, skills-gap positions in tech by retraining employees already working within agencies without a cyber or IT background.
People
Why HR must adapt to rise of AI, tech
The National Academy for Public Administration wants federal hiring and workforce management to adapt to modern technologies.
People
White House hosts summit on future of workforce
Federal employee unions weren't invited as private sector and federal HR leaders gathered in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to talk about automation and retraining.
Acquisition
How business process reengineering can support performance improvement
Modern use of BPR can create cost savings by focusing on problem definition and clarity of roles and responsibilities vs. people's individual performance -- not by targeting budget or staff cuts.
Modernization
Why modernizing human capital systems is so hard
Treasury, DOD and others are working to modernize talent management, but budgetary, cultural and political challenges complicate their progress.
Cybersecurity
Army cyber protection teams upgrade training with a 'real' city
A task force from the Army cyber protection teams face off against industrial control systems in a week-long cyber training exercise.
People
Student-run fellowship expands for second year
A student-run initiative is establishing itself as a national pipeline to give students tech experience in the federal government.
People
USDS to certify new acquisition specialty
The U.S. Digital Service is adding a digital services contracting certification to create a cadre of "technology acquisition mavericks."
People
Senior feds need better job prep, survey says
Just half the new SES members reported satisfaction with their onboarding experience, according to a newly released survey from the Office of Personnel Management.
People
OPM looks to improve training, fix skills gap
The Trump administration's human resources strategy includes tasking agencies with better use of data and revising organizational structures.
Modernization
There's no MOS for cloud
The Department of Defense's road to cloud has been bumpy, exposing weak points in skillsets and education that the services are quickly trying to rectify.
Cybersecurity
Lessons learned from training Army combat units in cyber ops
The Cyber Electromagnetic Activities pilot initiative focused on equipping tactical commanders and brigades with cyber and information operation techniques.
People
Help wanted: Senior agile leaders needed
The government must invest in making agencies' senior IT program managers real agile leaders.
People
What does the future of the SES look like?
Members of the Senior Executive Service wonder what needs to be done to create a pipeline of future leaders.
Digital Government
Can AI tools replace feds?
The Heritage Foundation is recommending that hundreds of thousands of federal jobs be replaced by automation as part of a larger government reorganization strategy.
Cybersecurity
How the Army is driving the cyber-EW merger
The Army Cyber Center of Excellence is providing unified cyber and electronic warfare training to its soldiers.
Cybersecurity