Cybersecurity
Feds look to get creative about cyber hiring
Policymakers are keeping an open mind when it comes to improving the cybersecurity workforce.
Cybersecurity
Federal happiness still on the rise, survey says
Most federal agencies improved their employee happiness scores for the third consecutive year, but the need for more effective leadership continues to hold back greater improvement.
Cybersecurity
Army looks to tap civilian talent for cyber force
U.S. Army Cyber Command is launching a pilot program to pluck developers, data scientists and engineers from the workforce to face off against U.S. adversaries.
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Bipartisan House group asks Trump to bump federal pay
A dozen members of Congress from both sides of the aisle are pressing the president to align proposed federal pay increases for military and civilian employees.
Digital Government
Why data chiefs need to be everywhere
Agency chief data officers belong where they are needed, and that's not necessarily in the IT shop.
People
Minority representation in tech still lags
Better federal data could help track efforts at increasing the percentage of women and minority in tech jobs, especially regarding compliance with equal opportunity laws by federal contractors, a report found.
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State CIO to step down
Frontis Wiggins will retire from federal service after a 32-year career.
Modernization
How does civil service efficiency square with agency reorgs?
While shared services and other tech can help streamline government, federal workforce experts are skeptical about whether budget cuts can spur productivity.
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At 300 days, Trump faces hundreds of key vacancies
At the important deadline set by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, President Trump's pace for staffing key government positions continues to lag behind that of previous administrations.
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Agencies pitch 500 tech jobs at recruiting event
Civilian, military and intelligence agencies met candidates for 500 open jobs at a first-of-its-kind federal IT hiring event.
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Clock ticking on officials in acting roles
The Vacancies Act sets time limits on the period for acting officials to occupy politically appointed roles -- and some of these officials are about to run out of time.
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House targets burrowers, new hires at agencies
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved a series of workforce-related bills that target burrowers and new hires while extending whistleblower and telework provisions
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IG: Silos contributing to DHS immigration woes
An audit found that DHS is struggling to implement a unified immigration strategy and pointed to a series of breakdowns that illustrate a lack of communication and coordination between different offices.
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Congress passes budget plan without steep cuts to federal retirement plans
The House narrowly approved a budget blueprint that omitted deep cuts to federal retirement benefits initially sought by conservatives on Capitol Hill.
Acquisition
Lawmakers hear from Trump's picks to lead GSA, OPM
Federal hiring, the clearance backlog and procurement data came up in a Senate confirmation hearing for candidates to lead the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration.
People
OPM: federal employee engagement reaches six-year high
Nearly a half-million feds responded to the annual OPM survey, and results suggest some increase in morale and job satisfaction in the federal workforce, despite some public indications to the contrary.
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White House tech adviser: 'Way too many acting CIOs'
White House adviser Chris Liddell acknowledged that the federal government is moving too slowly in filling permanent CIO positions.
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House passes bill to relax TSP withdrawal restrictions
The House voted to unanimously pass a bill that would increase federal employees' flexibility in withdrawing funds from their retirement accounts.
Modernization
The CIO and government IT
Two longtime federal IT leaders discuss the pros and cons of elevating agency CIOs in the executive branch power structure.
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