People
DOD seeks funds for OPM response, WH mulls China sanctions and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
After the breach: 21.5 million exposed individuals still waiting
Feds have blown past the August deadlines for OPM breach notifications they now say they “never intended” to meet.
People
How feds can put the hashtag in hiring
New report from the Partnership for Public Service offers best practices for using social media when recruiting for government jobs.
Acquisition
Getting smarter about IT acquisition
OFPP and FAI aim to recruit, train, develop and retain talented acquisition professionals for the federal government, and revisions to the Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting are just the beginning.
Cybersecurity
Training program for vets focuses on analytics
Now working with its fourth class of students, NS2 Serves is teaching hard-to-hire veterans the data skills that government and industry desperately need.
People
USPS wants to go high-tech without losing jobs
An agency long crippled by skyrocketing labor costs is trying to use technology not to trim its workforce but to preserve jobs.
People
More screens, more millennials?
Getting young people into government can be challenging. One company's prescription: Wow them with a "Minority Report" conference room.
Acquisition
Army cyber training, an $850M comms contract, DOJ seeks a CISO and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
Are VA techies slacking off on Yammer?
A new IG report cites security and productivity concerns associated with employees' use of the popular online collaboration tool.
People
Time to get your introverts talking (or at least typing)
The introverts who often dominate STEM professions tend to lie low in traditional meetings, which is why STEM-heavy NASA is dedicated to breaking out of the mold.
People
Marshals seek university for data training
While most of the personnel involved are based in Arlington, Va., the academic partner need not be close to the D.C. area.
Cybersecurity
DOD sets up cyber workforce council
The group will include members from the offices of the DOD CIO, Defense undersecretaries for personnel and readiness, policy, and intelligence, and the National Security Agency.
People
Another lawsuit for OPM, Ashley Madison's government customers and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
Millennium Challenge Corporation needs a CIO
The job pays pay $125,000 to $168,317 at an agency tasked with providing grants to developing countries committed to good governance and economic freedom.
Modernization
Is the IRS thinking about a switch to off-the-shelf CRM?
A recent sources sought notice indicates the IRS might be looking to a commercial customer relationship management tool as a way to lower the cost of taxpayer contact.
Cybersecurity
A virtual community of cyber talent
Organizers of CyberCompEX are aiming to have 1,000 online registrants by year's end.
Modernization
3 keys to building a federal DevOps culture
Government lags behind the private sector in breaking down the wall between the development and operations teams. Here's how agencies can close the gap.
People
OPM's push for equal pay isn't new
Beth Cobert has called for a renewed focus on the persistent pay gap between men and women in the federal workforce, with an emphasis on pay flexibilities that benefit men. But her efforts are only one step on a longer journey.
Cybersecurity
Sprint leaders take a modest lap
Two agencies stood above the rest at the end of the federal cyber sprint, and one of them was the agency at the center of the cybersecurity maelstrom.
People