Cybersecurity
Federal job satisfaction continues to lag behind private sector
The annual 'Best Places to Work' report indicates that almost 60% of the federal workforce teleworked full-time during the peak lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
People
Task force clears the way for vaccinated feds to travel
There are no more governmentwide limits on official travel for vaccinated federal employees.
Cybersecurity
Hassan, Cornyn float bill to create new federal cybersecurity training programs
One part of the bill would create a pilot program to train vets to work in cybersecurity.
People
Sweeping executive order covers diversity, inclusion, equity and accessibility in the federal workforce
An executive order issued last Friday directs the federal government to ramp up diversity training, rethink the use salary history as a basis for pay determinations and supply gender non-conforming and non-binary and transgender feds with employee credentials that reflect their current names, pictures and pronouns.
People
Lawmakers spar over paid family and medical leave for feds
Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee want the federal government to be a leader in providing paid family and medical leave to employees.
People
Biden nominates MSPB vice chair
The agency has lacked a quorum since 2017 and currently faces a backlog of over 3,000 appeals
People
Biden HR strategy features new agency 'talent teams'
New talent teams aimed at bettering hiring strategies are part of the Biden administration's multi-year strategy for the federal workforce, said OMB official on Tuesday.
People
DOD watchdog says DDS director didn't mistreat employees
A probe found that Defense Digital Service Brett Goldstein did condone the use of unapproved encrypted communications apps and also identified discussion among staffers about programming a script to rig an online competition.
Digital Government
Deferred maintenance takes a toll on federal infrastructure in Indian Country
The average age of health care facilities run by the Indian Health Service is more than 37 years. The agency's construction program has a need for an estimated $22 billion, an agency official told lawmakers.
People
Feds to get Juneteenth off as a federal holiday, starting Friday
The signing of a new law to commemorate Juneteenth as a federal holiday will give many federal employees the day off on Friday June 18.
People
Interior plans year-round federal firefighter workforce
The permanent federal firefighting force should help combat a longer fire season, the department says.
People
USDA looks to staff up with funding boost
The Department of Agriculture is considering how and when to bring feds back to the office, but more telework might be in the offing, the agriculture secretary said Tuesday at a budget hearing.
Cybersecurity
DHS poised to remake federal hiring in September to confront cybersecurity gap
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity Talent Management System has been years in the making, but officials say it will finally come online this fall.
People
Biden's OPM nominee appears headed for confirmation
A vote on the nomination of Kiran Ahuja to head the Office of Personnel Management is expected before the Senate goes into recess at the end of next week.
People
New White House guidance for feds returning to the office and the future 'hybrid' federal workforce
A new OMB memo provides instructions on how to bring feds back to government offices on a large scale and asks agencies to consider long-term planning for a drastically different workplace.
Digital Government
White House: Agencies shouldn't require vaccinations or ask for employees' vaccination status
Unvaccinated individuals will still need to abide by CDC recommendations for masking and physical distancing, the new guidance says.
People
OPM finalizes 2019 proposal for re-hiring former feds
The new regulations will change current rules forcing agencies to re-hire former feds into the pay grade they were last under in government.
Digital Government
Many federal websites don't meet accessibility requirements, study finds
Out of 72 government websites studied, 30% didn't meet accessibility standards, according to the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.
Acquisition
The small federal office at the heart of Biden's equity agenda
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs at the Department of Labor may not be a household name but it plays an outside part in conducting oversight of pay and hiring discrimination.
Cybersecurity