Defense
Uncertainty at the top blurs Marine Corps’ work on 2025 budget
Like the Army and Navy, the Corps is without a confirmed chief, thanks to a GOP senator’s hold.
Workforce
Amid shutdown anxiety, federal agencies are running up against an IT security deadline
While budget negotiations play out on Capitol Hill, federal agency CIOs are also on the clock to ensure the bulk of their information technology is reported through the CDM program.
Management
The CDC faces a dilemma over recommending a new COVID booster for all
Some in the scientific community argue the government should be recommending the shot only for frail, older, sick, and immunocompromised people.
Defense
The Navy is drowning in data it doesn’t know what to do with
The service’s principal cyber advisor got candid about data struggles as it looks to adopt AI in operational plans.
Oversight
HHS looks to improve cybersecurity coordination
The agency is utilizing a relaunched cybersecurity coordination center and additional programs to significantly ramp up interactions with key partners, a top official said.
Management
The 3 duties of public servants
COMMENTARY | With all that’s going on in Washington these days, public officials have three fundamental duties that they cannot shirk.
Workforce
'It is fraud, folks. It’s fraud': The latest in a string of Republican accusations against federal teleworkers
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, has requested investigations at every major federal department and agency into how telework and remote work have impacted service delivery, and whether federal workers are improperly receiving locality pay.
Tech
Hawaii’s wildfires led to fast tracking federal identity tools for unemployment claims
Hawaii is the second state after Arkansas to employ Login.gov and U.S. Postal Service identity proofing options in its unemployment insurance system.
Workforce
IRS wants to go after more millionaires with unpaid tax bills, if it can find the staff
The agency had planned to bring on 3,833 revenue agents in fiscal 2023, but as of March had recruited just 34.
Management
Social Security Advisory Board urges quick action on SSA nominee, end to 6-year terms
Since the Social Security Administration was made independent from the Health and Human Services Department in the 1990s, only two of the agency’s commissioners have served the full six-year term.
Defense
The inside story of how the Navy spent billions on the “little crappy ship”
A ProPublica examination reveals new details on why the LCS never delivered on its promises.
Management
USPS regulator promises enhanced oversight of DeJoy's reforms, saying it's not the time to 'step back'
Amid "troubling storm clouds," watchdog says DeJoy may need to have some of his authority pulled back.
Tech
IRS is using $60B funding boost to ramp up use of technology to collect taxes − not just hiring more enforcement agents
Outdated technology has hampered the agency's effectiveness.
Defense
NSA ‘recently completed’ AI strategic study, director says
Outgoing chief Gen. Paul Nakasone looks back, forward, and pushes for Sec. 702 authority.
Pay & Benefits
GOP lawmakers tap Holman Rule to slash the salaries of agency heads
If House conservatives get their way, multiple federal officials will open fiscal 2024 with $1 annual salaries.
Management
Reinventing government: Reflections 30 years later
Three leaders of government reinvention under Vice President Al Gore reflect on their favorite accomplishments and what they see as challenges for leaders of the future.
Management
Biden's immigration policies are working, officials say, though workforces are being stretched thin
Immigration agencies say they are hanging on, for now.
Defense
The Space Force needs a brand-new culture of its own
It doesn’t do organized violence—and shouldn’t pretend that it does.
Workforce