Management
What does post-pandemic telework look like during a shutdown?
As agencies begin planning for funding to stop on Sept. 30, federal telework guidance will be tested in a post-COVID environment.
Management
State dives deep into data
The State Department is increasingly capitalizing on advances in data analytics to inform diplomacy and funding efforts.
Management
FLRA’s contract management system lacked documents, OIG says
The agency that oversees labor-management relations for the federal government was missing key information from its acquisition files and previously “had no formal contract file management policy in place,” according to leadership.
Defense
DOD lag on enacting business system recommendations may slow clean audit, GAO says
The Defense Department has still yet to fully implement 18 recommendations that the watchdog said could facilitate the decades-long pursuit of completing an enterprisewide audit.
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.
Oversight
FDIC needs to sharpen its cyberthreat sharing with financial institutions, OIG says
Despite recent improvements, a watchdog report claims the agency still has more it can do to make threat-sharing policies more effective.
Defense
Biden selects NSA veteran as national cyber director nominee
White House officials named former National Security Agency official Harry Coker Jr. as the nominee to replace former National Cyber Director Chris Inglis amid the ongoing implementation of the new National Cyber Strategy.
Tech
GAO Identifies New Information Security Deficiencies in IRS System Controls
The watchdog's annual audit of the agency turned up new recommendations on system access controls and security configurations, alongside a limited release report and previous recommendations.
Oversight
Veterans Affairs Committee Dems Offer Bills to Streamline VA Operations
The two proposals would seek to consolidate business functions at the agency and independently verify and validate IT modernization efforts.
Management
Inflation, Workforce Issues Challenge Defense Contractors Amid Security Pivot
The defense industrial base is facing workforce and inflationary headwinds just as the U.S. is refocusing its strategic lens on competition with China and Russia.
Oversight
House Lawmakers Want VA's $20 Billion-Plus Electronic Health Record Program to Improve or Else
Senior Republicans on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee are backing legislation to end the troubled program to replace the Veterans Affairs Department's homegrown electronic health record system with commercial software from Oracle-Cerner -- unless the program can hit performance targets and satisfy top hospital officials.
Tech
FAA Attributes Ground-Stop Glitch To Contractor Error
The agency said there is no evidence of a cyberattack or malicious intent behind last week's system outage.
Workforce
OMB Streamlines Contracting Officer Training with Certification Update
The update marks the first change to the certification process since 2014
Oversight
FDA Falls Short on IT Contract Management, Watchdog Finds
An audit of the agency's IT contract spend found that FDA officials failed to file acquisition information such as contract performance evaluations and competition efforts.
Workforce
House Overseers Are Looking Into the GSA Administrator’s Telework
GOP-led committee is seeking details about Robin Carnahan's work arrangements, as it attempts to get more federal employees back in the office .
Management
Inflation Costs Present Both Barrier, Opportunity For Contractors In 2023
With a fiscal 2023 federal budget in-hand, contractors face both the prospect of a robust year and countervailing cost trends, Deltek says.
Oversight
CDC Wants Real-time Data on COVID, Flu Vaccine Effectiveness
The public health agency aims to increase its use of real-time data to track the effectiveness of respiratory vaccines and is looking for possible vendor solutions.
Oversight