Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) and Jon Tester (D-Montana) have asked the Office of Personnel Management to provide information on how it will set up a new bureau that would oversee background investigations,
MoreSen. David Vitter (R-Louisiana) David Vitter will continue his block of the nomination of Beth Cobert as director of the Office of Personnel Management on a full-time basis. Vitter told lawmakers in a letter posted Wednesday that his hold on
MoreThe Education Department has announced a job opening for a new deputy chief information officer who will be responsible for information technology acquisition and information resources management efforts. The deputy CIO will
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Acting Office of Personnel Management Director Beth Cobert said that the agency aims to continue its focus on the recruiting and developing the talent of the federal workforce as the current administration nears its
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security plans to introduce and expand a series of incentive schemes across DHS headquarters components in an effort to recruit and retain cyber professionals, Federal News Radio reported
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The Defense Information Systems Agency will start to take on a series of new mission sets from May 1 as part of its efforts to expand the agency’s scope in technology initiatives for the military.
MoreThe U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council are continuing on their collaboration to address potential skill gaps in what agencies deem as “mission critical” occupations in government, Acting OPM Director
MoreU.S. Chief Information Officer Tony Scott said at a Passcode-hosted event Tuesday the White House could appoint a federal chief information officer within the next 30 days, The Christian Science Monitor reported Wednesday.
MoreJane Fountain, a political science and public policy professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, has said the next U.S. administration should establish within the transition team a group that will
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Beth Cobert, acting director at the Office of Personnel Management, has received support from House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) to serve as director of OPM on a permanent basis. Chaffetz urged the Senate to confirm
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