Civilian

The White House has released new guidance that seeks to establish best practices to help federal agencies address challenges related to the federal recruitment process. Beth Cobert, acting director of...

The Government Accountability Office has found that civilian agencies spent $661 million to use and maintain federally-owned aircraft in the government's 2015 fiscal year. GAO said Monday 11 civilian agencies own...

The Energy Department plans to establish a talent management office to oversee DOE's workforce development and recruitment efforts, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. David Thornton writes that DOE discovered gaps in workforce planning...

Amy McAuliffe, a 20-year Intelligence Community veteran and a CIA officer, has been appointed by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper as chair of the National Intelligence Council. McAuliffe will succeed the...

The Government Accountability Office has recommended the Veterans Health Administration develop an evaluation process to analyze the implementation of organizational structure recommendations. GAO said in a report publicly released Thursday that it...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a report on technology transfers between federal laboratories and private sector entities in fiscal year 2014. NIST said Thursday the "Federal...

The Department of Health & Human Services has updated its Freedom of Information Act regulations in efforts to process more of the backlog and address response time. Kevin Griffis, HHS assistant...

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Expedition 49 crewmates Anatoly Ivanishin and Takuya Onishi of Russia and Japan's respective space agencies have returned to Earth after a 115-day mission aboard the International Space Station. The astronauts...

The Federal Aviation Administration believes that it can provide collision warnings for most U.S. Air Force satellites with a budget of under $100 million if the agency will be authorized...

The Government Accountability Office has recommended the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to monitor agencies' use of the General Services Administration's strategic sourcing initiatives in an effort to increase potential savings. GAO...