The Defense Contract Management Agency is in the process of hiring personnel for its network of “centers of excellence” that aim to give procurement and contracting officers guidance on what constitutes as a commercial
The Defense Department has to better coordinate its cyber capabilities so that its efforts in cybersecurity are decentralized and spread across various offices, a General Accountability Report says. Federal News Radio reports
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The General Services Administration migrated all of its employees to Google Apps for Government, a cloud-based email and collaboration platform, GSA Administrator Martha Johnson wrote on the GSAâs blog. Government Computer News
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The Department of Veterans Affairs will open its network to access by Apple iPads and iPhones starting in October, GovInfoSecurity.com reports. VA staff are currently limited to using only BlackBerry smart phones,
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Effective Aug. 1, the General Services Administration will charge its employees for parking at federal office buildings and GSA-leased buildings in the National Capital Region. The GSA announced the new policy in
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Federal agencies failed to coordinate on unscheduled telework policies for employees and government guidance does not clearly instruct agencies on incorporating the practice, the Government Accountability Office said in a July 22
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The Federal Aviation Administration furloughed 4,000 employees Friday after Congressional authorization for several FAA programs expired at 12:01 a.m. on July 23. Congress adjourned Friday without resolving a dispute over a cut
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Federal employees of all ages are willing to learn from each other, but a generational rift still exists, according to a survey conducted by Federal News Radio. Federal News Radio surveyed more
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau commenced operations yesterday and President Barack Obama has nominated former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to lead the new agency, the AP reports. Cordray was nominated over
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Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry on Tuesday sent a memo to federal employees regarding the recent heat wave in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding areas. The National Weather Service issued
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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chairman Joseph Lieberman, ID-Conn., and ranking member Susan Collins, R-Maine, sent a letter Tuesday to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying its disaster response system
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