The Defense Department is finally getting workforce development right
To ensure the success of budding workforce initiatives, we must avoid burdening them with well-intentioned but overreaching bureaucracy.
Federal Oversight
Senator demands DEA boss explain no-bid contracts, hires
Milgram’s boosters inside and outside the agency have defended her actions as part of an ongoing effort to clean house.
How DoD expanded its networks to beat the telework spike
As the coronavirus keeps employees working at home, the Department of Defense is rapidly expanded its IT capacity.
Interest groups call on Congress for IT relief package
Funding for IT and cybersecurity cannot be forgotten as the federal workforce works from home, the groups said in a letter.
Lawmakers blast White House for blocking oversight of coronavirus equipment shortages at VA hospitals
The panel says numerous documents regarding hospital problems are being withheld by administration officials.
Pentagon IG finds JEDI contract didn’t violate law, but ethical questions remain
While a long-awaited inspector general report on the Pentagon's JEDI cloud found that the procurement followed the law, the IG did find ethical violations and post-award mistakes.
New Trump panel to explore path to reopening US economy
Many medical experts in the government, including Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, have cautioned that easing up on social distancing too soon could lead a new wave of the disease that would require shuttering the economy again, with disastrous results.
Homeland Security will use a new procurement pilot program to fight COVID-19
The Department of Homeland Security announced it will use a recently established pilot program to procure innovative tools to assist in its fight against the new coronavirus.
DHS releases new network security guidance for telework
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released interim guidance to its trusted internet connection program in response to increased telework.
EPA proposes buyout of homes contaminated by arsenic mine
The EPA first became aware of drinking water contamination in the area in 1987 when residents Norman and Alicia Berns were hospitalized with arsenic poisoning.
GAO warns agencies are behind in preparing for telecom contract transition
Missing a milestone increases the likelihood agencies won't transition in time to meet the May 2023 deadline, a government watchdog says.
