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Securing the backbone of our nation: critical infrastructure
Collaboration can minimize the risk of cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure.
By Hansang Bae
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Public-private partnerships can revitalize US infrastructure
The U.S. recorded some 42,000 bridges in poor condition in 2023, underlining the need for action, the author argues.
By Scott Cannon
Sammies honors 20 years of outstanding feds
Federal employees were recognized for their work in COVID-19 response, housing programs, 3D printing technology and more projects that served the public good at the 2021 Sammies.
By Jessie Bur
Team that investigates forced labor wins federal service medal
Members of the public cast 113,000 votes welect a team from Customs and Border Protection to receive the 2021 Samuel J. Heyman People's Choice award.
By Jessie Bur
Reversing Trump, Buttigieg reinstates local hiring program
The Transportation Department’s four-year pilot initiative will permit state and local agencies receiving federal transit or highway money to impose local hiring preferences, such as those favoring veterans, minorities and low-income workers.
Special commission envisions treating public service more like military service
A report from the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service envisions a more universal idea of service that recruits feds in some of the same ways as the military.
By Jessie Bur
Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes sue over plan to sell National Archives building in Seattle
The government is planning to sell the vast warehouse under a law aimed at unloading excess federal property, but the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Monday says the building is anything but “excess.”
Former OMB employees critique ‘fundamentally damaging’ Schedule F plans
The Office of Management and Budget is reportedly planning to convert a majority of its employees to the new Schedule F classification.
By Jessie Bur
The Sammies go virtual to honor exceptional feds
The usual gala for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Awards was replaced with a virtual event to celebrate outstanding federal service.
By Jessie Bur
Paid parental leave is on the horizon, but feds still have questions
Paid parental leave begins Oct. 1, but feds are still missing key pieces of how that leave will work in practice.
By Jessie Bur
USPS plans for hiring freezes, early retirements as it continues to lose billions of dollars
The U.S. Postal Service reported another quarter of financial losses, despite package volume increases, Aug. 7.
By Jessie Bur
In memo to force, Esper issues directions on operational security
"Ongoing reviews reveal a culture of insufficient OPSEC practices and habits at DoD," writes Esper.
By Aaron Mehta