State Department

State Dept. ‘Data for Diplomacy’ winner recognized for COVID-19, air quality projects

From the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to personnel overseas, to tracking the air quality at U.S. embassies and consulates, the State Department is…

All About Data

FILE - People attend Juneteenth celebrations in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, on June 19, 2021. Recognition of Juneteenth, the effective end of slavery in the U.S., gained traction after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. But after an initial burst of action, the movement to have it recognized as an official holiday in the states has largely stalled. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

Federal agencies commemorate Juneteenth holiday

Workforce

Air Force wants to show airmen how to fuel themselves up

Federal Newscast

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We check with a new State Department bureau that’s only been open eight weeks

Technology

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State Dept. IG raises ‘favoritism’ concerns within Foreign Service promotion boards

Hiring/Retention

Joshua Roberts

This State Department executive has spent a career fighting for human rights

Government News

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State Department intelligence arm to set up open source coordination office

Inside the IC

State CIO to leave in June

CIO News

Some members of the Interior Dept. will have an opportunity for remote work

Federal Newscast

Exclusive

State Department’s future of work starts with accessibility

Workforce

Drop in international travel during pandemic jeopardized State Dept passport revenue

Management

FILE - In this Monday, March 9, 2009 file photo, The Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters for the State Department, is seen in Washington. The State Department has ordered non-essential diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Chad to leave the African nation due to potential insurgent attacks on the capital, Saturday, April 17, 2021. The department said in a travel alert issued Saturday that it had taken the step because armed groups from the northern part of the country have moved south and appear headed toward the city.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Two agencies team up to get more women in counterterrorism efforts around the world

A new initiative from the Justice and State Departments looks to support women in leadership roles in counterterrorism. The Engaging Multinational Police…

Workforce

Scotland national Paul Mcque wears Hamilton socks in the entrance plaza of the Santurce Fine Arts Center moments before the premiere of the award-winning Broadway musical, Hamilton, starring its creator, New York native of Puerto Rican descent Lin-Manuel Miranda, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday Jan. 11, 2019. The musical is set to run for two weeks and will raise money for local arts programs. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

All dressed up and somewhere to go: back to the office

While acceptable attire will obviously vary on the agency and the position, there’s some anecdotal evidence that some feds are getting flexibility with…

Federal Report

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2020, file photo, a video surveillance camera is installed on the ceiling above a subway platform in the Court Street station in the Brooklyn borough of New York. State lawmakers across the U.S. are reconsidering the tradeoffs of facial recognition technology amid civil rights and racial bias concerns. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Biden administration trying to find happy medium when it comes to facial recognition

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, Can the government safely and equitably use facial recognition for identity proofing? That’s the question the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Service is asking.