Foreign Service

Federal lawsuit over 2015 OPM breach seems all but wrapped up

In today’s Federal Newscast, news on a potential multimillion dollar settlement for victims of the Office of Personnel Management hack.

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

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference Thursday, March 17, 2022, at the State Department in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Members of Congress want State Dept to go to bat for LGBTQ diplomats

Federal Newscast

USAID’s first DEI director starting with demographic data for recruits, promotions

People

How one big State Department bureau is updating its approach to cybersecurity

Technology

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An inside look at the State Department during a war in Europe

People

FILE - A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus is posted on a store front in Philadelphia, on Feb. 16, 2022. The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

New COVID guidance for federal agencies to match CDC recommendations

Federal Newscast

Former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg speaks to supporters as he announces the suspension of his campaign and his endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden for president in New York Wednesday , March 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Defense Secretary Austin looks to Michael Bloomberg for advice on innovation

Federal Newscast

‘Model diplomats’: State Dept. honors Foreign Service families’ volunteer work overseas

Workforce

DoD looking into what happens if the most important briefcase in the world goes missing

Federal Newscast

State Department seeks largest hiring surge in a decade under Biden budget

The State Department would add 500 new Foreign and Civil Service positions to its ranks, if it gets the outlined $58.5 billion budget.

Hiring/Retention

‘Every day is different’ — State Dept. IT fellows get unique start to Foreign Service careers

The State Department’s Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship is focused on supplying in-demand tech talent to the Foreign Service and diversifying…

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Steadying the foreign policy ship after a change in administration

Hiring/Retention

Foreign policy shifts back and forth from administration to administration, sometimes violently. So how do the diplomats manage to convey stability of the world’s oldest republic?