Department of Homeland Security

The new DHS headquarters, which GSA is managing, includes green roofs, and other green buildings features.
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More funding for DHS’ consolidated headquarters on the docket

In today’s Federal Newscast, the fiscal 2023 spending bills making their way through the House would give more money to the DHS St. Elizabeth’s West Campus.

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, people arrive before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office in Miami. USCIS, The cash-strapped federal agency that oversees that nation's legal immigration system, scrapped plans Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, to furlough 13,000 employees, or nearly 70% of its workforce. The agency said it would maintain operations through September when the the fiscal year ends. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

USCIS sets ambitious hiring, processing goals to shrink massive immigration case backlog

Workforce

USDA has been trying to consolidate 17 networks for a decade, now it has the money to do it

IT Modernization

DHS ‘centralizing’ disciplinary processes following 45-day review

Agency Oversight

New research puts internet of things at forefront of public-private partnerships

Technology

40 members of US Digital Corps head to 13 agencies to improve services

Federal Newscast

Dr. Rogers Cain, right, a primary care doctor, confers with office manager Cassandra Robinson, at his practice, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. Cain said it was easier to convince his elderly patients to get the vaccine but his patients under the age of 50 remain skeptical. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Federal workers injured on the job may soon have more treatment options

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

FOIA advisers recommend independent review into how DHS handles immigration record requests

Agency Oversight

Federal lawsuit over 2015 OPM breach seems all but wrapped up

Federal Newscast

Air Force wants to show airmen how to fuel themselves up

Federal Newscast

A non profit prize challenge seeks technology for Homeland Security

Technology

Adm. Linda Fagan arrives for a change of command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Washington. Adm. Karl L. Schultz is being relieved by Adm. Linda Fagan as the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The first female U.S. military service chief is sworn in

In today’s Federal Newscast, it’s official: the U.S. military has its first-ever female service chief.

Federal Newscast

FILE - This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table at a job fair in Hudson, N.Y. Middle-age white Americans with limited education are increasingly dying younger, on average, than other middle-age U.S. adults, a trend driven by their dwindling economic opportunities, research by two Princeton University economists has found. The economists, Anne Case and Angus Deaton, argue in a paper released Thursday, March 23, 2017, that the loss of steady middle-income jobs for those with high school degrees or less has triggered broad problems for this group. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Why federal hiring is harder than ever

Prospective employees are pickier than ever about where, when, how and for whom they’ll work

Federal Report

FILE - The U.S. Capitol on a sunny morning, April 27, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Is the current nomination process hurting national security?

Congress

The nation’s national security may be taking a hit because of the length of time it takes to fill lesser-known, Senate-confirmed positions in the Defense Department, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security and other areas protecting U.S. citizens.