The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is the White House’s quarterback for the zero trust drive. CISA is providing shared services and advising agencies on their zero trust and cybersecurity plans in general. At the…
July 5, 2022
China can’t do anything to prevent Congress from passing a budget on time for 2023. But the China competitiveness bill could do just that. With the year-end just three months away now, legislative arguments over…
July 5, 2022
You might of heard. In nearly every locale in the nation, home prices have soared. Many houses get multiple offers, and sell for may more than the posted price. The Veterans Benefits Administration has been…
July 5, 2022
If copyrights are a measure of women’s long-term rise in economic participation, trends show progress but still a ways to go. A recent study by the U.S. Copyright Office shows that over a 40-year period,…
July 5, 2022
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expanding its footprint in the cloud. And doing it in a slightly unusual way. FEMA is partnering with the Agriculture Department to develop a charge-back model to its program…
July 5, 2022
The United States is helping Ukraine militarily, but only indirectly. When it comes to health care for the besieged Ukrainians, the aid and cooperation are more direct. Much of the work falls to the Health…
July 1, 2022
In an agency as large as Veterans Affairs, with a third of a million employees, there’s no shortage of things to go wrong. Often, it is whistleblowers that point them out, often to the office…
July 1, 2022
A dozen senators reject the Veterans Affairs Department’s plans to reshape its health care real-estate. The senators say they won’t proceed with the President’s nominees to serve on the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. The…
July 1, 2022
The security clearance process can make it difficult to move personnel from one agency to another. That’s especially true for people who need the highest levels of clearance. Lie detector requirements and other issues can…
July 1, 2022
It’s become an unfunny joke. No matter what crucial intellectual property gets developed in the United States, it gets stolen by China or maybe Russia. A special team deep in the Defense Department has been…
June 30, 2022
Federal employee whistleblower complaints are often investigated by the agency itself, rather than by the Office of Special Counsel. This can speed resolutions, or end up with complaints going nowhere. Or suppressed. Bob Tobias, professor…
June 30, 2022
Just because you apply, doesn’t guarantee you’ll get federal security clearance. Lots of people make basic errors in their clearance and suitability forms. That can make things take longer than they should. Joining the Federal…
June 30, 2022
The House recently passed its 2023 Defense authorization bill. In it are some provisions relating to service member marijuana use and possession. In particular, asking the Military Justice Review Panel to come up with new…
June 30, 2022
The Government Publishing Office, an arm of Congress, has issued its vision for a hybrid workforce. About a third of its workforce is still out on full-time telework or remote work. GPO is also offering…
June 30, 2022