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DHS warns energy sector of hackers targeting third-party suppliers
Malicious hackers are using vulnerabilities in third party suppliers to gain access to government entities and critical infrastructure.
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Two-year DHS DOMino contract protest saga concludes
GAO has denied Northrup Grumman’s third protest of the DOMino contract award, allowing Raytheon and DHS to begin work under the contract.
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Category management contracts hurt small businesses
According to Sean Crean, director of the SBA’s Office of Government Contracting, protecting small businesses’ ability to compete on government contracts is a matter of national security.
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NASA IG doubts CIO’s ability to manage IT
“[T]he Office of the Chief Information Officer has made insufficient progress to improve NASA’s IT governance, casting doubt on the office’s ability to effectively oversee the agency’s IT assets,” according to the agency inspector general.
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Senator: Why won’t DOJ answer my emails on cyber?
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse criticized the Justice Department’s lack of a cybersecurity representative to coordinate with Congress on legislative issues at a Department of Justice Oversight hearing on Wednesday.
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Nominee for OPM chief outlines what he will do for federal employees
The nominee for director of the Office of Personnel Management, Jeff Pon, said during a Senate hearing on Wednesday that he aims to cut down the significant lag times in employee hiring, retirement payments and benefits claims if confirmed to the post.
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Culture of harassment at National Parks Service, say employees
A September Work Environment Survey at the National Park Service found that 38.7 percent of respondents had experienced some form of harassment in the past year, among which gender harassment was the most prevalent.
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Virginia man indicted for allegedly threatening to kill government officials
William Lewis Weaver II was charged with two counts of threatening to assault and murder federal officials, officers and employees after posting several tweets in late August and early September.
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Federal employee satisfaction on the rise
Government employees are increasingly satisfied with their jobs in the federal government, according to results in the 2017 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.
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House passes TSP Modernization Act
The Thrift Savings Plan Modernization Act, the first update to the retirement program law in decades, would give federal employees enrolled in the plan greater flexibility in withdrawing funds.
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DHS warns energy sector of hackers targeting third-party suppliers
Malicious hackers are using vulnerabilities in third party suppliers to gain access to government entities and critical infrastructure.
-
Two-year DHS DOMino contract protest saga concludes
GAO has denied Northrup Grumman’s third protest of the DOMino contract award, allowing Raytheon and DHS to begin work under the contract.
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Category management contracts hurt small businesses
According to Sean Crean, director of the SBA’s Office of Government Contracting, protecting small businesses’ ability to compete on government contracts is a matter of national security.
-
NASA IG doubts CIO’s ability to manage IT
“[T]he Office of the Chief Information Officer has made insufficient progress to improve NASA’s IT governance, casting doubt on the office’s ability to effectively oversee the agency’s IT assets,” according to the agency inspector general.
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Senator: Why won’t DOJ answer my emails on cyber?
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse criticized the Justice Department’s lack of a cybersecurity representative to coordinate with Congress on legislative issues at a Department of Justice Oversight hearing on Wednesday.
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Nominee for OPM chief outlines what he will do for federal employees
The nominee for director of the Office of Personnel Management, Jeff Pon, said during a Senate hearing on Wednesday that he aims to cut down the significant lag times in employee hiring, retirement payments and benefits claims if confirmed to the post.
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Culture of harassment at National Parks Service, say employees
A September Work Environment Survey at the National Park Service found that 38.7 percent of respondents had experienced some form of harassment in the past year, among which gender harassment was the most prevalent.
-
Virginia man indicted for allegedly threatening to kill government officials
William Lewis Weaver II was charged with two counts of threatening to assault and murder federal officials, officers and employees after posting several tweets in late August and early September.
-
Federal employee satisfaction on the rise
Government employees are increasingly satisfied with their jobs in the federal government, according to results in the 2017 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.
-
House passes TSP Modernization Act
The Thrift Savings Plan Modernization Act, the first update to the retirement program law in decades, would give federal employees enrolled in the plan greater flexibility in withdrawing funds.
-
DHS warns energy sector of hackers targeting third-party suppliers
Malicious hackers are using vulnerabilities in third party suppliers to gain access to government entities and critical infrastructure.
-
Two-year DHS DOMino contract protest saga concludes
GAO has denied Northrup Grumman’s third protest of the DOMino contract award, allowing Raytheon and DHS to begin work under the contract.
-
Category management contracts hurt small businesses
According to Sean Crean, director of the SBA’s Office of Government Contracting, protecting small businesses’ ability to compete on government contracts is a matter of national security.
-
NASA IG doubts CIO’s ability to manage IT
“[T]he Office of the Chief Information Officer has made insufficient progress to improve NASA’s IT governance, casting doubt on the office’s ability to effectively oversee the agency’s IT assets,” according to the agency inspector general.
-
Senator: Why won’t DOJ answer my emails on cyber?
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse criticized the Justice Department’s lack of a cybersecurity representative to coordinate with Congress on legislative issues at a Department of Justice Oversight hearing on Wednesday.
-
Nominee for OPM chief outlines what he will do for federal employees
The nominee for director of the Office of Personnel Management, Jeff Pon, said during a Senate hearing on Wednesday that he aims to cut down the significant lag times in employee hiring, retirement payments and benefits claims if confirmed to the post.
-
Culture of harassment at National Parks Service, say employees
A September Work Environment Survey at the National Park Service found that 38.7 percent of respondents had experienced some form of harassment in the past year, among which gender harassment was the most prevalent.
-
Virginia man indicted for allegedly threatening to kill government officials
William Lewis Weaver II was charged with two counts of threatening to assault and murder federal officials, officers and employees after posting several tweets in late August and early September.
-
Federal employee satisfaction on the rise
Government employees are increasingly satisfied with their jobs in the federal government, according to results in the 2017 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.
-
House passes TSP Modernization Act
The Thrift Savings Plan Modernization Act, the first update to the retirement program law in decades, would give federal employees enrolled in the plan greater flexibility in withdrawing funds.



