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37+ min ago (475+ words) Bill James, a former deputy assistant secretary for DevOps at the VA, calls on agency leadership to appoint a permanent CISO and address cyber risks. I spent years inside the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Information and Technology (OIT),…...
What???s the difference between a machine that follows instructions and one that can make decisions?
52+ min ago (236+ words) "Our AI lives on the edge on the machine, not in some central server somewhere that can be hacked into," said Ben Wolff. Which issues are dominating federal CFO priorities right now? Join us Aug. 25-26 for the Federal Leader’s Guide…...
AbilityOne faces new questions about complying with Buy American Act
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (441+ words) GSA is asking the AbilityOne Commission to submit a report by mid-November detailing how it's ensuring all products its partners sell are domestically sourced. The AbilityOne program is coming under new scrutiny for allegedly skirting the Buy American Act and…...
The government???s oldest obligations have long faced a gap between commitment and execution
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (389+ words) "There's all sorts of examples of when tribes are fully resourced and do well, there's spillovers for non-Native communities as well," said Rob Maxim. Terry Gerton Brookings has just put out a new report quantifying the continued under-investment by federal…...
The safety net you didn???t know you had: FEEA???s lifeline for federal workers
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (523+ words) What is the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund and how can it help you? Most federal employees don’t realize they’re one unexpected expense away from financial crisis. And even fewer know there’s a nonprofit built specifically to help them…...
Government is measuring how fast its AI works, not whether it actually worked
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (304+ words) Speed is not the same as a correct answer, and most agencies still cannot show, end to end, that a given case was decided correctly. I’ve named the missing piece “call ownership.” When no one owns a problem end to…...
It pays to think preventively: Easy health plan money most feds miss out on
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (614+ words) Hear how you can stop thinking of your health plan as something you simply have, and start thinking of it as something you can actively use. Open Season can feel like a once-a-year chore: compare a few premiums, make your…...
Your Next Mission: Preparing for a successful second career after federal service
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (482+ words) This episode of Fed Thread explores how Misty Cook helps senior federal civilian and military leaders navigate the transition out of government. A federal career can come with its own shorthand. Your agency’s name means something. Your title means something....
DoD launches EEO pilots amid push to curb???weaponization??? of equal opportunity programs
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (802+ words) The pilot programs are part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s broader effort to overhaul equal opportunity programs, which he claims have been “weaponized.” The Defense Department has launched three pilot programs that promise to reduce harassment and discrimination complaint processing…...
DoD hiring boards add secrecy, delays to civilian hiring
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (898+ words) Four committees have sprung up across the department to vet new employees, but officials aren't revealing much about their work so far. The Defense Department has begun bringing on civilian employees through the Trump administration’s new strategic hiring committees, raising…...