Nancy Mace

Lawmakers push skills-based hiring for federal contractors

The bipartisan ACCESS Act, if enacted, would remove college degree requirements from jobs in the federal contracting space.

Hiring/Retention

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GSA CIO, IG spar over purchase of China-made video conferencing cameras

Cybersecurity

FILE - Republican Nancy Mace talks to supporters during her election night party on Nov. 3, 2020, in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mace is set to meet two GOP challengers on the debate stage, Monday, May 23, 2022, who are seeking to oust her from South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. (AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)

Congresswoman blasts GSA for purchasing Chinese tech

Federal Newscast

3 takeaways from the FITARA 17 scorecard roundtable

Reporter's Notebook

Connolly runs out of patience waiting for Republicans to get on FITARA bus

Technology

Technology Modernization Fund getting a legislative facelift

Congress

House bill would require federal contractors to adopt cyber vulnerability disclosure policy

Cybersecurity

Now both chambers of Congress are investigating Microsoft email breach

Cybersecurity

Cisneros to leave Pentagon in early September after controversial tenure

Defense

Bipartisan bill would bar agencies from denying job applicants over weed use

Hiring/Retention

Pentagon officials facing more heat over decision to cancel MyTravel

Defense News

House Oversight Committee advances bills affecting cyber, AI for feds

Bills to modernize cybersecurity hiring, broaden AI training and streamline regulatory documents advance out of the House Oversight and Accountability…

Cybersecurity

Pentagon offers new explanation for why it cancelled huge travel modernization project

DoD made the highly unexpected decision to cancel the $374 million replacement for its aging Defense Travel System in May. The explanation it’s given to…

Defense News

Over half of GAO’s high-risk areas stem from critical skills gaps

Agency Oversight

22 of the 37 items on GAO’s list of vulnerable federal programs and broad government challenges stem from issues of mission-critical skills gaps in the federal workforce.