Gary Peters

First Look

Senate bill aims to set more federal telework reporting requirements

A new bill from a pair of bipartisan Senators is calling on agencies to report more detailed, timely information on federal telework and office space.

Congress

FILE - This March 10, 2017 file photo shows the WhatsApp communications app on a smartphone, in New York. The messaging app WhatsApp has sued the Indian government seeking to defend its users' privacy and stop new rules that would require it to make messages “traceable” to external parties. WhatsApp filed the lawsuit Wednesday, May 26, 2021 in the Delhi High Court, and is arguing that the government rules regarding the traceability of messages are unconstitutional and undermine the fundamental right to privacy. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

First Look

Senate bill aims to bring federal records law into the age of ‘WhatsApp’

Agency Oversight

Hackers have ‘gone phishing’ at State, targeting paychecks and pensions

Federal Newscast

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Experts tell Congress how AI can help agencies improve service delivery

Artificial Intelligence

DeJoy says USPS network needs ‘major’ overhaul. But union, senators wary of impact

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, federal law enforcement personnel patrol outside the Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Courthouse in Phoenix. The U.S. Marshals Service lacks the capability of adequately detecting threats against federal judges across the nation and uses outdated security equipment to protect judges’ homes, the Justice Department’s inspector general said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Officers guarding fed facilities to get retention incentive amid staffing shortages

Management

TMF board member eyes more AI, automation projects

Artificial Intelligence

USPS regulator raises ‘alarm bells’ as agency board reins in its budget request

Agency Oversight

Bill roundup: Committee OKs Border Patrol pay raise, CBP hiring, permanent federal firefighter raise

Pay

Federal ‘experiment’ to fast-track sale of underutilized property falling behind on goals

Facilities/Construction

Federal prison system, cybersecurity, human capital and more on GAO’s high risk list

Agency Oversight

Login.gov’s problems further break down confidence in TTS, and now GSA

Current and former federal technology officials say the recent inspector general report on GSA’s Login.gov reinforced why working with the Technology…

Reporter's Notebook

Lawmakers take aim at changing how agencies buy software

In today’s Federal Newscast: Raising duplication issues, lawmakers takes aim at changing how agencies buy software. Firms that get CHIPS Act money might…

Federal Newscast

A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus sits near a screen showing China and U.S. flags as she listens to a speech by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Lanting Forum on bringing China-U.S. relations back to the right track, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the U.S. Monday to lift restrictions on trade and people-to-people contacts while ceasing what Beijing considers unwarranted interference in the areas of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Senators request review of consulting firms’ dual US-China relationships

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast: Concerned with potential damage to national security, two Senators have requested a review of consulting firms’ dual US-China relationships. The January 11 flight-delay fiasco leads the House to pass a bill requiring the FAA to fix the problem. And TSP millionaires have made a slight comeback.