The bipartisan infrastructure bill would create a new research agency in the Department of Transportation called the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Infrastructure (ARPA-I), but it would operate without civil service job protections. Lisa Rein, federal government reporter at the Washington Post, said the government would be establishing ARPA-I outside the normal civil service system because of […]
Proposal for new research agency highlights federal hiring system challenges Lisa Rein, federal government reporter at the Washington Post, discusses the creation of a new research agency in the Department of Transportation New recordkeeping system allowing Thrift Savings Plan board to decrease budget Kim Weaver, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift […]
The bipartisan infrastructure bill would create a new research agency in the Department of Transportation called the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Infrastructure (ARPA-I), but it would operate without civil service job protections. Lisa Rein, federal government reporter at the Washington Post, said the government would be establishing ARPA-I outside the normal civil service system because of […]
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) has a slightly smaller budget for fiscal 2022. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board approved the budget of $496 million for the next fiscal year. Kim Weaver, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, said the board’s transition to a new recordkeeping platform, which will go […]
The United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to hire 100,000 new employees by the end of this calendar year. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy also hopes to reduce the high turnover rates in the department. Danny Werfel, managing director and partner at Boston Consulting Group, former controller at the Office of Management and Budget and former […]
No way to eliminate risk of terrorist attacks in an evacuation, says former defense official Anthony Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses lessons learned from Afghanistan and the Pentagon’s counterterrorism strategy going forward New Biden administration effort seeks to involve more parties in cybersecurity, […]
Explosions outside the Kabul airport killed a number of U.S. service members and caused civilian casualties. The escalation of violence has complicated the Biden administration’s plan to evacuate those remaining in Afghanistan. Anthony Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former director of intelligence assessment in […]
Recent high-profile cybersecurity attacks show that both the public and private sectors are at risk. The Biden administration has a new plan for a “whole-of-nation” effort to address cyber threats. The White House says nearly half a million cybersecurity jobs in both the public and private sectors remain vacant. Ari Schwartz, managing director of cybersecurity […]
