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The bill is the latest of several legislative attempts to block an executive order that could remake parts of the civil service into at-will employees.

Crisis situations like this one can induce the fog-of-war and lead to tradeoffs during remediation. While we may not know the full extent of the damage for some time, as is always the case in an event like this, we need to stop the bleeding. We must not afford the adversary an easy path to more information.

The incoming Biden-Harris administration announced a $1.9 trillion "rescue" package to help Americans whose incomes have taken a hit from the pandemic, which includes a major uptick in technology spending to secure government systems and spur modernization.

Telework made the idea of bringing your own device a top priority as the Defense Information Systems Agency begins transitioning to a permanent version of the commercial virtual remote environment.

The Defense Departments top buyer, Ellen Lord, said the incoming Biden administration will have to contend with adversarial investments and cybersecurity weaknesses in the contractor base.

By Natalie Alms   The west front of the U.S. Capitol, the traditional site of presidential inauguration ceremonies, on Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo credit: Alex Gakos/Shutterstock.com) The Office of Personnel Management is urging federal employees to telework through next week, and asking agencies to use "all available workplace flexibility options" for employees who might otherwise come to work in Washington, D.C amid the potential security threats and road shutdowns in the nations capital posed by t...

With the Senate Armed Services Committee prepping to hear the nomination of retired Army General Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of defense, some lawmakers are concerned about preserving civilian control of the U.S. military.

Quick Hits *** Many corporate political donors and political action committees are pausing political donations in response to the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6. In some instances, PACs and corporations are ceasing all funding activity and in other cases, donations are being frozen for lawmakers who voted in the House or Senate to object to certifying the results of the presidential election. Washington Technology reported on Tuesday that government contractors including Leidos, Northr...

  NASA has elevated acting CIO Jeff Seaton to the post of permanent CIO. The change was announced in a Jan. 13 email to staff. Seaton has served as the space agencys deputy CIO and before that was CIO of NASAs Langley Research Center from 2011 to 2018. Seaton was also CTO at Langley before moving to the CIO post there. He joined the agency in 1991 as an engineer. Seaton takes over as NASAs CIO shop is struggling to implement the control over enterprisewide technology spending mandated in the F...

Civil rights groups caution that the rule change that allows faith-based organizations that are also federal contractors to favor their members in hiring could lead to employment discrimination.