Tom Temin

Volcker Alliance Senior Fellow Dustin Brown conducts the first of four discussions with colleges and universities as part of the organization's

Long-time OMB official lands COO post at SSA

Dustin Brown is the new chief operating officer and acting chief of staff at Social Security.

Federal Newscast

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How to avoid bad advice or outright fraud when finding financial advice

Defense News

NIST, Zoom, Teams, meeting software, IT, Security

Senate bill would tighten up Zoom, Teams security for government use.

Technology

DISA’s new five-year plan will consolidate support for the warfighter

Federal Newscast

80%, maybe 100%, of life is showing up…for lunch.

Federal Report

Coalition urges DoD to tackle obesity epidemic

Defense

FILE - In this June 19, 2015 file photo, Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration building is seen in Washington. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday, June 2, 2021 that Ali Bahrami, the head of FAA's aviation safety office, will step down at the end of June. Bahrami was among FAA officials who were criticized by lawmakers and relatives of passengers on Boeing Max jets that crashed. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FAA’s Data Challenge asks contestants to find and solve problems.

Technology

New wrinkle on the notion of postponing your federal retirement

Retirement

Pro-Russian hacktivists have breached American critical infrastructure networks

Federal Newscast

If you care about U.S. trade violation activity, there’s now a dashboard for that

Workforce

CISA makes significant progress deploying EDR tools on agency systems

Federal Newscast

This new zero-day cybersecurity threat aimed at critical infrastructure

On the cybersecurity front, every week seems to bring a new threat. A recent one in the category of advanced persistent threat is known as Volt Typhoon.

Cybersecurity

FTC rule on non-compete employees has contractors worried

Non-compete clauses have been an important tool for companies to protect intellectual property and ensure they get treated fairly when employees leave.

Contracting

Senators introduce bill authorizing new VA facilities in eight states

Federal Newscast

Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) say the VA needs additional facilities, as it delivers more to veterans than ever before.