Cameron Hamilton's ouster comes a day after he told lawmakers "it would not be in the best interests of the American people" to eliminate FEMA.

Some IRS employees who accepted the first “deferred resignation" offer had to stay on the job through May 15 because the agency deemed their work “essential." ...

With an influx of new federal IT executives, most of whom haven’t been CIOs before, Federal CIO Greg Barbaccia offers some basic rules for them to live by.

"They're already pretty tech-savvy, it might just be one little certification that'll help them make that jump into tech," said Katherine Webster.

"There's an opportunity here to really fundamentally change while in relative peace, rather than having a major war change the department," said John Ferrari.

Almost nothing about the BCA happened according to plan. The 2011 law led to sudden cuts after a congressional failure to agree on long-term deficit reduction.

Modernizing on the fly took hold during the pandemic, and now public sector technologists say AI is propelling that iterative approach faster and forward.

"There's a reason that these entities continue to exist and are thriving in some situations from a financial perspective," said Brandt Leibe.

Through a sole-source contract, Workday will take over OPM HR systems for managing federal employee payroll, benefits, performance management and more.

"If I have less people, how do I do this but without those people? The clear answer is automation," Jeff Marshall said.

Multiple court orders are causing agencies to switch directions in their compliance with White House directives on collective ...