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07/28/2025

Federal employees say in a new survey that they are experiencing high levels of anxiety, stress, sleep deprivation, anger outbursts and depression. Read this story by Anastasia Obis.

Federal employees say in a new survey that they are experiencing high levels of anxiety, stress, sleep deprivation, anger outbursts and depression.

07/28/2025

The IRS is trying to modernize a more than 50-year-old IT system that’s critical to its work every filing season. Read this story by Jory Heckman.

The project also comes at a time when the IRS is sharing its sensitive data with DHS and DOGE officials.

07/28/2025

The Trump administration says federal employees, while at work, can try to persuade their colleagues to adopt their own religious beliefs. Read this story by Drew Friedman.

The Trump administration says federal employees, while at work, can try to persuade their colleagues to adopt their own religious beliefs.

07/28/2025

Sean Plankey, the nominee for director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said he'd "allow the operators to operate" at the cyber agency, while focusing on the agency's core missions. Read this story by Justin Doubleday.

Sean Plankey, the nominee for CISA director, said he'd "allow the operators to operate" at the cyber agency, while focusing on the agency's core missions.

07/28/2025

The quantum era of cybersecurity has begun in policy and procurement requirements. The age of classical encryption is drawing to a close. Read this commentary by Karl Holmqvist.

The quantum era of cybersecurity has begun in policy and procurement requirements. The age of classical encryption is drawing to a close.

07/28/2025

There’s always tension between using the newest, most cutting-edge technology, ensuring it's secure and even securing networks against it. Read this commentary by Chris Townsend.

Government agencies have a unique opportunity to enhance their operations by integrating AI-driven search systems, GenAI and a data mesh architecture.

07/28/2025

There’s always tension between using the newest, most cutting-edge technology, ensuring it's secure and even securing networks against it. Read this story by Daisy Thornton.

There’s always tension between using the newest, most cutting-edge technology, ensuring it's secure and even securing networks against it.

07/28/2025

The House may be out, but the Senate returns this week with a lot still up in the air. Appropriations are moving slowly as two bills have cleared the House, and only one is pending in the Senate. A continuing resolution looks likely, and talk of a shutdown is already starting. Meanwhile, redistricting is back in the spotlight. WTOP News’ Mitchell Miller joined the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to break down what’s ahead.

"The Senate will be staying in session and they're really trying to get a lot of these confirmation hearings wrapped up," WTOP's Mitchell Miller said.

07/28/2025

If nothing changes, Social Security benefits will start to decline by 2034. There are simply more people drawing Social Security benefits than there are people paying into the program. There is a lot of talk about how to solve the problem, but so far, not much action. Dr. Gopi Shah Goda, director of the Retirement Security Project and senior fellow in Economic Studies at The Brookings Institution, joined the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to discuss what ideas might work.

"Starting in 2034, the Social Security Trustees say that they'll only be able to cover 81% of promised benefits," Dr. Gopi Shah Goda said.

07/28/2025

Between the largest force reduction in its history and major workforce realignments, the Social Security Administration has been struggling to deliver basic services. Kathleen Romig, director of Social Security and Disability Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, joined the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton with more details on the impacts of these staffing reductions.

The DOGE-driven reductions at SSA "is threatening customer service for all the retirees, survivors and people with disabilities," Kathleen Romig said.

07/25/2025

The U.S. Department of State laid off nearly 1,350 employees earlier this month, but certain bureaus and offices are feeling those cuts more than others.

Overall, a small percentage of employees who received RIF notices were terminated by accident, and have since been reinstated.

07/24/2025

For the 22nd in our series of 25 transformative moments in government over the past 25 years, Federal News Network's Jared Serbu digs into how the 2014 Act improved federal spending transparency by changing the way agencies tracked and reported spending data.

The DATA Act transformed the way federal agencies collect and report their spending information, changing culture around budget transparency along the way.

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