Federal/State/Local

The 2021 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Workforce Recognition Awards Ceremony has recognized some of the teams and individuals who went above and beyond to keep the United States safe.

The Administration is formally establishing the U.S. Council on Transnational Organized Crime (USCTOC), bringing together six key departments and agencies involved in counter-transnational organized crime efforts.

One potential method for developing digital services staff is the creation of a digital service academy—similar to military academies—to train future civil servants in the digital skills needed to modernize government.

The settlement resolves allegations that from January 2016 through January 2017, ADSI submitted proposals for contracts that included an unapproved cost rate to which ADSI was not entitled.

A Government Accountability Office review has found that the Transportation Security Administration may be risking rail passenger safety by failing to engage with other surface transportation stakeholders.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration has announced a total of $25 billion in Federal funding allocations to help U.S. public transportation systems respond to COVID-19.

On April 1, additional Inspectors General were appointed to join the committee coordinating oversight of federal funds used for coronavirus response.

Medical guidance continues to be that masks are not recommended as protection against COVID-19, however, masks will be made available to employees who choose to wear them.