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OMB announces new deputy federal chief information officer

A well-known chief information officer will join the Office of Management and Budget under federal CIO Suzette Kent.

By Andrew Eversden

4 years ago

FEMA didn’t ‘effectively’ deploy employees to disaster areas, says watchdog

The disaster response agency didn't provide accurate employee information to field offices amid the 2017 and 2018 disaster seasons, and lacked sufficient employee development programs, according to the GAO.

By Andrew Eversden

4 years ago

FEMA has a whirlwind of IT problems

An inspector general report found that FEMA's IT deficiencies have hampered disaster response.

By Andrew Eversden

5 years ago

US negotiating possible ‘resolution’ in Russian agent case

Lawyers for Maria Butina and prosecutors in Washington made the disclosure in a joint court filing, the first acknowledgement that the 30-year-old is potentially working on a plea deal or some other conclusion to her case.

5 years ago

How FEMA’s tough 2017 lessons are informing disaster response

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's lessons learned from last year have informed disaster response in 2018 — and could prove critical as Hurricane Michael bears down on the Gulf Coast.

By Jessie Bur

6 years ago

Trump: No statehood for Puerto Rico with critics in office

Trump lobbed fresh broadsides at San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, a critic of his administration's response to hurricanes on the island last year, during a radio interview with Fox News' Geraldo Rivera that aired Monday.

6 years ago

Federal CIO event celebrates women in IT, seeks to include more

Though the federal government outpaces the private sector in female representation among its IT workforce, agency leadership says there is more that can be done.

By Jessie Bur

6 years ago

IG to probe FEMA contracts to tiny firm

The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog is investigating how a fledgling Florida company won more than $30 million in contracts for desperately needed disaster relief supplies in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.

6 years ago

Senators want probe of firm that defaulted on FEMA contract

Seven senators are urging the internal government watchdog at the Department of Homeland Security to investigate how a tiny Florida company won more than $30 million in contracts for desperately needed relief supplies following Hurricane Maria.

6 years ago

The hackers' hit list: 6 prime targets

The hackers who disrupted the U.S. presidential election had ambitions well beyond Hillary Clinton’s campaign, targeting the emails of Ukrainian officers, Russian opposition figures, U.S. defense contractors and thousands of others of interest to the Kremlin.

7 years ago

FEMA chief says agency didn’t approve Whitefish contract

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency spoke to Congress Tuesday, offering testimony that also slammed the $300 million Whitefish contract in Puerto Rico.

7 years ago

Puerto Rico utility moves to scrap $300M Whitefish contract

The announcement came hours after Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello urged the utility to scrap the deal for Whitefish’s help in rebuilding the electrical system from the damage inflicted by Hurricane Maria.

7 years ago