"We're unfortunately less safe today than we were pre-9/11, so on September 10th, because of not the technology issues, but the people issues," said Max Stier.
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"That allows them to ... honor those men and women who answered the call not only on that fateful day 25 years ago, but in service," said Stephen Holley.
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CMS chief operating officer Kim Brandt and CIO Patrick Newbold say a new culture of delivering IT capabilities and scaling them quickly is taking hold.
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"We can all have sensitivity to it, regardless if you knew someone or not, or experienced 9/11 or not. It's still a strong, powerful story," said Paul Morando.
With CISA 2015 set to expire in September 2026, Congress has an opportunity to extend the statute beyond cyber to cover AI-related threats and mitigations.
After a final rule upending the RIF process took full effect, performance will now be the top priority, with seniority and tenure serving as tiebreakers.
An American flag is unfurled at the Pentagon in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at sunrise on the morning of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The American flag is draped over the site of impact at the Pentagon. In the foreground, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, opened in 2008 adjacent to the site, commemorates the lives lost at the Pentagon and onboard American Airlines Flight 77. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The DoDβs Warfighter Performance Optimization office is focused on four levels of effort to bring together policy and strategy for all services and agencies.
Federal workforce reductions led to loss of institutional knowledge, creating a need for agency leaders to pivot on employee development strategies, CHCOs say.
Federal News Network asked readers who were in federal agencies on 9/11 to share their experiences of that day, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
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βOur hope is that the vendors can then gain access to some of the classified conversations that they need to be at the table in,β Sarah Pearson said.
The gap between how fast software can be built and how fast it can be acquired is widening. At some point, it stops being inefficient and becomes dangerous.
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