FEMA

Visual representation of cloud computing.

FEMA’s cloud journey hitting uphill portion of marathon

Charlie Armstrong, the chief information officer at FEMA, said two recent successful migrations of applications to the cloud demonstrates progress.

Ask the CIO

Peter Musurlian

HUD has work to do, to stop duplication of benefits

Management

More than 1,500 federal personnel respond to Hurricane Idalia

Federal Newscast

Congress is on vacation and FEMA is running out of money

Congress

<p>FEMA artifact at the FEMA Head Quarter building in Washington, DC.</p>

The case for reforming the federal disaster relief system

Management

After walking down a gravel road to do recon on a fire cresting into the trees, a wildland firefighter grimaces as he walks back to his crew on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at the Bedrock Fire north of Lenore, Idaho. Lenore is about 30 miles east of Lewiston, Idaho. (Pete Caster/Lewiston Tribune via AP)

White House asks Congress to keep firefighters from falling off the pay cliff

Budget

USDA, EPA increasing in-office requirements for agency managers and supervisors

Workforce

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2017 file photo, Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico. Federal authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, that they have arrested two former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Authority and the former president of a major disaster relief contractor, accusing them of bribery and fraud in the efforts to restore electricity to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

A Defense agency helps a civilian agency with a key post-disaster function

Defense

Even Presidential Rank Awardees must deal with the TSP web site

Tom Temin Commentary

Navy CDO Sasala jumps ship to the Army

Reporter's Notebook

National Guard personnel under Title 32 duty status, in which the federal government funds 100% of the cost for the troops. Over 28,000 activated National Guard troops are helping state and local governments with: 🔹 Logistical support in warehouses to support food distribution 🔹 Medical screening and testing 🔹 Supporting correctional facilities Learn more about this and other types of federal support for COVID-19 response:

Meet the guy who makes sure FEMA arrives at a disaster fully prepared

Workforce

When it comes to its workforce, FEMA has some work to do

A survey back in 2019 showed nearly a third of employees at FEMA had experienced discrimination or harassment. Since then the agency has taken a number…

Agency Oversight

GAO calls on FEMA to help more people in need of rebuilding their homes

In today’s Federal Newscast: The GAO calls on FEMA to help more people in need of rebuilding their homes. The percentage of contract protests drops by…

Federal Newscast

How two letters of the alphabet blew an award protest into a court case

Contracts/Awards

Smith Pachter McWhorter procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo explained a contract award dispute that hinged on the spelling of a name.