The former Treasury CIO served five years in a tough position, before going on to help set up the Department of Homeland Security.

I think this just compounds upon about a year and a half of different policies that give a lot of fear to federal employees," John Hatton said.

Basically, everyone here on the Hill has the same question: why did President Trump wait so long to nominate Jay Clayton?" said Mitchell Miller.

A provision would require contractors to submit a defense investment plan to increase production capacity or face restrictions on shareholder distributions.

A new memo aims to safeguard military, intelligence and classified systems from advanced security threats, amid concerns about AI-driven cyber attacks.

Employees need to feel safe when they are practicing new things or when they are learning new things," said Priyanka Dave.

Family and medical leave remains unpaid, which lawmakers say makes federal recruitment and retention more difficult.

Colin Crosby, the deputy commandant for information and service data officer for the Marine Corps, said the service is embracing a data-centric future.