Presidents Obama, Trump and Biden all sought at various times to increase Border Patrol staffing, but those efforts have largely been unsuccessful.

Trump promises pay raises and bonuses to spark a DHS hiring spree

Sponsor Content

GovExec TV: Five Questions with Scott Yaroschuk

We sat down with CEO Scott Yaroschuk to discuss how the intersection of technology, people, and processes are driving lasting impact and innovation.

Pay & Benefits

OPM sets up leave transfer program for feds impacted by Milton

Federal workers will soon be able to donate unused leave to their colleagues who need time to recover after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida Wednesday.

Oversight

HHS to crack down on providers blocking access to electronic medical records

The Health and Human Services Department has received more than a thousand claims of blocked or stymied access to electronic health record information in recent years.

Workforce

Young people don’t trust the federal government, but will work for it

The Partnership for Public Service suggested that federal agencies could consider partnering with social media influencers to build trust with young people.

Sponsor Content

The State of AI-powered Business Transformation in Government

Discover how Pacesetters leverage AI-powered workflows to drive faster time to value, build trust, and prepare for an evolving risk.

Management

To solve global warming, fund climate science with climate communication

COMMENTARY | The government isn’t investing enough in the communication of climate science, writes two observers.

Workforce

Federal personnel are facing threats during hurricane response, DHS chief warns

As misinformation swirls, posters online have vowed to send militias and 'shoot' federal workers responding to recent disasters.

Pay & Benefits

Time for the fall deadlines

A checklist to help you prioritize as you sort through your federal retirement and insurance benefits.

Pay & Benefits

Cost-of-living adjustments will decline for federal retirees again in 2025

For the second straight year, former federal workers will see a smaller increase to their defined-benefit annuities in January, with FERS retirees set for a 2% increase and CSRS annuitants a 2.5% bump.

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Tech

GSA's Login to offer face recognition to customer agencies

Agencies using the government-created service will have the option to incorporate new face-matching capabilities or stick with existing offerings.

Tech

Hill Dems question IRS on identity verification requirements for Direct File

Taxpayers had to go through outsourced identity verification to use Direct File during the last tax season, a level of assurance the lawmakers note is not required for commercial tax prep companies.

Oversight

OPM’s retirement backlog has fallen off the agency’s list of top management challenges

The Office of Personnel Management’s inspector general last month reported that the federal government’s dedicated HR agency faces taller tasks in the form of launching a health insurance program for postal workers and verifying enrollees’ eligibility for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

Updated Management

Officials describe rosy future for problem-plagued background check system overhaul

One interagency official said a long-awaited implementation strategy for the National Background Investigation Services system would be released this week.

Management

FEMA vows readiness as it prepares responses to concurrent crises

The emergency management agency has all the staff it needs for Helene and Milton work, administrator says.

Tech

HHS looks to balance use of clinical data in AI with safety, bias considerations

The agency’s acting chief artificial intelligence officer discussed the future of AI in healthcare delivery.

Workforce

USPS employees in hurricane-ravaged areas deal with loss—and still make their deliveries

Postal workers are navigating downed power lines, fallen trees, sinkholes, and their own tragic circumstances as they carry mail for devastated communities.

Pay & Benefits

A closer look at 2025 FEHB premiums

Open Season is just a few weeks away, and costs are increasing this year. What does that mean for federal employees?

Management

Bipartisan Senate duo seeks to push IRS customer service forward

The tax agency is already working on some of the items in the bill — like improving online accounts.

Management

EEOC touts more than two decades of data-based agency anti-discrimination policy

Management Directive 715, which debuted in 2003, has improved EEO data collection in the federal workforce, providing better insights.

Management

Trump’s refusal, so far, of transition assistance creates a ‘real risk’ for government continuity

The Harris campaign has reached agreements with GSA and the White House on presidential transition preparations.

Tech

Trump and Harris are sharply divided on science, but share common ground on US technology policy

The candidates have demonstrated different budget priorities when it comes to the role of science and research funding in the federal government, but have taken similar approaches in the technology competition with China.