Tech
CISA and HHS look to help the health sector ramp up cyber hygiene
Agency resources are intended to address the longstanding challenges health systems and hospitals have faced from increasingly advanced cyberattacks.
Workforce
Private sector’s best practices can help agencies bring feds back to the office
COMMENTARY | Federal agencies can help employees ease their way back into the office this fall by creating a healthy and flexible workplace culture, writes one observer.
Workforce
‘There’s no fat left to trim’: FLRA chairwoman warns of possible furloughs in 2024
The agency tasked with overseeing labor-management relations in the federal government had a smaller budget in fiscal 2023 than it did in 2004.
Management
House picks new speaker, but shutdown threat looms
Federal agency missions often take a back seat amid preparations for a funding lapse.
News
After three weeks of stalemate, Louisiana's Mike Johnson is elected speaker of the House
Johnson, who does not have a strong bipartisan track record, will be tasked with working with the Democratic-controlled Senate on a quickly approaching Nov.17 government funding deadline.
Management
USPS significantly ramps up payouts for those who help convict mail thieves
The Postal Service touts progress in crime crack down despite pushback from watchdogs and employee groups.
Management
Legacy programs stymie Biden's efforts to boost equity in infrastructure spending
Communities of color benefit when federal agencies pick transportation projects, but most infrastructure money is doled out using old rules that favor whiter areas, according to a new report from the Urban Institute.
Pay & Benefits
Bill would significantly raise the on-duty death benefit for fed workers
A bipartisan group of lawmakers want to increase the amount tenfold.
Management
Lawmakers propose establishing a new customer experience chief at OMB
A House bill would also have agencies tap a senior official to coordinate improvements to government services.
Workforce
IRS chief confident tax experts will make the 'financial sacrifice' necessary to work for his agency
The commissioner on Tuesday defended his implementation of new funds to skeptical Republicans.
Management
‘Historic agreement’ reached between VA and Cherokee Nation to expand veterans care in Oklahoma
The clinic, which will serve both non-Native and Indigenous veterans, is expected to open early next year.
Management
GOP’s House paralysis is a crisis in a time of crises
The House remains in limbo, with action needed as budget deadlines loom and a war between Israel and Hamas threatens to spread to other fronts.
Management
FBI’s new headquarters plan was not influenced by the Trump White House, watchdog says
An inspector general report four years in the making found that FBI officials nixed a plan to move its headquarters to suburban Washington, D.C., for reasons not related to alleged political pressure from the Trump administration.
Management
GSA starts the bidding for employee travel system competition
The General Services Administration will choose a single company to provide a "configurable (and) commercial" service that manages travel and expense services for other civilian agencies.
Pay & Benefits
FEHB: Here’s what’s new for Open Season 2024
Expanded infertility coverage and increased premiums are among some of the changes federal employees can expect during Open Season this year.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers revive bill to let ex-temps make catch-up retirement contributions
Currently, Federal Employees Retirement System employees who began their careers as temporary or seasonal workers must work longer to receive their full retirement benefits.
Workforce
State Dept. expands capacity for training and onboarding amid hiring surge
Middle East war demonstrates need for a competent diplomatic workforce, State Secretary Antony Blinken says.
Oversight
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on federal agency contacts with social media firms
The ruling frees up federal agencies to contact social network platform owners about content moderation issues and other matters, pending the resolution of a court case.
Management
How the U.S. Postal Service is doing cloud 'right'
The United States Postal Service CIO explained her agency started its cloud journey early and maintains a business objectives focus for migrations.
News