Management

The FBI Reportedly Prefers Virginia For Its New Headquarters, Drawing Heat from the Maryland Delegation

This comes as the House Republicans backed off holding the FBI director in contempt of Congress. 

  • Courtney Bublé

With Feds Working 'Wherever Their Hearts Desire,' Agencies Should Sell Off More Buildings, Lawmakers Say

Officials contend bureaucratic tussling is preventing agencies from making billions in federal property sales.

  • Eric Katz

Mike Pence is Jockeying Against Donald Trump for the Republican Presidential Nomination – Joining the Ranks of Just One Vice President Who, in 1800, Also Ran Against a Former Boss

  • Shannon Bow O'Brien, The Conversation

Workers at Federal Health Care Call Centers Strike in Florida, Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana

Strikes center on wages, layoffs at Virginia-based communications contractor Maximus.

  • Mitch Perry

It’s Been 6-Plus Years Without a Permanent Head of Governmentwide Financial Management

The last presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed controller at the Office of Management and Budget left in January 2017.

  • Courtney Bublé

Political Compromises – Like the Debt-Limit Deal – Have Never Been Substitutes for Lasting Solutions

Compromises buy time and can be necessary to handle emergencies, but are often temporary fixes.

  • Maurizio Valsania

Lawmakers Flock to Prevent Birds From Dying in Collisions With Public Buildings

Animal protection advocates in Congress have been trying for over a decade to get the government to take steps to make federal buildings more bird-friendly.

  • Courtney Bublé

Senate Passes Debt Deal, Agency Spending Freeze Bill Headed to Biden's Desk

Bipartisan leaders pledge to pass fiscal 2024 funding bills to avoid a sequestration next year.

  • Eric Katz

Federal Agencies Could Save $6B by Electrifying Their Fleets, Report Finds

President Biden has ordered agencies to take swift action to stop buying polluting vehicles.

  • Eric Katz

House Passes Debt Deal That Would Freeze Agency Spending

The Senate has just a few days to act to avoid forcing federal workers to miss paychecks.

  • Eric Katz

To Have Better Disagreements, Change Your Words – Here are 4 Ways to Make Your Counterpart Feel Heard and Keep the Conversation Going

Conversational receptiveness can help keep both parties engaged.

  • Julia Minson

Possible Hold Up of FBI Headquarters Funding Slammed by Democrats

“Reasonable people can debate where the new FBI headquarters should be located, but there is no question that a new headquarters is desperately needed,” said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.

  • Courtney Bublé

Budget and Tech Challenges Loom Over IRS's Direct File Pilot

The news of the forthcoming pilot was followed this week by a compromise debt ceiling bill that includes reallocating $20 billion of the funding the IRS got as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.

  • Natalie Alms
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Agencies Launch an Initiative to Better Identify Minority-Owned Contractors

The joint effort between the Small Business Administration and the General Services Administration aims to make it easier for federal procurement officials to connect with small, disadvantaged businesses across sectors.

  • Chris Riotta

It’s Time to Act on the Workforce Portion of the President’s Management Agenda

Despite human capital reforms being referenced in recent management agendas, not much has actually changed.

  • Marcus L. Hill

​​DOJ Has a Newly Updated Policy on Preventing Bias in Federal Law Enforcement

Advocacy groups said the update to a 2014 version is a good start, but doesn’t go far enough. 

  • Courtney Bublé

Debt Limit Deal Would Save Feds' Paychecks, But Freeze Agency Spending

The agreement also reduces shutdown threats, plus other takeaways for federal employees.

  • Eric Katz

Government Agencies Work to Document the Painful Past of Indian Boarding Schools

The National Endowment for the Humanities has earmarked $4 million to support the digitization of records from the United States’ system of 408 federal Indian boarding schools.

  • Kristi Eaton

Debt Defaults are not Shutdowns, But Both Raise Money Fears

Question number one that companies in the government market want answered is how payments for their work on contracts will, or will not, happen in a debt default situation. No one knows for sure.

  • Ross Wilkers

Coronavirus Roundup: The Last One

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

  • Courtney Bublé

With Days Until Feds Could Miss Paychecks, White House and Republicans Inch Closer to Averting a Default

The gap between the two sides is narrowing.

  • Eric Katz