Management
A small transportation safety agency is struggling to keep pace with growing responsibilities
Faced with “extremely limited resources" and the same staffing level it had 20 years ago, the NTSB is trying to do more with less.
Workforce
Using special funding and authorities, some agencies are finding big success in growing their workforces
The Biden administration is growing some workforces to previously unseen levels.
Management
Leaders in both parties agree to pursue a stopgap to avoid shutdown
The House and Senate remain significantly divided over spending for the rest of fiscal 2024.
Management
Hundreds of federal employees deploy to Hawaii to assist in wildfire response
Agencies with offices and personnel on the island are also scrambling to accommodate staff and provide continuity of services.
Management
USPS to offer discounts in hopes of boosting mail usage
The Postal Service hopes to boost revenue from its largest customers by up to $1.3 billion.
Workforce
Republicans push for hiring freeze at the Education Department
The department has yet to recover from the significant workforce losses is sustained under President Trump.
Management
Biden requests $40B to boost funding at select agencies
Border security, federal firefighter pay and Ukraine aid are part of the emergency request.
Management
DeJoy pledges to trim workforce costs as USPS continues to lose more money than expected
The Postal Service has found some success in eliminating costs from its network, but overall expenditures spiked in the most recent quarter.
Workforce
In battle with federal employee union, Biden fights to preserve the debt ceiling
The Biden administration is arguing that federal workers do not have standing in the case and it should therefore be thrown out.
Pay & Benefits
IRS needs to significantly ramp up use of bonus pay incentives, IG says
To meet its ambitious staffing goals, watchdog says IRS must start doling out cash.
Management
VA deploys medical units around the country to treat homeless vets
The number of homeless veterans has decreased dramatically over the last 15 years.
Management
DeSantis vows to 'start slitting throats' of federal workers on Day One of presidency
Federal workforce group calls the comments "disqualifying."
Oversight
House GOP demands info on Biden’s implementation of vaccine mandate for feds
A subcommittee is probing several agencies to look for "wrongdoing by government officials" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Management
USPS faces bipartisan pushback as it ramps up consolidation efforts
While lawmakers and employees ask the postmaster general to rethink his network changes, the Postal Service is accelerating the reforms.
Workforce
Biden administration to spend $100M-plus to restore jobs or offer payments to employees improperly fired
The settlement agreement resolves an issue that arose during the Trump administration.
Management
Biden grapples with the federal government’s role in a future fraught with extreme heat
Heat is a leading killer, but FEMA has not deployed for it as it has for floods and fires.
Management
DHS inspector general pays $1.2M settlement to former deputy
Joseph Cuffari has faced widespread allegations of misconduct, though he denies any wrongdoing.
Management
As Biden boosts legal immigration pathways, an implementing agency is pushed to the brink
Underresourced and overstretched, USCIS is struggling to keep pace with Biden’s immigration legacy.
Workforce
Measure to hasten firing of VA employees advances
The Biden administration has warned the new procedures are unnecessary and would only complicate the disciplinary process.
Workforce