Management
Senate advances another two-tiered stopgap spending bill
Facing a potential shutdown at the end of the week, Congress aims to push the deadlines into early March.
Oversight
House subpoenas VA over sexual harassment allegations
The department has asked for time to conduct its own investigation, but in a bipartisan vote, lawmakers declined to wait.
Management
House holds initial proceeding in GOP effort to impeach DHS secretary
Democrats, Biden administration call the attempt to impeach a cabinet secretary for the first time in nearly 150 years a politically motivated distraction.
Workforce
IRS plans to continue hiring spree despite setback in new budget deal
The agency hopes to hire 20,000 employees in fiscal 2024.
Management
Congress pivots to full-year funding bills after bipartisan agreement on spending levels
Deal would avoid major cuts but appropriators have just 10 days to avoid a partial government shutdown.
Management
VA to begin researching psychedelics as treatment option for veterans
Some evidence suggests the substances can assist with PTSD and depression.
Management
USPS struggles with theft as it begins ordering charging stations for forthcoming EVs
A review praised the mailing agency for ensuring the chargers would work.
Management
House GOP is obstructing progress at the border by blocking staffing surge, White House says
Republicans move forward with DHS secretary impeachment proceedings as the administration engages in border negotiations.
Management
You can now easily search through every executive in federal government
A modernized 'Plum Book' will provide more updated, accurate information on top agency officials.
Management
As Congress looks to avert a shutdown, sequester cuts and furloughs loom
Lawmakers will resume negotiations in January with daunting prospects in front of them.
Workforce
5 places where the White House prioritized 2023 hiring
To meet the increasing demand for government services and operational needs, the Biden administration targeted hiring surges at several agencies in 2023.
Management
DHS warns it’s running low on funds and borrowing personnel to manage border
As the number of migrants arriving at the border climbs, federal personnel are becoming overwhelmed.
Management
Seven agencies join forces in hopes of quickly implementing Biden's Climate Corps initiative
Many details of the program still must be sorted, though the Biden administration is promising 20,000 participants will be enrolled by the summer and receive a suite of benefits.
Oversight
Key federal agencies mostly followed procedure on Jan. 6, IG finds
The National Park Service could have taken more steps to prevent risks, auditor says, though organizer's lies made the planning more challenging.
Management
With congressional deal elusive, Biden administration ramps up border closures
DHS will reassign officers to assist Border Patrol in taking migrants into custody.
Workforce
State Department restores passport processing to pre-pandemic levels
A hiring surge and mandatory overtime has brought passport processing down to its lowest level in years.
Workforce
USPS’ workforce is very diverse. Its management is less so.
Historically disadvantaged groups fare worse than white colleagues in getting promoted to higher-level positions, new audit finds.
Management
Biden to require feds to take public transit, other ‘green’ options when traveling
Federal employees should also consider bike sharing or not traveling at all under new guidance.
Pay & Benefits
Supreme Court to hear arguments on federal employee furlough case
The case was significantly delayed as the agency that initially hears federal worker appeals was non-functional for five years.
Workforce
House moves to save DHS office, and hundreds of jobs, from elimination
The Senate has just a few months to take action or the office will shutter.
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