Employee Policy
Senators want to know how agencies are spending money to meet management goals
A new bipartisan bill would empower a central office to coordinate and track execution of the president's management agenda. Two senators, each from their separate side of the aisle, are digging into the issue.
Management
Lawmakers Are Setting a Tight Schedule to Avoid a Government Shutdown
Senate Democrats plan to unveil a bill Wednesday, but will hold off on a vote in an effort to rally support for it.
Management
A Pair of Senators Wants to Know How Agencies Are Spending Money to Meet Management Goals
A new bipartisan bill would empower a central office to coordinate and track execution of the president's management agenda.
Employee Policy
Deployed FEMA responders will receive new job protections now, after much-hailed reform
Officials say the change will help retain key personnel and avoid staffing crises.
Employee Policy
Lawmakers want to know if the Biden administration needs more money to protect feds
Amid rising threats, Democrats ask if DHS is doing enough to ensure federal employees are safe.
Workforce
IRS Has the Funding to Hire Tens of Thousands. Can It Actually Do So?
IRS hiring has been thrust into the spotlight, but augmenting the agency's workforce is still far from guaranteed.
Workforce
Deployed FEMA Responders Will Receive New Job Protections Now That Congress Has Passed Much Hailed Reform
Officials say the change will help retain key personnel and avoid staffing crises.
Employee Policy
Appeals court: Where does presidential power to force feds to vax end?
The fate of President Biden's vaccine mandate once again hangs in the balance.
Workforce
Lawmakers Want to Know if the Biden Administration Needs More Money to Protect Feds
Amid rising threats, Democrats ask if DHS is doing enough to ensure federal employees are safe.
Pay
Lawmakers eye stopgap spending measure, to avoid shutdown through mid-December
Congress must iron out several wrinkles before passing the bill.
Management
Appeals Court: Where Does POTUS' Power to Force Feds to Vax End?
The fate of President Biden's vaccine mandate once again hangs in the balance.
Management
Lawmakers Eye a Stopgap Spending Measure to Avoid a Shutdown Through Mid-December
Congress must iron out several wrinkles before passing the bill.
Workforce
A Space Workforce Initiative Launches Amid Concerns NASA Has Insufficient Staffing for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA first identified its failure to plan for its workforce needs over the long term in 2016, but has yet to address the issue.
Management
USPS Could Lose Its Relatively New Authority to Raise Rates Above Inflation Under a New Bill
Lawmakers question the need for the authority, as well as Louis DeJoy's plans to consolidate mail sorting operations away from post offices.
Management
Biden Administration at Odds With the IG Over the Scrutiny Afghans Received Before Entering the U.S.
DHS cannot be sure it properly screened the evacuees, the IG said, raising the possibility it admitted "criminals, suspected terrorists or other nefarious actors."
Employee Policy
Thousands of FDA employees could face furloughs or RIFs if Congress doesn't act soon
Congressional inaction would leave FDA's drug and biologics evaluation with limited capacity to function.
Employee Policy
VA to offer abortions in limited cases
In a policy reversal, the Department of Veterans Affairs is following the Dobbs decision by allowing VA doctors to terminate pregnancies caused by rape or incest, or that threaten the mother's life.
Workforce
Thousands of FDA Employees Could Face Furloughs or RIFs if Congress Doesn't Act Soon
Congressional inaction would leave FDA's drug and biologics evaluation with limited capacity to function.
Employee Policy
Climate-based trainings and performance plans are coming for federal employees
The Biden administration wants a workforce capable of helping it meet its sustainability goals.
Management