Management

Congress Takes Another Significant Step Toward Finally Making Postal Reform Law

Both parties and both chambers see eye to eye on the bill, marking a major development on the path to passing postal legislation, something Congress has tried and failed to accomplish for a decade.

Management

Republicans Press Biden to Bring Federal Employees Back to Their Offices Immediately

The administration has so far maintained its governmentwide 25% maximum capacity policy for federal buildings.

Workforce

House Easily Passes Measure to Boost Hiring, Bonuses at State Department

Lawmakers say the "momentous" authorization bill, the first in 20 years, would "prevent the politicization and targeting and impunity" that have hurt morale at the department in recent years.

Workforce

Panel Meets to Unearth Meddling in Federal Scientists' Work, Contemplate How to Avoid Future Interference

President Biden is hoping to add more teeth to scientific integrity policies across government.

Workforce

Biden Administration Floats Boosting Permanent Workforce to Process Migrant Children

Republicans blast current approach, including deployment of feds across government to the border.

Management

House Panel Advances Bipartisan Postal Overhaul Measure, USPS Board Gets New Members

The Postal Service could finally win legislative fixes it has sought for 15 years.

Workforce

Senate Panel Advances Measures to Reskill Feds, Ban Their TikTok Use

OPM would oversee an agency-led effort to get federal workers into new jobs.

Management

New Postal Overhaul Measure Wins Support From Key Republican

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan measure postal leadership has deemed essential for righting the ship at USPS.

Management

Postmaster General Vows to 'Consider' Critiques as USPS Announces Tanking Performance in Recent Months

Postal Service sees growing revenue, though losses persist as costs also soar.

Workforce

VA Seeks 125% Increase in Diversity and Inclusion Counselors

Lawmakers, stakeholders note that the Veterans Affairs Department has a long way to go to ensure equity in its workforce, particularly within senior executive ranks.

Management

White House Seeks Ideas on How Agencies Can Deliver Services More Equitably

The Biden administration wants to know its blindspots and biases in operating federal programs.

Workforce

Postal Service to Issue Layoff Notices Later This Month

USPS declined to specify how many positions would be eliminated, but said it aims to offer impacted workers opportunities for reassignment.

Management

USPS Defends Slower Mail Proposal Before Its Regulator

Regulatory commission will have final say on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's biggest reform.

Oversight

Lawmakers Look to Crack Down on White House's Discretion in Allocating Agency Funding

Democrats decry "unelected officials" who make spending decisions in communities they do not understand.

Management

Federal Workforce Views Biden Less Favorably Than American Public

Biden is making some inroads with Republican feds, a new survey shows.

Pay & Benefits

Administration Formally Launches Program Giving Feds Up to 15 Weeks Off for COVID-19 Related Illness, Child Care

Congress created a $570 million fund for the initiative, and once that runs out, workers will have to take personal leave or leave without pay.

Workforce

Biden Seeks IRS Spending Surge to Reverse Years of Staffing Cuts

Funding would go toward hiring enforcement personnel focused on high-income taxpayers and customer service staff.