Workforce
Postal Service Indicates Layoffs Could Be on the Horizon
USPS says it hopes to find landing spots for impacted workers as it implements "administrative reductions."
Management
Biden Proposes $28B to Revamp Federal Buildings, More for Electrified Federal Fleet
The $2 trillion infrastructure proposal includes reshaping how federal buildings are funded and a new directive for the Postal Service.
Oversight
Thirty-Five Trump Appointees Have Converted to Career Federal Jobs Over the Last Year
Six more Trump-era politicals who sought to "burrow in" at the 11th hour are currently pending review.
Management
Agencies Can Continue Making Special COVID-19 Hires Through 2021, OPM Says
Some agencies have used the authority to dramatically ramp up their hiring.
Workforce
Groups Renew Push to Finally Make Federal Employee Appeals Board Fully Functional
More than 3,000 federal worker appeals are currently languishing before the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Management
VA Is at a Crossroads As It Kicks Off BRAC-Style Review of Medical Facilities
A commission could soon recommend closures of VA medical facilities, or call for more of them.
Workforce
Biden Asks Feds Across Government to Volunteer to Assist at the Border
Employees would serve four-month stints and work directly with migrant children.
Management
Biden Administration Issues New Guidance Instructing Agencies to Start Tracking Goals Again
White House reversed last-minute Trump policy to end the practice of developing and monitoring agency objectives.
Management
Cutting Post Office Hours, Closing Plants and Slowing Mail Accompany Growth Efforts in USPS Break-Even Plan
Louis DeJoy sets 10-year timeline to reverse more than a decade of losses at the Postal Service.
Management
Agencies Face Significant Challenges in Distributing Unprecedented Sums of COVID-19 Relief
Some agencies are already running into hurdles, while others hope recent experience will ease the process.
Workforce
In 'Landmark' Ruling, Court Raises Threshold for Firing Feds
Agencies must do more to prove feds were actually performing poorly, court says in precedent-setting decision.
Management
Dozens of Lawmakers Call on Biden to Replace Entire USPS Board
Biden has nominated individuals to fill three vacancies, but House members say board must start from scratch.
Workforce
Lawmakers Discuss Ways to Rebuild Federal Scientific Workforce After Exodus Under Trump
Staffing shortages are forcing agencies to defer action on critical work.
Workforce
Group Says Biden Administration Is Firing a Whistleblower Using Revoked Trump Rules
The firing would be a "violation of the president's directive," employee argues.
Management
Biden Taps FEMA to Run Interagency Effort to House Record Influx of Migrant Children
Agencies have struggled to keep pace with the unprecedented number of unaccompanied minors arriving at the southwest border.
Management
Postmaster General to Propose $40 Billion Investment in USPS in Forthcoming Plan
Some of those funds would go toward development of the workforce, which has seen growing turnover.
Management
House Overwhelmingly Backs Expanding Who VA Vaccinates
Lawmakers look to further leverage the Veterans Affairs Department's successful vaccine rollout.
Management
USPS Is Already Facing Legal Action Over DeJoy's Forthcoming Mail Slowdowns
Lawsuit stems from the Postal Service's performance during the election, which generally won good reviews in a new IG report released Tuesday.
Management
Biden Administration Gives Agencies More Time to Appoint Officials to Transition-Designated Positions
Agencies said they needed more time to appoint individuals to help segue from Trump's policies to Biden's.
Management