Workforce

USCIS Pleads for Money to Avoid Furloughs, Democrats Float Making the Funds Contingent on Policy Changes

"Don't send us home," employee implores lawmakers at hearing.

Management

After Months of Negotiations, Postal Service Reaches Agreement for $10B Loan From Treasury

Congress authorized the loan in March, and USPS has since said additional relief is necessary.

Management

Lawmakers Look to Ease Promotion Process for Foreign Service Employees

Measure would particularly help disabled diplomats.

Workforce

Homeland Security Agency Delays Widespread Furloughs

Agency still leaves unpaid time off on the table for later this year.

Oversight

IGs to Investigate Federal Officer Deployments in Portland and Washington, D.C.

Watchdogs will probe training and instructions, use of force and other tactics.

Management

Senate Panel Advances TikTok Ban for Feds, More Transparency on Agency Leaders

Top federal officials would see positions and salaries posted monthly.

Workforce

Homeland Security Moves Forward With 13,000 Furloughs Despite Its Improving Financial Situation

Lawmakers say the furloughs, set to begin in August, are now unnecessary.

Management

USPS Tests More Mail Delivery Changes as Lawmakers Push Back

Critics of reforms under the new postmaster general say he is no longer treating the agency as a public service.

Oversight

Trump Administration Doubles Down on Federal Law Enforcement Domestic Deployments Amid Growing Backlash

DHS, DOJ once again facing pushback after sending federal officers to racial justice protests.

Workforce

More Than 39,000 Federal Employees Have Tested Positive for COVID-19

Nearly 1% of all federal personnel have contracted the novel coronavirus, with cases spiking in recent weeks at many agencies.

Workforce

VA Should Better Protect Employees From Sexual Harassment, GAO Says

Inconsistent and outdated policies are coupled with management structures that leave employees vulnerable.

Pay & Benefits

Looking to Cut Costs, New USPS Leader Takes Aim at Overtime and Late Trips

Postal Service acknowledges some mail delays are likely, but says ultimately the system will be more efficient.

Management

ICE Detention Operators Defend Coronavirus Response Amid Growing Concerns

More than 3,000 immigrants in federal custody have tested positive for COVID-19.

Workforce

900,000 Accept Census Job Offers; Bureau Outlines New Plans to Keep Workers and Public Safe

Census promises PPE and social distancing practices during in-person count.

Pay & Benefits

DHS Staffing Shakeups Continue Amid Early Retirement and Reassignment Offers

Some employees will also face mandatory deployments outside their normal duty stations.