News
Postal Service Partners With Forever 21 for New Fashion Line
Mailing agency will earn royalty revenue on tube tops, joggers.
Management
Interior Chief Nominee Defends Ethics Record, Talks Relocating Employees
Secretary-designate David Bernhardt faced testy questioning, but appears to have support for confirmation.
Management
A Hollowed-Out IRS Workforce Has Led to a 91 Percent Drop in Investigations of Non-Filing Businesses
IRS no longer has employees with skills for workforce planning, audit finds.
Management
DHS to Tap Multiple Offices to Provide Supplemental Staff for Border Patrol
Top official concedes the deployments will hamper mission-critical activities at employees' home agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Trump's Top Budget Official Defends 2020 Pay Freeze to Congress
OMB chief pledges to work with agencies to develop performance and mission-based pay plans.
Management
Key Federal Agency Doesn’t Have the Staff to Oversee $35B in 2017 Hurricane Recovery Money
Slow process has led to four states and territories devastated by hurricanes receiving virtually none of the funds Congress appropriated.
Pay & Benefits
Senate GOP Proposes Drastic Budget Cuts, Retirement Contribution Hikes in 2020 Budget
Non-defense agencies would see 9 percent reduction to spending levels.
Pay & Benefits
Relocations, Buyouts Tucked Into Trump's Budget
While it reversed its push for governmentwide staffing cuts, some agencies are still pushing "workforce reshaping."
Pay & Benefits
Trump Administration Prepares 'Holistic' Review to Overhaul Federal Employee Compensation
A contractor will examine pay issues, as well as work-life balance and meaningfulness of work.
Management
New Bill Aims to Protect Civil Servant Scientists From Undue Political Influence
Federal scientists are facing "increasing levels of censorship, research hindrances and misrepresentation of established facts," supporters say.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Proposes Cutting Postal Employees’ Pay, Benefits in $100B Savings Package
The compensation reforms would be coupled with operational changes proposed by the president’s task force.
Pay & Benefits
New Pay Systems, More Temporary Employees Headline Civil Service Reforms in Trump’s Budget
Under a never-before-used provision of the 1990 Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act, the White House promises action on special pay systems this year.
Pay & Benefits
Nurses Picket VA Headquarters to Protest Private Care and Vacancies
Many VA employees believe the Trump administration supports privatization, despite official claims otherwise.
Management
Democrats Look to Block Trump Administration From Closing Overseas Citizenship Services Offices
Lawmakers say the closings would disrupt key services, though agency promises a smooth transition.
Management
GSA Chief Declines to Disclose What She Discussed With Trump Regarding FBI HQ
Administrator says she has "no knowledge" of Trump exerting undue influence on decision making.
Management
Trump's Postal Reform Proposals Met With Criticism From Lawmakers, USPS Management
Administration, in turn, blasts several key bipartisan provisions of potential postal overhaul legislation.
Management
Biden Tells Public Servants They Are the 'Lifeblood of Democracy’
Former VP implores current civil servants to inspire the next generation.
Management
Nine Major Agency Reform Proposals in Trump's 2020 Budget
Hiring surges, eliminated offices and more in the White House's latest budget blueprint.
Management
See How Your Agency Would Fare Under Trump's 2020 Budget
The White House proposed drastic cuts to non-defense agencies.
Pay & Benefits