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Articles by Jory Heckman

• USPS seeks early retirements for non-union postal employees, management hiring freeze

  The Postal Service, weathering long-term financial challenges made worse by the coronavirus pandemic, is preparing for a record volume of mail-in ballots this November while also streamlining its operations to cut costs.

  Agency Oversight
  August 07, 2020
• State Dept. looks to resume ‘normal operations’ at passport agencies within 6-8 weeks

  Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Carl Risch said the department is looking at a “return to normal operations” at passport agencies within the next six-to-eight weeks and “a much more normal processing time” for incoming passport applications.

  Agency Oversight
  August 07, 2020
• Top Democrats rally for more USPS resources ahead of election

  With Congress and Trump administration still divided over the terms of the next coronavirus spending bill, top Democrats have doubled down on measures that would bolster the Postal Service ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

  Congress
  August 06, 2020
• OMB builds on cyber reskilling lessons in data science training pilot

  The final version of the data reskilling program, which will begin mid-September, has been reshaped in part by the coronavirus pandemic.

  Workforce
  August 05, 2020
• CISA putting skills over experience as it rethinks cyber hiring approach

  CISA is thinking beyond the General Schedule approach to hiring in the federal government, which prioritizes experience in a professional setting, as well as degrees and certifications.

  Workforce
  August 04, 2020
• House Modernization Committee approves continuity of operations recommendations

  The House Modernization Committee has passed a dozen recommendations that reflect on feedback gathered from members of Congress and their staff working remotely at times during the coronavirus pandemic.

  Congress
  July 31, 2020
• State Dept. moves to phase two reopening in DC area amid workforce concerns

  Agency facilities in the national capitol region have moved to phase two of the State Department’s “Diplomacy Strong” reopening strategy, which allows up to 80% of employees to return to the office.

  Workforce
  July 31, 2020
• Sen. Ernst: Telework ‘bolsters’ claim federal agencies don’t need DC headquarters

  Large swaths of the federal workforce are still out on mandatory telework because of the coronavirus, but the government could save billions of dollars each year if agencies continued to embrace work-from-home options even after the pandemic.

  Workforce
  July 30, 2020
• USPS, Treasury reach agreement on $10B coronavirus relief loan

  Four months after Congress approved a $10 billion loan for the Postal Service under the CARES Act, Treasury Department and USPS leadership have struck a deal on the terms of that loan.

  Agency Oversight
  July 29, 2020
• Senate Republicans walk away from FBI headquarters funding in pandemic spending bill

  The Trump administration’s request for $1.8 billion to build a new FBI headquarters in Washington D.C. in the latest coronavirus spending bill has lost any steam.

  Facilities/Construction
  July 28, 2020
• SBA looks to tighten up certification process for women-owned small businesses

  Following a 2015 mandate from Congress, SBA will end its self-certification process for women-owned small businesses on October 15. This comes after the agency’s inspector general found contract awards were going to vendors that didn’t meet the criteria for the program.

  Contracting
  July 24, 2020
• USPS reduces morning office time for letter carriers for ‘more consistent delivery’

  The new initiative, which USPS says will “enhance customer service by providing more consistent delivery times,” will start Saturday at nearly 400 facilities.

  Management
  July 24, 2020
• Intelligence community releases AI principles keeping human judgment core to analysis

  The Principles of AI Ethics for the Intelligence Community and AI Ethics Framework draw inspiration from the DoD’s own set of AI ethics principles that Secretary Mark Esper approved in February.

  Artificial Intelligence
  July 23, 2020
• Commission looks to AI reserve corps, service academy to fill federal workforce gaps

  The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence urges Congress and the president to stand up a Digital Service Academy and a reserve corps modeled after the National Guard to tap into private-sector expertise.

  Artificial Intelligence
  July 22, 2020

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