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Jory Heckman

Jory Heckman has been a reporter at Federal News Network since January 2018. Jory got his start as an intern in 2011 and was a digital news writer and editor for Federal News Network from 2014 to 2018. He also worked as a desk assistant with CBS News Radio in New York and was a reporter for the Citizens’ Voice newspaper in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

DoD IG recognizes whistleblower for hotline tip that led to $25M settlement

Agency Oversight

nist artificial intelligence

NIST seeks input on guidance to pin down trustworthy AI

Artificial Intelligence

documents, papers, files, records, office

GSA offers HQ as telework space for other feds to reduce real estate footprint

Facilities/Construction

A postal worker loads a delivery vehicle at the United States Post Office in Cranberry Township, Pa., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

USPS lifts mask mandate for fully vaccinated employees amid workforce changes

Workforce

FILE - This May 25, 2021, file photo shows a U.S. Passport cover in Washington. Americans hoping to travel abroad this summer may have to delay their plans if they need new or renewed passports. The State Department said Wednesday that the wait for a passport is now between 12 weeks and 18 weeks, even if you pay for expedited processing. That’s because of ripple effects from the coronavirus pandemic that caused extreme disruptions to the process at domestic issuance facilities and overseas embassies and consulates. (AP Photo/Eileen Putman, File)

State Dept. staffing surge won’t address passport backlog ‘overnight,’ union warns

Hiring/Retention

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with meeting with Chile's Foreign Minister Andres Allamand, Friday, July 16, 2021, at the State Department in Washington. (Tom Brenner/Pool via AP)

Former State Department leaders urge Congress to address chronic Foreign Service workforce challenges

Hiring/Retention

USPS

Regulator tells USPS slower mail wouldn’t result in ‘much improvement’ to its finances

Management

A worker sorts mail at a USPS Mailroom

USPS plans to move ahead with mail rate hike over lawmakers’ objections

Agency Oversight