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Light shines on the U.S. Capitol dome early Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The White House endorsed an emerging bipartisan agreement Monday on legislation aimed at curbing rising health care costs, including taking steps to limit “surprise” medical bills that can plague patients treated in emergency rooms. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Congress calls for workforce safety plans for agencies, reskilling oversight and more

As pandemic guidelines change, the House Oversight and Reform Committee advanced legislation that would require specific workplace safety plans from federal…

Congress

Congress makes government overlap, duplication problems worse, senator says

Agency Oversight

A big appetite for armed forces around the world might be hurting military readiness

Defense

Disability claims backlog will get worse before it gets better, VA warns

Veterans Affairs

CISA to pilot secure cloud instance in response to SolarWinds attack

Cybersecurity

New Senate sergeant at arms describes long-term security issues following Jan. 6

Congress

Federal employees can get time off if they have reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

Federal Newscast

Congress will focus on IRS and TSA this week

Congress

Congress wants more ‘walk,’ less ‘talk’ on diversity and inclusion efforts at VA

Veterans Affairs

After Fort Hood review, Army adding civilian leadership to criminal investigations

Army

FILE - This March 27, 2008 file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. The civilian official overseeing the Pentagon's campaign to defeat the Islamic State group in the Middle East has resigned in the latest jolt to Pentagon leadership in the waning weeks of the Trump administration.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon wants white hat hackers to try and penetrate all of its websites

Federal Newscast

A Transportation Security Administration employee helps air travelers submit their bags for inspection at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Is the General Schedule the best way to raise pay, morale for TSA workers?

There’s bipartisan consensus transportation security officers are underpaid, but Congress can’t yet agree on the best path for raising TSA salaries.

Pay

FILE - This Feb. 3, 2012, file photo shows FBI headquarters in Washington. Many U.S. diplomatic, military and government figures were not told about Russia-linked attempts to hack into their emails, even though the FBI knew they were in the Kremlin’s crosshairs, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

After Trump axed plan, senators now ask President Biden about new FBI headquarters

In today’s Federal Newscast, senators from Maryland and Virginia pressed President Joe Biden to come up with a plan for a new FBI headquarters.

Federal Newscast

After some agencies restore federal unions’ official time, new House bill would eliminate it

Unions

Official time was sharply curtailed during the Trump administration. Now a Republican-backed bill in the House would eliminate official time.

Congress calls for workforce safety plans for agencies, reskilling oversight and more

Congress makes government overlap, duplication problems worse, senator says

A big appetite for armed forces around the world might be hurting military readiness

Disability claims backlog will get worse before it gets better, VA warns

CISA to pilot secure cloud instance in response to SolarWinds attack

New Senate sergeant at arms describes long-term security issues following Jan. 6

Federal employees can get time off if they have reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

Congress will focus on IRS and TSA this week

Congress wants more ‘walk,’ less ‘talk’ on diversity and inclusion efforts at VA

After Fort Hood review, Army adding civilian leadership to criminal investigations

Pentagon wants white hat hackers to try and penetrate all of its websites

Is the General Schedule the best way to raise pay, morale for TSA workers?

After Trump axed plan, senators now ask President Biden about new FBI headquarters

After some agencies restore federal unions’ official time, new House bill would eliminate it

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