Congress

Congress’ copyright office has its first chief economist

One arm of the government’s intellectual property protection machinery has a new position and a new person to fill it.

People

Closeup detail of several Social Security Cards representing finances and retirement

Congress introduces idea to change how COLAs are calculated for federal retirees

Federal Newscast

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Lawrence Tabak, NIH, National Institutes of Health

Proposed NIH budget boost spending for experimentation, examines lower grant funding for minority scientists

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The U.S. Capitol dome is seen past the base of the Washington Monument just before sunrise in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced a partial government shutdown early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion to start erecting a border wall with Mexico. Overall, more than 800,000 federal employees would see their jobs disrupted, including more than half who would be forced to continue working without pay. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Capitol Hill is a bustling place this week, starting with federal agencies and baby formula

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Two workforce bills to pay attention to from House committee’s latest markup

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FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Transportation Security Administration officers wear protective masks at a security screening area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. The Biden administration says it is moving to increase the pay and union rights for security screeners at the nation’s airports. The Department of Homeland Security directed the acting head of the TSA to come up with a plan within 90 days to raise the pay of the screeners and expand their rights to collective bargaining. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

House advances bill to boost pay, benefits for TSA employees

Pay & Benefits

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Two agency inspectors general got salaries that busted legal limits on political employee pay

Intelligence Community

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2020 file photo, postal workers load their mail delivery vehicles at the Panorama city post office in Los Angeles. The Nov. 3 election will test California's commitment to voting by mail as the nation's most populous state will offer fewer in-person polling places hoping it will convince more people to cast ballots from the safety of their mailboxes during a pandemic. If it doesn't work, the state could see long lines and frustrated voters on Election Day compounded by coronavirus protocols that will make voting in person slower in a year expected to draw a big turnout. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Challenge to USPS fleet cost analysis advances to House floor after committee vote

Agency Oversight

How much does inflation actually matter to DoD and can it be fixed?

Defense

One Senator thinks a Roe v. Wade overturn could affect the federal workforce

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FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo, Republican poll watcher Douglas Bucklin, center, observes as Schuylkill County Election Bureau Director Albert L. Gricoski, left, and staffer Christine Marmas, right, open provisional ballots in Pottsville, Pa. Even after he exits the White House, President Donald Trump's scorched-earth strategy of challenging the legitimacy of elections and seeking to overturn the will of the voters by any means necessary could have staying power. (Lindsey Shuey/Republican-Herald via AP, File)

House of Representatives set to raise minimum salary for staffers

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this June 12, 2019, file photo, clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol dome as dusk approaches in Washington. The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House next year raised $45.4 million over the last three months, a record quarterly haul during a year without a national election. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

What the ones who actually have a say in next year’s budget are saying

The Biden administration’s budget proposal for 2023 would give magnificent, double-digit increases to some large agencies, notably Veterans Affairs, Health…

Budget

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas

DHS disinformation board’s work, plans remain a mystery

A newly formed Disinformation Governance Board remains shrouded in secrecy a week after the Biden administration’s announcement of the new effort was…

Workforce

VA hired 59,000 employees this fiscal year, but still struggles with workforce shortages

Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs hired thousands of health care employees through a streamlined hiring process since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it’s calling on Congress to make some of these hiring flexibilities permanent.

Congress

Congress’ copyright office has its first chief economist

Congress introduces idea to change how COLAs are calculated for federal retirees

Proposed NIH budget boost spending for experimentation, examines lower grant funding for minority scientists

Capitol Hill is a bustling place this week, starting with federal agencies and baby formula

Two workforce bills to pay attention to from House committee’s latest markup

House advances bill to boost pay, benefits for TSA employees

Two agency inspectors general got salaries that busted legal limits on political employee pay

Challenge to USPS fleet cost analysis advances to House floor after committee vote

How much does inflation actually matter to DoD and can it be fixed?

One Senator thinks a Roe v. Wade overturn could affect the federal workforce

House of Representatives set to raise minimum salary for staffers

What the ones who actually have a say in next year’s budget are saying

DHS disinformation board’s work, plans remain a mystery

VA hired 59,000 employees this fiscal year, but still struggles with workforce shortages

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