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The IRS is facing substantial cuts to funds meant to rebuild its workforce and modernize its legacy IT systems over the next decade, as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a first-ever government default.
An upbeat President Joe Biden says a deal to resolve the government’s debt ceiling crisis seems “very close." He spoke late Friday, shortly after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushed the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default back to June 5. That announcement seemed likely to drag negotiations between the White House and Republicans into another frustrating week. House Republicans led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy spent the day negotiating by phone and computers with the White House. One Republican negotiator, Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, called Biden’s comments “a hopeful sign” but also cautioned that there’s still “sticky points” impeding a final agreement.
A federal judge in Massachusetts will hear oral arguments next Wednesday in a lawsuit that argues both that federal employees must be paid even if Congress doesn’t increase the debt ceiling, and that the ceiling itself is unconstitutional.
Outdated information in OPM's annual telework report propelled House Republicans to change gears. They are now looking for answers from individual agencies on telework's numbers and impact.
On today's Federal Newscast: Post COVID, FEHB carriers get approval to tweak their coverage. The Post Service is bleeding more money than expected, and it's in the billions. And GOP lawmakers, seeing China red and ESG green, make a move to restrict certain TSP investments.
House Republicans passed a resolution on Wednesday that would overturn President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan, but the measure faces an uncertain path in the Senate, and the White House has vowed to veto it. It adds to the GOP’s ongoing attack on Biden’s one-time student loan cancellation, which was halted in November in response to lawsuits from conservative opponents. The Supreme Court is now weighing the plan after hearing arguments in February. Biden’s plan would cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loans for 43 million Americans. About 26 million had applied for the relief before federal courts intervened.
In today's Federal Newscast: Investors worry about TSP's future, if the government defaults on it debt obligations. Marines are spending more time in basic training. And the Thrift Savings Plan makes room for the new Office of Participant Experience.
The Biden administration is seeking feedback on how federal agencies could benefit from generative artificial intelligence tools, like ChatGPT, to meet its mission.
Now there's a Senate version of the Show-Up act, designed to get more federal employees to return to their offices to work. In fact, it's getting a lot of attention, even as the debt ceiling uncertainty continues
In today's Federal Newscast: Congressman Bennie Thompson wants to give an extra billion dollars to rank-and-file TSA workers. The Postal Service’s long-awaited dashboard, to track on-time mail delivery, is now live. And a Reston, Virginia-based company, with annual revenues of $7 billion, has a new CEO.
Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana said the guidance will help agencies understand how to implement the law that called for them to modernize websites, implement digital signatures and improve citizen services.
In today's Federal Newscast: One senator thinks preserving a secret Parisian butchers’ language was a waste of American tax dollars. Lawmakers want to know what the State Department is going to do about the huge backlog of passport requests. And the Navy redoubles its efforts on mental health.
House GOP lawmakers pressed EEOC Chairwoman Charlotte Burrows for answers on the agency's 20% backlog of discrimination charges and missing details in the agency's annual performance report.
Despite the Veterans Health Administration remaining on track to reach year-end targets to increase health care staff, problems persist in VHA’s recruitment and onboarding processes, the House Veterans Affairs Committee said.