Federal Newscast
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The 150-member Republican Study Committee has listed its budget priorities for 2019, calling for eliminating all automatic pay raises for federal workers, and increasing their contributions to their own retirement. The conservative group's also wants to make it easier for federal employees to be fired.
April 27, 2018 -
More than 200 employees with U.S. Customs and Border Protection have been arrested on corruption-related charges in the last 14 years. Thirteen of those arrests have come during the Trump Administration.
April 26, 2018 -
House Democratic leaders want to subpoena the Homeland Security and Justice departments for documents they have failed to provide regarding possible violations of whistleblower laws.
April 25, 2018 -
The director of the Office of Personnel Management said he wants to restore the importance of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council. Jeff Pon has asked agency and department heads to put very senior level representatives on the council that strategizes human resource policy for government employees.
April 24, 2018 -
Another lawmaker wasnts federal agencies to re-locate out of the Washington metropolitan area. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced a bill authorizing OMB and GSA administrator to chose where agencies should move.
April 23, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department settles a lawsuit that alleges Armstrong violated sponsorship agreements his cycling team had with USPS.
April 20, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment Lucian Niemeyer tells members of Congress about how six years of sequestration effected military buildings.
April 19, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Space Council, led by Vice President Mike Pence, will recommend giving Commerce the task of maintaining space situational awareness to be shared with civil, commercial and military users of satellites.
April 18, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department will be sending up to 4,000 troops to U.S.-Mexico border to assist the Homeland Security Department.
April 17, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department's research and engineering chief says the office's creation is to counter advancements made in the field by U.S. adversaries.
April 16, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new executive order assembles a team to look into how USPS prices its package delivery services.
April 13, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, after media reports said the Interior Secretary made dismissive comments about workforce diversity, 28 members of Congress send a letter to Ryan Zinke asking him to rethink his comments.
April 12, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, after spending 2017 with low budgets, the head of the Coast Guard says his service is now punching at the middleweight class.
April 11, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, President Donald Trump presided over the signing of the "One Federal Decision" memorandum of understanding, in which seven of his cabinet secretaries took part.
April 10, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office said it's launching its new electronic bid protest docketing system May 1.
April 09, 2018