Federal Newscast
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In Thursday's Federal Headlines, executive branch agencies hired 6,000 more veterans in fiscal 2015 than they did the year before. Nearly 32 percent of new hires to the federal workforce in 2015 were veterans.
May 05, 2016 -
The Partnership for Public Service has announced 32 federal employees as finalists for this year's Service to America Medal awards as part of Public Service Recognition Week.
May 04, 2016 -
A bill that prevents federal applicants who commit some sort of misconduct before or during the background check process from getting a security clearance is back on the table in the Senate.
May 03, 2016 -
On the heels of the Senate passing the FOIA Improvement Act, House lawmakers want a new study on how agencies are meeting the current law.
May 02, 2016 -
Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) asked OMB Director Shaun Donovan when his agency will finalize Circular A-130.
April 28, 2016 -
The House has passed a bill to shorten the amount of time federal employees under misconduct investigation can be on paid administrative leave.
April 27, 2016 -
Two Florida residents have pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to defraud more than 10 federal agencies.
April 26, 2016 -
Temporary and seasonal employees could have more opportunities to apply for permanent federal jobs.
April 25, 2016 -
Congress want to make the federal government more effective by cutting out overlap between agency programs.
April 22, 2016 -
In a recent request for information, the Coast Guard is asking vendors for input on how they would protect the service's data and secure its systems.
April 21, 2016 -
The Senate has confirmed Michael Missal to be the next inspector general at the Veterans Affairs Department. The VA had been without a permanent IG since December 2013.
April 20, 2016 -
The Office of Management and Budget is coming out against a bill which would take away the IRS' ability to charge user fees, saying it would deplete the agency's resources.
April 19, 2016 -
The General Services Administration is trying to connect to federal agencies with the public to help find new ideas to solve problems.
April 18, 2016 -
A report on government cybersecurity found NASA had the worst cybersecurity of all 600 federal, state, and local government organizations they analyzed.
April 15, 2016 -
House members continue their oversight of how agencies implement recommendations from their inspectors general.
April 14, 2016