Federal Newscast
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The Merit Systems Protection Board has reversed the VA's firing of Linda Weiss, who was the director of the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center in upstate New York.
February 09, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the Air Force plans to increase its spending on training by $1 billion over the next five years.
February 08, 2016 -
Though President Barack Obama announced he is proposing a 1.6 percent pay raise for federal employees in 2017, the head of the American Federation of Government Employees said it's still not enough.
February 05, 2016 -
A powerful House lawmaker has issued a subpoena to get documents from the Office of Personnel Management related to the massive federal employee data breach.
February 04, 2016 -
Senior officials from the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps lay out plans to integrate women into combat roles before the Senate Armed Forces Committee.
February 03, 2016 -
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) introduce legislation to clarify and protect certain due process rights of federal employees serving in sensitive positions.
February 02, 2016 -
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is pushing back against a critical report on his agency’s cybersecurity efforts.
February 01, 2016 -
A retired Air Force Master Sergeant has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to disclosing confidential procurement information and filing a false tax return.
January 29, 2016 -
The Department of Justice rules on one of the biggest cases of disability fraud in the Veterans Affairs Department's history.
January 28, 2016 -
A bipartisan group of seven members of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee wrote to every major agency and several smaller ones seeking information about the cyber defects announced by Juniper Networks in December.
January 27, 2016 -
The Office of Inspector General for the EPA is looking into the agency’s response to the contamination of the city of Flint, Michigan’s community water system, including the EPA’s exercise of its oversight authority.
January 26, 2016 -
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced the Administrative Leave Act. The bill creates new administrative leave categories specifically for federal employees accused of misconduct or poor performance and going through an investigation. It sets up a multi-step process for agencies and their employees.
January 25, 2016 -
Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) introduced legislation requiring the Office of Personnel Management to submit an annual report to Congress listing use of “official time” by federal employees.
January 22, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management is opening up the government's wallet and saving employees money in an attempt to bring more cybersecurity experts into agencies.
January 21, 2016 -
The provision tells agencies to show how program performance metrics are tied to priority goals.
January 20, 2016