Budget

Feds in fatigues too fatigued to properly do their jobs, GAO says

The watchdog group found that military personal consistently get less than six hours of sleep each night, which could compromise safety.

Federal Newscast

One reaction to 2025 Census budget request: good but not enough

Management

O’Malley outlines plans to rebuild Social Security Administration workforce

Hiring/Retention

Roundup of what just happened in Congress for 2024

Congress

Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate’s early-morning passage ended government shutdown threat

Government Shutdown

Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

Congress

Justice Department prepares for public-safety grants

Workforce

Final 2024 bill grants DoD some extra budget flexibility

Defense News

TSA employees will keep their pay raises under 2024 spending deal

Pay

A visual representation of a telework desk.

Congress calls for more details on federal telework in 2024 spending package

Budget

Congress unveils $1.2 trillion plan to avert government shutdown and bring budget fight to a close

Government Shutdown

Congress proceeds with $20B cut to IRS modernization fund in FY 2024 spending deal

Lawmakers plan to cut $10 billion in funds the IRS got in the Inflation Reduction Act, in a spending deal for the rest of fiscal 2024.

Budget

Senate to take $100M back from TMF, $10M from USDS

The 2024 spending bill cuts all federal IT modernization funds, including the TMF, the Federal Citizen Services and the IT Oversight and Reform accounts.

Budget

Amid safety concerns, AFGE urges Congress to increase Bureau of Prisons funding

Federal Newscast

Staff attrition would only exacerbate the Bureau of Prisons’ current 40% staffing shortage, the union said.