Management
-
After months of back and forth, the legislation that eventually came to be known as the Inflation Reduction Act is a done deal. The House passed the huge reconciliation bill on Friday afternoon on a party line vote.
August 15, 2022 -
Public polling shows a continuing decline in Americans' trust in government. One indicator is the number of Americans who would urge their kids to pursue a government career.
August 15, 2022 -
Innovation challenges are becoming a popular way for the military to bring in new ideas.
August 12, 2022 -
It's been 20 years since its creation and there are some aspects of the Department of Homeland Security that are still taking shape. In the latest change to its organizational chart, the department created a new Office of Health Security in its headquarters.
August 12, 2022 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Navy and the state of Hawaii join forces to clean-up the military's mess in Paradise.
August 12, 2022 -
The National Association of Letter Carriers and the American Postal Workers Union are calling for USPS to increase hiring, adding that long-term understaffing is taking a toll on employee morale.
August 12, 2022 -
IG offices now have the ability to use a new tagging option when publishing documents to Oversight.gov, to flag reports related to DEIA issues.
August 11, 2022 -
It’s been three years since the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act became law and agencies are using it to plan their 2024 budget requests.
August 11, 2022 -
Since the FDA got authority from Congress in 2009 to regulate tobacco marketing, smoking rates in the United States have dropped to 10% for adults and less than 3% for minors.
August 11, 2022 -
An advisory committee is recommending Congress give a small office at the National Archives the ability to issue binding FOIA decisions.
August 10, 2022 -
One Supreme Court case that generated the most controversy lately was a 6-3 ruling that the EPA doesn't have authority to regulate power plants' greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.
August 10, 2022 -
One environmental group says two out of three Defense Department sites have excessive levels of hazardous PFAS in their groundwater.
August 10, 2022 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service expects to raise mail prices in January 2023.
August 10, 2022 -
The Mentor-Protégé Program has been around for 30 years, but still is not a permanent program
August 10, 2022 -
The Postal Service is starting to see the impact of major reform legislation on its finances, but still expects to still raise mail prices again at the start of next year.
August 09, 2022