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The Veterans Affairs Department is looking to right-size its sprawling network of medical facilities across the country, and is planning to close or overhaul facilities that no longer meet the health care needs of veterans.
March 14, 2022 -
The House-Senate appropriations agreement leaves out a DoD request to significantly expand a pilot program to test "colorless" appropriations for software and technology development.
March 14, 2022 -
Federal employees and contractors will soon be able to obtain or update their Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards at post offices outside the D.C. metro area.
March 11, 2022 -
In a story published March 10, 2022, about the 2020 census, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 70% of Native Americans live on reservations
March 11, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, airmen who are in dual military relationships will now have more time to decide if they want to stay in the service after having a child.
March 11, 2022 -
Dawn Meyerriecks, former CTO for DISA, joined Aileen Black on this week's Leaders and Legends to talk about leading teams through big technology changes and the importance of caring for your people.
March 11, 2022 -
The Veterans Affairs Department is looking to close three hospitals and reshape its real-estate footprint across the country.
March 10, 2022 -
The IRS is announcing plans to hire 10,000 new workers to help reduce a massive backlog that the Biden administration says will make this tax season the most challenging in history
March 10, 2022 -
The $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2022 directs agencies to brief lawmakers on a variety of federal workforce issues in the coming months.
March 09, 2022 -
A task force established by the Biden administration has issued dozens of recommendations for unionizing federal agencies and contractors. Will it have any effect?
March 09, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department's largest employees union is raising hackles over a plan to trim back VA facilities.
March 09, 2022 -
A long-awaited reform bill that would save the Postal Service more than $100 billion is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk.
March 08, 2022 -
Wildfires and forest fires have become almost a year round phenomenon. It can't continue, so the U.S. Forest Service has a new strategy.
March 08, 2022 -
A new rule increasing the U.S.-made content in what the government buys is on the way. The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council published it yesterday. It increases the minimum U.S. content from 55% to 60%, and eventually to 75%. But, the rule has several exceptions
March 08, 2022 -
The largest federal union has filed a class action lawsuit for employees who think they were exposed to COVID-19 at work. There's even a web site where people can sign on.
March 07, 2022