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Monica Matthews, HUD chief human capital officer, said the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) created a twofold strategy for greater diversity, equity, inclusion – and accessibility – in the realm of talent acquisition.
October 28, 2021 -
President Biden has nominated Kathi Vidal, an experienced patent attorney, to become director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. One group says she's a good pick.
October 28, 2021 -
The top Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee say they have a series of unanswered questions about the Biden administration's federal vaccine mandate, namely agencies' plans for approving employee exception requests.
October 28, 2021 -
Back in person (partially), this year's Service to America Medals awards ceremony has a new venue and quite a list of supporting dignitaries.
October 28, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, top Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee have more questions about the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for federal employees.
October 28, 2021 -
An investment in knowledge transfer recognizes the value of institutional knowledge and the dedicated public servants who possess this knowledge.
October 28, 2021 -
The State Department is building up its cybersecurity and IT expertise, and addressing workforce morale issues as part of a sweeping modernization of the agency.
October 27, 2021 -
Natural language processing and automation are some of the technologies agencies are considering both to cope with an aging out of the federal workforce.
October 27, 2021 -
Michael Binder spoke with Rae Oliver Davis, inspector general for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
October 27, 2021 -
The National Weather Service, part of the Commerce Department, has been acting on a reform initiative since 2017. It's trying to become more responsive to extreme weather events.
October 27, 2021 -
Nonprofit contractors employing people with disabilities through the AbilityOne program have not been bound to pay minimum wages, with many employees consistently receiving sub-minimum wages.
October 27, 2021 -
Dr. Brigitte Widemann was able to do something about the terrible disorder known as neurofibromatosis type 1.
October 27, 2021 -
Agencies initially moved through reentry phases at different rates, and the phases themselves had different characteristics and criteria, the Government Accountability Office said. Those plans improved and grew more comprehensive and consistent with more guidance from the new Safer Federal Workforce Task Force.
October 26, 2021 -
The Biden administration is taking steps to fill a major role at the Office of Management and Budget left without a permanent officeholder for nearly five years.
October 26, 2021 -
Salim Furth, a Mercatus Center research fellow at George Mason University, says local jurisdictions need to get going now with alternative ways for feds and contractors to get to work.
October 26, 2021