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Foster children eventually grow up. Some 20,000 reach 18 years of age each year and then they're on their own. This HUD initiative can help.
May 26, 2021 -
GAO auditors have a couple more recommendations for the FDIC, which is meant to ensures the financial soundness of the banking system.
May 26, 2021 -
DoD is making some efforts to ease its classification restrictions to better partner with allies and industry.
May 26, 2021 -
The Preventing a Patronage System Act would prevent the White House, as the Trump administration proposed, from moving federal jobs outside the competitive service without approval from Congress.
May 26, 2021 -
The Postal Service Reform Act, at least as it's currently written, proposes significant structural changes to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. An employee advocacy group worries the bill could raise premiums for federal employees and retirees.
May 25, 2021 -
The Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to run U.S. health insurance programs, putting in place a key player who’ll carry out his strategy for expanding affordable coverage and reining in prescription drug costs
May 25, 2021 -
Steven Burke, of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, said one of the ways to overcome those challenges is with good business relationships among government customers and external data owners.
May 25, 2021 -
OPM has been without a permanent leader since President Donald Trump’s last OPM director resigned in March 2019 after only six months on the job.
May 25, 2021 -
Citing the pandemic, the Biden administration pushed back the deadline for enforcement of REAL ID travel requirements to May 2023.
May 25, 2021 -
The Coast Guard is transforming its cyber “blue team” enterprise into a more comprehensive Cyber Operational Assessments Branch, and is standing up its first red team as part of this restructuring.
May 25, 2021 -
Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and other technical skills are important, but the last year has underscored the importance of recruiting, retaining and training the DHS workforce.
May 24, 2021 -
Nothing has quite jelled enough to be headed to the president's desk for signing, but many bills concerning federal agencies and their operations are simmering in Congress.
May 24, 2021 -
A couple of weeks ago, the Patent and Trademark Office issued its 11 millionth patent. For what the milestone means, Federal Drive turned to the man temporarily in charge, Drew Hirshfeld.
May 24, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new climate change executive order could have implications for federal employees and the Thrift Savings Plan.
May 24, 2021 -
The Air Force said it's moving into a "more operational" stage for its "internet of military things," beginning by turning its new KC-46 refueling tanker into a data distribution platform.
May 24, 2021