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"There's the NASA administrator with the very highest, and then the associate administrator for particular mission director at our next," said Clayton Turner.
December 19, 2024 -
Dr. Simon Liu, one of the government's leading researchers, was named a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
December 19, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Homeland Security has rolled out its own generative AI chatbot, now available to roughly 19,000 employees.
December 18, 2024 -
The stopgap measure will prevent a partial government shutdown set to begin after midnight Friday.
December 17, 2024 -
President-elect Donald Trump has filled key posts for his second term in office, prioritizing loyalty after feeling like he was hampered by internal squabbles during his first term. Among his choices are Kash Patel for FBI, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state, former “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host Pete Hegseth as defense secretary and TV talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz to oversee the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew as Trump's first choice for attorney general, and Trump subsequently nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
December 17, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast, President-elect Donald Trump promises to dismiss any feds who don’t come to work onsite full time.
December 17, 2024 -
House Republicans, especially those in support of Trump’s incoming Department of Government Efficiency, expressed support for privatizing some USPS operations.
December 16, 2024 -
In new agency-specific data from OPM, more employee engagement trends are beginning to emerge from the federal workforce’s feedback on the 2024 FEVS.
December 16, 2024 -
Preparations for a partial shutdown is required under Circular A-11, which initiates the process when the expiration of current funding is a week away.
December 16, 2024 -
"We deserve the agencies that are fulfilling their mission where fraud is not occurring, where corruption is not occurring," said Faith Williams
December 16, 2024 -
Sen. Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) bills would move at least 30% of all SBA HQ employees out of the DC area, while Rep. Barry Loudermilk tries the MERIT Act again.
December 13, 2024 -
Members of Public Buildings Reform Board, a small agency tasked with flagging underutilized government office space, say they're optimistic about DOGE.
December 13, 2024 -
In an effort to close a governmentwide skills gap, OPM sent a legislative proposal to Congress requesting statutory authority for all federal HR employees.
December 13, 2024 -
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says another $20 billion cut to the IRS’ budget would limit its ability to keep hiring.
December 12, 2024 -
FBI Director Christopher Wray says he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January. The announcement Wednesday comes a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the position. His impending resignation will bring him three years short of the completion of a 10-year term during which he tried to keep the FBI out of politics even as the bureau found itself entangled in a string of explosive investigations. Trump applauded the news Wednesday, saying it will end the weaponization of what he called the “Department of Injustice.”
December 12, 2024