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The Labor Department's watchdog is not only losing staff, but racing against the clock to complete its ongoing work on pandemic-era fraud before time runs out.
January 23, 2024 -
Close to 87% of TSP participants are now contributing enough to their retirement accounts to receive the maximum matching contribution rate from the government.
January 23, 2024 -
TMF has a new acting leader, a long-time Senate staffer heads to the White House cyber office, and three federal acquisition and IT leaders head out the door.
January 23, 2024 -
For better or worse, the Postal Service will replace its old local delivery trucks with a combination of gasoline and electric ones. It's a huge acquisition at nearly $10 billion. The program includes the acquisition of electric chargers, which require testing and evaluation. The USPS Office of Inspector General took a look and the Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked about it with Deputy Assistant IG Amanda Stafford.
January 22, 2024 -
That proverbial battered can. Well Congress has once again kicked it down Constitution Avenue. The latest continuing resolution keeps the government going until March 1 for some agencies and March 8 for others. For what has to happen next, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Loren Duggan, Bloomberg Government's deputy news director.
January 22, 2024 -
The Postal Service is rolling out the first of its new electric vehicle charging stations, and laying the foundation for a majority-electric fleet. USPS on Monday unveiled its first set of electric vehicle charging stations at the South Atlanta Sorting and Delivering Center (S&DC).
January 22, 2024 -
This week, Joe Paiva speaks with Javier Inclan, Assistant Inspector General for Management/CIO for the National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General.
January 19, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast: More oversight is coming to make sure agencies are using secure cloud services. NTEU leader Doreen Greenwald is expected to land at the Federal Salary Council. And the government shutdown can has been kicked down the road, again.
January 19, 2024 -
The Federal Records Officers Network is a self-organized community that looks to lead on federal records issues, like digitization.
January 19, 2024 -
Congress has sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March.
January 18, 2024 -
Offering telework to federal employees supports recruitment, retention, satisfaction and engagement, Mark Green, chief human capital officer at the Interior Department, told members of the House Natural Resources committee this week.
January 18, 2024 -
The CSRB is modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board, but some experts say the cyber board needs more independence and transparency.
January 18, 2024 -
Conservative Supreme Court justices have voiced support for weakening the power of federal regulators, but it's unclear whether a majority would overturn a major 40-year-old decision. Billions of dollars are potentially at stake in front of a court that was remade during Donald Trump’s presidency by conservative interests that were motivated as much by weakening the regulatory state as by social issues including abortion. The court on Wednesday debated whether to overturn a 1984 case colloquially known as Chevron. Courts have relied on the case to uphold regulations, including on the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections. The justices heard cases from New Jersey and Rhode Island.
January 18, 2024 -
After gathering feedback from agency leaders, the Office of Personnel Management has found common limitations that are leading to challenges with long-term workforce planning.
January 17, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast: National Cyber Director Harry Coker calls for more diversity when hiring for federal cyber jobs. The Space Development Agency has made $2.5 billion worth of awards to build its tracking layer. And the VA is looking to reduce the child-birth mortality rate for women veterans.
January 17, 2024