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In today's Federal Newscast: Calling it "coercive," Ohio Congressman Brad Wenstrup goes after President Biden's 2021 get-it-or-be-fired vaccination order for feds. A union for federal employees is supporting a bill to make union dues tax deductible. And most Thrift Savings Plan funds were back in the black in July.
August 02, 2023 -
In today's episode, Michael Binder interviews Bob Westbrooks, who is a former IG, Executive Director of the IG Pandemic Response Accountability Team and author of the book "Left Holding the Bag - A Watchdog's Account of How Washington Fumbled its COVID Test."
August 01, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Thrift Savings Plan participants can now manage their installment payments in My Account. The General Services Administration is asking whether another change is required in the way agencies buy cloud services. And it's negative over positive when it comes to the public judging experiences with federal services.
August 01, 2023 -
Washington's ticker tape of controversy has wrapped around several agencies and departments. Republicans in Congress would fix things by cutting their budgets. But is that the best way to cause reform?
July 28, 2023 -
The Senate has passed a massive annual defense bill that would deliver a 5.2% pay raise for service members and keep the nation’s military operating. The Senate sidestepped more divisive policy matters to move the bill forward with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The Senate's bill sets up a clash with the House, which passed its own version of the annual defense bill along party lines after repeated clashes over social issues like abortion access and diversity initiatives. The Senate bill authorizes $886 billion in defense spending for the coming year, in line with President Joe Biden’s budget request. Congress will have to allocate the funding later during the appropriations process.
July 27, 2023 -
For service members or civilians aboard the nation's ships and planes, nothing is worse than a culture of assault, bullying and sexual harassment. Yet those were widespread on the craft operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
July 27, 2023 -
Service to the Citizen recently handed our dozens of awards to federal officials. At the very top of the list was Alek Sripipatana, the Director of Data and Evaluation at the Health Resources and Services Administration.
July 27, 2023 -
After its official launch in July, the Department of Homeland Security’s new Customer Experience Directorate sees technology as the pathway to a more human-centered approach to public interactions.
July 27, 2023 -
President Joe Biden has nominated former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to lead the Social Security Administration. If confirmed, O'Malley would run one of the biggest social programs in the nation and grapple with the surrounding uncertainty over its funding. Roughly 70 million people — including retirees, disabled people and children — receive Social Security benefits. O’Malley served as Maryland’s governor from 2007 to 2015 and was Baltimore mayor for two terms. O'Malley was a Democratic presidential candidate in 2016 but has ruled out running again. Biden on Wednesday said O’Malley “has spent his career making government more accessible and transparent, while keeping the American people at the heart of his work.”
July 26, 2023 -
With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, that means a large amount of investment from both the private and public sector. With much of it going to local infrastructure and manufacturing endeavors, it can be tough for people, especially private citizens, to find out where that money is going.
July 25, 2023 -
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Julius S. Caesar (Ret.) joins host Aileen Black on this week's Leaders and Legends.
July 25, 2023 -
The nominee to lead Cyber Command says the new authorities will put CYBERCOM on par with the likes of U.S. Special Operations Command from a programming and budgeting perspective.
July 24, 2023 -
The IRS has ended its policy of revenue officers conducting unannounced home or business visits to address taxpayer debts.
July 24, 2023 -
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy tells Federal News Network in an interview that USPS may need to hire about 300,000 employees over the next decade just to keep its current headcount. But the overall size of the future USPS workforce is subject to change.
July 24, 2023 -
No American would stand on a soapbox and shout out how easy it is to deal with the federal government. A small office deep within the White House apparatus has been coaxing agencies to reduce what's officially known as administrative burden on citizens.
July 21, 2023