National & World Headlines
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A group of states suing over service cuts at the Postal Service is asking a federal judge to immediately undo some of them, saying the integrity of the upcoming election is at stake.
September 10, 2020 -
Two days after a federal judge ordered the U.S. Census Bureau to stop temporarily winding down operations for the 2020 census, the statistical agency says it's refraining from laying off some census takers and it's restoring some quality-control steps
September 08, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, there is now an informal deal in place to avoid a potential government shutdown at the end of the month.
September 07, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon has picked five of its health care facilities to help coordinate stage three clinical trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine.
September 04, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two million appointments canceled during the initial wave of the coronavirus pandemic still need rescheduling at the Veterans Health Administration.
September 03, 2020 -
It’s an arcane law that people in Washington alternately regard with love, hate or indifference.
August 27, 2020 -
The president made the announcement on Twitter, praising Wolf’s leadership of an agency that plays a major role in the key Trump administration policy areas of immigration and crime.
August 25, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the union representing USCIS employees is disappointed Congress left town for August recess before passing emergency funding for the agency.
August 17, 2020 -
A congressional watchdog agency has found that the top two Trump administration officials in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were improperly appointed to the posts under federal law
August 14, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal contractors and contracting officers apparently have some relief from the Section 889 rule that has the federal IT world in an uproar.
August 14, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, more than 130 House members tell the Postal Service they’re concerned with mail delivery standards ahead of the November election.
August 13, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, an AFGE conducted survey of VA members finds nearly 1,000 employees say racism has made their jobs more difficult.
August 12, 2020 -
The authority had been planning on replacing those workers with contractors who rely heavily on foreign workers under the H1-B visa program for highly skilled workers.
August 07, 2020 -
Stephen Akard announced his resignation just two days after Democrats issued subpoenas for several of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s top aides to answer questions about the shakeup in the watchdog’s office.
August 05, 2020 -
The U.S. Census Bureau is cutting its schedule for data collection for the 2020 census a month short
August 04, 2020