Federal Drive

How COVID-19 impacted staffing at the military’s hospitals and clinics

During the COVID-19 pandemic, staffing the nation’s healthcare facilities has been a challenge pretty much across the board. But the military’s hospitals…

Defense

A long-time defense analyst joins the defense industry

Budget

How FRTIB wants to improve service to Thrift Savings Plan investors

TSP

FILE - This May 4, 2021 file photo shows the outside of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. Small businesses that have been buffeted by the pandemic, inflation and shipping woes have another challenge to add to their plate: taxes. Tax season can be complicated for everyone, but as the April 18 filing deadline looms, small business owners, contractors, entrepreneurs and others face even more rules and regulations that are ever-changing. The Internal Revenue Service has announced a backlog and warned that more delays are to be expected. The IRS said earlier this month it was hiring 10,000 workers to deal with a backlog of 23 million items triggered by limiting operations during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

New numbers from the IRS’ watchdog truly show less workers, means less tax dollars

Federal Newscast

Amelia Brust, Federal News Network

telework, work from home, home office, federal employees

The telework urge cuts across age and rank

Federal Report

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If work is going to be done differently, why should work spaces say the same

Unions

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Two agency inspectors general got salaries that busted legal limits on political employee pay

Intelligence Community

Meet the guy who got fixed NASA’s big telescope and made sure it got into space

People

Workers walk over London Bridge towards the City of London financial district during the morning rush hour, in London, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. The British government have asked people to return to working in offices starting Monday as they ease coronavirus restrictions. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Agencies get new workforce priorities to focus on for next few years

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management released a new federal workforce plan.

Federal Newscast

Coast Guard’s Project Titanic patrols the arctic for hazardous icebergs

Ever since the aftermath of the Titanic disaster, the Coast Guard has been patrolling the North Atlantic for icebergs that could pose hazards.

Defense

FILE - Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. A Georgia man affiliated with the Oath Keepers militia group became the second Capitol rioter to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up and through the attack. The sentencing guidelines for Brian Ulrich, who also pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding, were estimated to be 5 ¼ years to 6 ½ years in prison. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

DHS has to account for what it knew about the Capitol riot, but didn’t tell anyone

Agency Oversight

Congress, the Justice Department and the courts continue to deal with the break-in at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Homeland Security Department is dealing with issues of its own. A report from its office of inspector general found that the department’s Intelligence and Analysis office had threat information, but didn’t tell everyone it should have.