Federal Drive
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Apprenticeships go back for eons in time. They became codified in the United States some 86 years ago with enactment of the National Apprenticeship Act. Now the Labor Department has brought new focus to this part of job training through what it calls the Apprentice Trailblazer Initiative.
August 23, 2023 -
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been sifting through stacks of research on how many people actually teleworked over the last three years, and whether telework will continue to have a positive economic impact.
August 23, 2023 -
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) needs talent in all sorts of areas. Needing to fill differing jobs requires differing recruitment practices.
August 23, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Staffing shortages are on the rise across America at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board says 89% of TSP participants are "satisfied." And the GSA says the once-troubled Login.gov platform has turned the corner.
August 23, 2023 -
For several years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued recommendations for reforming the Capitol Police.
August 22, 2023 -
As long as the United States has traded with other nations, customs brokers have been at the center of it. Now Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inaugurates new continuing education for its brokers, as trade volumes and complexity grow.
August 22, 2023 -
Defense contractors are scratching their collective head, after a procurement reform commission released some early findings.
August 22, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: California lawmakers want more passport offices in their state. A losing bidder again protests a 10-year $65 billion DoD health care contract. And a CISA hiring spree, lands more than 1,300 new employees in just the past two years.
August 22, 2023