Veterans Affairs
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Whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans Affairs said retaliation is still prevalent within the agency, two years after Congress codified a new office designed to protect them.
June 27, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from a Senate committee shows at least eight cabinet agencies are failing to comply with federal cybersecurity standards.
June 26, 2019 -
Military spouses who have to move frequently face certain challenges when looking for paid, career-level work to support their families. But times are changing.
June 26, 2019 -
Members will see appropriations for border security, senators must decide on a course for the Defense Department, and the House gets a budget for VA.
June 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two bills to protect federal employees' health insurance benefits during future government shutdowns advanced to the full House for a vote.
June 17, 2019 -
Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) program office will be a single point of accountability for EHR modernization, the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs said. But lawmakers are skeptical.
June 14, 2019 -
The FIFA Women's World Cup has analogs in the world of federal management.
June 13, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, funding to support the Interior Department's plans to reorganize its bureaus and management functions into 12 unified regions across the country is absent from the House 20-20 appropriations bill.
June 11, 2019 -
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers say they're "deeply concerned" by a series of new bargaining proposals from the Department of Veterans Affairs and urged VA to negotiate in good faith with the American Federation of Government Employees.
June 10, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, an arbitrator finds the Veterans Affairs Department should take down a public record of employee firings and other punishments from its website.
June 07, 2019 -
To help ease the administrative burden on Border Patrol agents, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is creating a new position for handling the processing of border apprehensions.
May 29, 2019 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is confident it's ready to implement a major piece of the VA MISSION Act by the June 6 deadline. But another part of the new law isn't close to being ready, and there's a familiar culprit behind the delays.
May 28, 2019 -
For law enforcement officers, good mental health is just as important as physical health, though it seldom gets the same attention.
May 24, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Management and Budget is expressing its displeasure with the early versions of appropriations bills coming out of the House committee.
May 24, 2019 -
Hearing loss is the most common disability from military service and treating it is expensive, but newly designed custom earplugs are providing some relief.
May 24, 2019