Hubbard Radio Washington DC, LLC. All rights reserved. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.
Greg Schlichter of TransUnion says it’s difficult to know why eligible people are not participating in government programs designed to help them. But marketers could have insight for agencies on this.
One sign that the world is sort of back to normal, more people than ever are signing up for the various Trusted Traveler programs.
Since the FDA got authority from Congress in 2009 to regulate tobacco marketing, smoking rates in the United States have dropped to 10% for adults and less than 3% for minors.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to grow its health care workforce with new pay incentives and retain the in-demand employees it already has, now that a major VA health care bill has been signed into law.
One Supreme Court case that generated the most controversy lately was a 6-3 ruling that the EPA doesn't have authority to regulate power plants' greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.
One environmental group says two out of three Defense Department sites have excessive levels of hazardous PFAS in their groundwater.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service expects to raise mail prices in January 2023.
The Postal Service is starting to see the impact of major reform legislation on its finances, but still expects to still raise mail prices again at the start of next year.
The military has a recruiting problem. That fact has been on display in the past couple months as all of the military services bolster enlistment bonuses and reevaluate their end strength goals for 2022 and 2022.
A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives, titled the Public Service Reform Act, is not about public service and is certainly not reform. Rather than addressing accountability or hiring and pay challenges, the bill would make all federal workers at-will employees. The result would be a civil service that is little more than two million political appointees.
The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress found that nearly every function in the Legislative Branch is due for updating. Members held a hearing on whether artificial intelligence technology could help.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks to strengthen enforcement against what it calls environmental bad actors and to foster a greener worldwide supply chain.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Marine Mammal Commission has its ethics called into question, and GAO is concerned the Navy is trying to impede Congressional oversight.
The Inflation Reduction Act would give the Postal Service $1.29 billion to purchase electric vehicles, and $975 million to GSA to support emerging sustainable technologies.