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Nearly 700 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency said they have no confidence in leadership's ability to keep them safe during the pandemic. They're asking to continue telework until an effective vaccine is available.
October 07, 2020 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs said standard community care wait times, similar to the metrics it has for its own health services, aren't necessary, especially if it cleans up its own bureaucratic referral and scheduling process.
October 01, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, medical centers at the Department of Veterans Affairs see a slight improvement in staffing shortages over the last year.
September 25, 2020 -
FEMA is looking to stay in its leased office space for up another 20 years, and expand its square footage by nearly 20 percent, walking away from plans to relocate its headquarters to the DHS St. Elizabeths campus in Southeast D.C.
September 14, 2020 -
When do you tell tens of thousands of public servants, from Social Security, the IRS and a dozen other operations, that after several months of working from home it's time to return to their “real” and traditional offices?
September 08, 2020 -
The General Services Administration, in its capacity as the federal government’s landlord, has been urged by its inspector general to take “immediate action” to improve its communication and cleaning procedures for the coronavirus pandemic.
September 03, 2020 -
Much of the agency is still teleworking, but the Social Security Administration told field office employees this week it would begin to recall some to help with the mail and other workloads. But the union representing field office employees says SSA's reentry plans are light on health and safety details.
September 03, 2020 -
The Interior Department's inspector general said agency officials gave mostly accurate statements to Congress about its reasons for relocating employees at the Bureau of Land Management. But Interior officials did mislead Congress about lease costs being the primary reason for the move.
September 01, 2020 -
Stimson Center co-founder says budget would go further if it were geared for quickly sending forces to trouble spots rather than keeping them in one place.
September 01, 2020 -
Some old pieces of the nation's critical infrastructure are too difficult or expensive to replace, but they can be preserved and improved.
September 01, 2020 -
For the past few weeks pundits, columnists and commentators, some of whom wouldn’t know a letter carrier from a clerk or mail handler, have been discovering and dissecting the U.S. Postal Service.
August 20, 2020 -
Construction is underway - reconstruction more accurately - at a complex of ancient buildings at the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard, under the auspices of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
August 18, 2020 -
The 1,600 employees of the National Science Foundation started working from home in March - a familiar story to so many across the country. But NSF might have been a little more prepared to make the switch.
August 13, 2020 -
The top officials from each branch want hospitals and clinics back under their control.
August 11, 2020 -
Everybody loves national parks but funding from Congress has been stingy -- but last week it passed and President Trump signed a bill to change that.
August 06, 2020