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About 700 employees are part of the Agriculture Department's phase two reopening, which began June 22 in the national capital region. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue acknowledged employees may feel some anxiety about returning to work but said he wanted them to feel comfortable at the office.
The National Nuclear Security Administration, which has had success with in-person job hiring fairs, is going virtual.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Senior Executives Association is urging the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to take action this year on hiring reforms and other recommendations to modernize the federal workforce.
GSA's inspector general found the government’s landlord would have seen even better results reducing lease extensions and holdovers if not for several administrative hurdles between PBS and its tenant agencies.
Some of the smartest people in the nation work for Uncle Sam and belong to the Thrift Savings Plan. For some it is a nice option. For most, it is their primary retirement nest egg.
The Senior Executives Association points out the non-SES portion of the federal workforce is 18% black, but the SES is less than 11% black.
The Green Building Advisory Committee drafted a recommendation letter to the General Services Administration Renewable for piloting renewable energy outleasing on federal properties.
Forthcoming regulations from the Office of Personnel Management will allow agencies to restore forfeited annual leave to federal employees whose service is needed during the coronavirus pandemic -- but only in certain circumstances.
Another senior Pentagon official is resigning. Katie Wheelbarger, the acting assistant secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs submitted her letter of resignation on Wednesday.
Federal employees working from home largely report being more productive than when they go into the office, and while large-scale oversight efforts from the Government Accountability Office have only just started, GAO has acknowledged that it’s also seeing improvements from its own employees.
Roughly 85% of federal teleworkers said they were uncomfortable with the prospects of returning to the office after three months of remote work, according to a Federal News Network survey.
A committee will give the Pentagon suggestions in six months.
Patricia Collins was the first woman in the Pentagon to complete the Military Free-Fall Jumpster Course -- one of her many, many accomplishments,
Proxy voting with or without quorum, video hearings, limiting member travel and maintaining social distancing at the Capitol have required lawmakers to reconsider the long-term viability of some well-established practices.