The 119th Congress begins today and several key Senate committee federal workforce committees have new leaders. At the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, former chairman, Gary Peters, is the new ranking member. Over at…

President-elect Donald Trump and D-C Mayor Muriel Bowser agree the federal government has more office space than its employees currently need. Bowser says her recent meeting with Trump centered on the federal workforce and underutilized…

Two new bills from Senator James Lankford are aimed to recovering improper payments from two large programs. The first bill, the Fraudulent COVID Funds Recovery Act, would extend the statute of limitations for all pandemic-era…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is working under a new enterprise strategy to fill workforce gaps. ICE’s 2024 annual report details how the agency used direct-hire authorities to make several hundred job offers in the past…

Junior enlisted troops will receive a historic pay raise next year after President Joe Biden signed the annual defense bill into law on Monday. Other service members will get a 4.5% raise beginning January. Junior…

The Thrift Savings Plan board is reminding participants about changes to contribution limits coming for 2025. Generally, TSP participants will be able to contribute a maximum of $23,500 to their accounts next year. But participants…

A new survey of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation employees finds that a majority feel safe, valued and respected in their workplace. But more than a quarter of the respondents say harassment is common in…

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Senate has cleared the path to a final vote on the Social Security Fairness Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Department of Homeland Security’s new AI chatbot, DHSChat, is now available to roughly 19,000 employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today’s Federal Newscast, President-elect Donald Trump promised yesterday to dismiss any feds who don’t come to work onsite full time.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Federal agencies are facing a partial shutdown on December 21st at midnight if Congress doesn’t pass another continuing resolution or the funding bills for fiscal 2025. Agencies began preparing for a partial government shutdown on…

A bipartisan bill in the House envisions a new way for the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit doctors. The Supporting Medical Students and VA Workforce Act would create a new scholarship program in which…

Department of Veterans Affairs is dealing with a multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall and awarded bonuses to career executives not eligible to receive them last year. Now the top Republicans on the House and Senate VA committees…

The top Republican on the House Veterans Affairs Committee will keep his post in the next session of Congress. Congressman Mike Bost will continue to serve as the committee’s chairman for the next two years.…