(7/19/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) puts a hold on President Biden’s pick for VA deputy secretary. It looks like the Space Force will become the first military service with its own…

(7/18/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: USAID has put a policy in place to limit telework. Congress moves to reduce employment barriers for military spouses, when a service member receives relocation orders. And the Intelligence Community gets new hiring incentives.

(7/17/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: The General Services Administration is rethinking how it’ll decide where to build a new FBI headquarters. Two decades of sexual harassment and assaults at the Coast Guard Academy have Congress calling…

(7/14/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is taking another stab at killing Schedule F. There are some more return-to-office changes in the works for a couple of agencies. And President Joe Biden’s…

(7/13/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: The Department of Homeland Security will see a change in a key leadership position. The law that governs federal cybersecurity is getting a bipartisan overhaul. And it looks like federal firefighters…

(7/12/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: House Republicans are looking to make it easier to fire employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s abortion views lead to unfilled officer slots in the…

(7/11/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: Virginia Senators Warner and Kaine send a detailed letter to the Defense Department decrying the lack of reforms to privatized military housing. GSA is turning up its protections to better…

(7/10/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: A former Army financial counselor faces federal charges for allegedly defrauding gold star family members. Joint Chief Chairman Mark Milley picks his next senior enlisted adviser. And lawmakers call…

(7/7/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: Two GOP lawmakers are looking to defund armed regulatory officers at certain federal agencies. The Office of Personnel Management reminds agency managers they must not forget the “weather and safety leave”…

(7/6/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: GSA is making it easier for agencies to find Native American companies to contract with, thanks to a new online tool. CISA adds new faces to its top leadership team’s…

(7/5/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: A union for feds sounds the alarm about telework, budgets, and DEI issues. What does it mean that agencies improperly paid out more than $247 billion? And IRS looks to…

(7/3/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: The Defense Department is taking steps to combat foreign influence in federally-funded scientific research. The time it takes to get a security clearance is holding steady. And a Florida-based small…

In today’s Federal Newscast, one Senator says he’s working on legislation that would give the State Department more ways to handle its backlog of passport applications.

In today’s Federal Newscast, lawmakers are again trying to change how marijuana use factors into a security clearance decision.