Barbara Mikulski

Congress’ week of weird

Long speeches and piecemeal civil service reform mark the waning days of the 114th Congress.

Tom Temin Commentary

Election Day 2016: What to watch for and remember as a federal employee

Management

FBI headquarters decision pushed back to March

Facilities/Construction

Obama signs continuing resolution to keep agencies running through Dec. 9

Government Shutdown

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)/AP

Senate moves on CR as agencies plan for possible shutdown

Budget

Cardin, Mikulski join group worried about premum increases for long-term-care

Federal Newscast

A senator’s farewell wish: More bacon

Tom Temin Commentary

OPM creates interagency council to deal with Metro maintenance plan

Workforce

Mikulski looking for ‘bonus money’ for NIH, appropriations for federal pay raise

Budget

Metro employee shuts down escalators to the McPherson Square Station in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The Metro subway system that serves the nation's capital and its Virginia and Maryland suburbs shut down for a full-day fo an emergency safety inspection of its third-rail power cables. Making for unusual commute, as the lack of service is forcing some people on the roads, while others are staying home or teleworking. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

D.C. Metrorail will reopen at 5 a.m. on March 17

Workforce

President to propose $1.4 billion new FBI building in 2017 budget

Facilities/Construction

Attorney General lays out price tag, plan to support Obama’s gun violence reform

Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified before the Senate appropriations subcommittee on the plan to expand the National Instant Criminal Background Check…

Management

Sen. Barbara Mikulski: Omnibus bill delivers some budget certainty

After many, many days of closed-door negotiations, we finally have an agreement on the 2016 budget. The deal heads to the floor today, and if it passes,…

Federal Drive

Pay raise, transit benefits parity gives feds optimism for 2016

Budget

The omnibus spending bill includes money for the FBI’s new headquarters, 10 years of credit monitoring services for OPM breach victims and much more for federal employees.

Barbara Mikulski

Congress’ week of weird

Election Day 2016: What to watch for and remember as a federal employee

FBI headquarters decision pushed back to March

Obama signs continuing resolution to keep agencies running through Dec. 9

Senate moves on CR as agencies plan for possible shutdown

Cardin, Mikulski join group worried about premum increases for long-term-care

A senator’s farewell wish: More bacon

OPM creates interagency council to deal with Metro maintenance plan

Mikulski looking for ‘bonus money’ for NIH, appropriations for federal pay raise

D.C. Metrorail will reopen at 5 a.m. on March 17

President to propose $1.4 billion new FBI building in 2017 budget

Attorney General lays out price tag, plan to support Obama’s gun violence reform

Sen. Barbara Mikulski: Omnibus bill delivers some budget certainty

Pay raise, transit benefits parity gives feds optimism for 2016

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