Biden administration
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Contractors are looking to see who will fill crucial sub-cabinet appointment slots. The latest from Professional Services Council president and CEO David Berteau.
February 09, 2021 -
The Senate has confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas as President Joe Biden’s homeland security secretary
February 02, 2021 -
The Senate has approved Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, which makes him the first openly gay person confirmed to a Cabinet post
February 02, 2021 -
What the heck is a liberal leave snow day anyhow, when almost nobody is already coming to the office?
February 01, 2021 -
The government seemed off guard when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit US shores. Now a bipartisan commission which warned of the need for strong biological defense plans back in 2015, recommends an "Apollo" plan for the next one.
January 29, 2021 -
Janet Yellen has been confirmed as President Joe Biden’s treasury secretary in an overwhelming Senate vote
January 25, 2021 -
The riots and the inauguration behind it, Congress has barely settled into the next session. With only a few bills actually introduced, the Senate is mainly concerned with the Biden administration confirmations for the moment.
January 25, 2021 -
The order also creates "central review of agency waivers" of Buy American, with the General Services Administration posting them on a website.
January 25, 2021 -
The memos underscore the Trump administration’s skepticism with agency performance data requirements, but now it's to the Biden administration to decide how agencies gather and use this information.
January 25, 2021 -
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The newly minted commander-in-chief offered up hope to civil servants as the administration kicks off a new era of federal agency leadership.
January 22, 2021 -
Hey you in the career federal workforce. Wanna be a hero? Try keeping that clueless new appointee out of trouble. There’s a good chance the Biden appointees sent your way — either there already or…
January 22, 2021 -
For one view of what the heck goes on those first few days and weeks, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, Max Stier.
January 21, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the White House tells agencies to hold off on publishing any new rules until after President Biden’s appointees have had a chance to review them.
January 21, 2021 -
Here's a partial list of the acting officials who will serve as agency heads until President Biden's nominees are confirmed, as released by the White House on Wednesday afternoon. Most, but not all, are career civil servants.
January 20, 2021