Brian Fitzpatrick

After a summer break, Congress has a lot on its plate this fall

The House and Senate appropriations packages are far from the only priority for Congress this fall — and many of the other to-do items have direct impacts…

Congress

Revived bills would alter feds’ payment obligations during shutdowns, federal first responders’ pensions

Workforce

Drew Friedman, Federal News Network

Hundreds of employees rally behind 8.7% proposed federal pay raise

Unions

Postal inspectors confer outside of a postal facility in Burlingame, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 26. 2018. FBI spokesman Prentice Danner says a suspicious package seized at this facility near San Francisco and addressed to billionaire political activist Tom Steyer has several similarities to 13 explosive devices that were addressed to prominent Democrats across the country. When asked if authorities believe the package found Friday is related to the others, Danner said the

USPS ‘actively defunding’ its police force amid spike in postal crime, associations warn lawmakers

Workforce

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House committee passes bill to prevent another Schedule F executive order from happening

Workforce

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New House bill would block future administrations from using Schedule F, or anything else like it

Workforce

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A voter stands on a social distance marker outside the Washington County Election Center in Hagerstown, Md., Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, for the first day of in-person early voting. (Colleen McGrath/The Herald-Mail via AP)

2020 roundup: Most key lawmakers for feds keep congressional seats

Congress

A man opens social media app 'Tik Tok' on his cell phone, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Pakistan has threatened the China-linked TikTok video service and blocked the Singapore-based Bigo Live streaming platform, citing what the regulating authority called widespread complaints about

No more TikTok and other NDAA amendments you should know

Defense

Close up of female hands counting US dollar banknotes at the table in front a laptop computer. Woman accountant with money and notebook.

Federal pay parity for civilian employees should continue in 2021, House members say

Pay

Despite last year’s victories, familiar challenges resurface for AFGE in 2020

Unions

A Kaspersky employee shuffles tokens around a table-top display at the company's stand at a cybersecurity conference in Lille, northern France, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. Kaspersky on Wednesday confirmed that a senior manager at the firm had been arrested in Moscow. (AP Photo/Raphael Satter)

Contracting officers must now put language prohibiting Kaspersky products and services in solicitations

Federal Newscast

12 House Democrats and Republicans call for civilian, military pay parity

Seven House Democrats and five Republicans are asking President Donald Trump to consider giving all civilian federal employees the same 2.4 percent pay…

Pay

House Republicans come out of political closet

Nine bold House Republicans have challenged the White House plan to cut federal retirement benefits by $149 billion.

Federal Report