Covid-19
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Agencies have new guidance for implementing the president's new mask mandate from the Office of Management and Budget. According to the new guidance, "every effort will be made to maximize the use of remote work."
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 -
Already there are quite a few noticeable differences between the Biden and Trump administrations. Biden's mask mandate for federal employees and contractors - and the creation of a centralized pandemic task force for the workforce - is just one example.
January 25, 2021 -
Doug Badger, with the Heritage Foundation, discusses the need for fast, inexpensive self-testing for COVID-19.
January 24, 2021 -
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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 -
The IRS is sending a second wave of pandemic stimulus payments, preparing to open this year’s tax filing season and Implement its largest reorganization in decades under the Taxpayer First Act.
January 20, 2021 -
In a slew of executive actions on his first day in office, President Joe Biden reinstated previously-canceled diversity and inclusion training for federal employees and issued a mask mandate for those working inside government buildings.
January 20, 2021 -
Both officers and enlisted can apply for early separation or retirement between Jan. 20 and April 2.
January 19, 2021 -
Buried in the next pandemic spending proposal from Joe Biden are big dollars for federal IT.
January 18, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office sees some progress in the efforts from the Department of Homeland Security to improve employee engagement.
January 18, 2021 -
With Congress totally preoccupied with the aftermath of the Capitol riot, and fresh pandemic spending, is there what you might call a normal agenda? For some answers on what to expect near term WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 18, 2021 -
Federal News Network conducted an anonymous, online reader survey to gauge feds' reactions to the Jan. 6 events and what they think could happen next.
January 18, 2021 -
Doctor visits, vaccinations and other preventative screenings were down significantly among participants in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program during the first eight months of 2020. The Office of Personnel Management's inspector general worries those trends could cost participants in the long run.
January 18, 2021 -
Bruce McClary of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling discusses special hardship programs for people in debt.
January 17, 2021