Covid-19
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Walter Barnes, president of PM Consulting Group, cautions "not so fast" when it comes to releasing office space, in favor of permanent telework.
January 15, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, 26 journalists at Voice of America have demanded that VOA's director Robert Reilly resign after a reporter was reassigned for what they say was a retaliatory measure.
January 15, 2021 -
If there is a plan for vaccination of federal employees, will someone please reveal it?
January 15, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two House lawmakers want to close what they call are loop holes for senior government officials when they leave federal service for the private sector.
January 13, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, new analysis from Bloomberg Government found agencies spent almost 700 billion dollars on procurement last year.
January 07, 2021 -
A majority of the federal employees and contractors who responded to a recent Federal News Network reader survey said they'd prefer to telework at least three days a week once the pandemic ends — if they had the choice to set their own remote work schedules.
January 06, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, at least 132,000 health care professionals at the Department of Veterans Affairs have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
January 06, 2021 -
Under a new, temporary policy from the Office of Personnel Management, many federal employees can carryover up to 300 hours of annual leave from 2020, rather than the usual 240 hours.
January 05, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the CIA adds another piece to its two-plus year effort to change the way its recruits the next generation of employees.
January 05, 2021 -
For a brief review of the outgoing Congress and what we might expect from the next, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller.
January 04, 2021 -
In an extraordinary New Year’s Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto, dismissing Trump’s objections to the $740 billion bill and handing him a stinging rebuke just weeks before his term ends.
January 01, 2021 -
VA deferred collection of these overpayments to give veterans financial relief due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 31, 2020 -
New challenges and opportunities lay ahead for USPS in the new year, but here's a recap of what the USPS overcame in 2020.
December 30, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) wants to know when and how Federal Employees will get vaccinated. The reenlisted rate in one branch of the military is sky high. And the COVID-19 relief checks are in the mail and being deposited directly.
December 30, 2020 -
Missing the guardrails by inches, the nation's careening political apparatus has managed to fund the government for fiscal 2021.
December 29, 2020