Covid-19
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Over on Capitol Hill with the lame duck session has both the current and the future to deal with. The pandemic is returning to a boil, and so are the calls for some sort of relief bill.
November 23, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, more Pentagon employees are being told to telework because of an uptick in coronavirus infections in the National Capital Region.
November 23, 2020 -
The newly-reported improper payments come a year after a similar testing overhaul flagged billions of dollars in potentially unsupportable payments in DoD's military pay accounts.
November 23, 2020 -
Despite the high number of cases, about 61% of military bases have eased travel restrictions.
November 19, 2020 -
Tim Cook, executive director of the Center for Procurement Advocacy and Tom Sisti, general counsel for the Coalition for Government Procurement, join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide ranging discussion that includes the congressional outlook of the National Defense Authorization Act, and whether Congress will pass an additional Covid-19 relief package.
November 17, 2020 -
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The State Department’s Bureau of Information Resource Management, under the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerated the way it fields applications that support the agency’s mission.
November 13, 2020 -
Congress could still take up some sort of pandemic relief bill in the lame duck session. The Senate has been pondering a new payroll protection plan worth more than $250 billion.
November 13, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: "On this Veterans Day, OPM reminds agencies of their obligations to federal employees, who are called to active-duty military service. A possible Air Force general's court martial trial, would be an American first. And as Biden adds to his transition team, Trump sees subtraction in his Administration.
November 11, 2020 -
Do a little bit of shopping this year. It can give you great peace of mind if you know you’ve done the best you can before you get hit with a worst case scenario.
November 11, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A multibillion dollar contract has been awarded to build nuclear-missile submarines, an IG report expresses concern with OPM's cybersecurity efforts, and the SBA is ordered to release the names of all recipients of COVID-19-related loans.
November 06, 2020 -
The pandemic is exactly that - a pandemic. That means it's had a profound effect on how agencies operating overseas go about their work.
November 05, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel issued a post-election Hatch Act advisory. The voting is over, so the OSC says it's ok to sport hats or T-shirts or to display pictures while you're on duty.
November 05, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee want to know how the Office of Personnel Management is keeping federal employees safe during another COVID-19 wave.
November 04, 2020 -
There’s nothing like a once-in-a-lifetime global pandemic to focus one’s thinking. This year has been one for the the books.
November 04, 2020