Covid-19
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Ryan Cote, the chief information officer of the Transportation Department, credited the work the agency has done over the last two years to consolidate and modernize its network as the reason the move to near 100% telework has gone smoothly over the last few months.
July 10, 2020 -
Note those soldiering through the pandemic as it all starts to feel old.
July 10, 2020 -
Lawmakers are awaiting answers from the Small Business Administration on pandemic spending data requested by the Government Accountability Office.
July 09, 2020 -
Thanks to technology preparedness and staffing, Montana's CIO has been overseeing the state's COVID-19 response from a cabin just outside Glacier National Park.
July 09, 2020 -
Organizations that represent IRS managers and employees say they haven’t been given much detail on the agency resuming more of its operations.
July 09, 2020 -
The Census Bureau postponed field operations and suspended hiring several times during the course of the pandemic. Those delays led the Trump administration to ask Congress to postpone deadlines to submit apportionment and redistricting data.
July 09, 2020 -
In wide-ranging discussion with reporters, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie downplayed the severity of a recent spike in coronavirus cases among veterans. He also urged the rest of government to look to VA as a model for telework, noting most employees were "very happy with it."
July 08, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the EPA has teamed up with the New York and Los Angeles mass transit systems to learn more about how to disinfect them.
July 08, 2020 -
A lot of people who retired last year or earlier this year probably wish they hadn’t. Most are living on less.
July 08, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told the House Oversight and Reform Committee the law allows inspectors general on the committee to review spending under the Paycheck Protection Program, and other funds previously in question.
July 07, 2020 -
Thanks to the coronavirus' hit on the world economy, the number of federal workers and retirees with million-dollar Thrift Savings Plan accounts now stands at 47,219.
July 07, 2020 -
As offices within all but two of the Environmental Protection Agency's regions are engaged in some phase of reopening, some employees said they're still waiting for clear answers on telework, child care accommodations and other concerns.
July 06, 2020 -
DoD coronavirus cases have more than doubled in the last month.
July 06, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, some EPA employees say they feel uncomfortable returning to the office as OIG conducts a review.
July 06, 2020 -
As the Agriculture Department approaches phase three of its reopening plan, Food and Nutrition Service employees are concerned there are simply too many unknowns, inconveniences and worries about returning to a full office, which they say pale in comparison to the benefits of working productively and safely from home.
July 03, 2020