Covid-19
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Oversight offices are raising issues with the timeliness and accuracy of the data reported to USAspending.gov.
March 17, 2022 -
In a March 16 memo, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks wrote that there will not be a “one-size-fits-all” plan to return to work.
March 17, 2022 -
GAO: State Dept didn’t always communicate with other agencies about evacuation plans during pandemicIn today's Federal Newscast, the State Department didn’t communicate key elements of its global evacuation policy to the 26 agencies whose employees work in embassies and consulates overseas.
March 17, 2022 -
The Capitol and its environs have been mostly closed to visitors since - well, you know. Tourists, Girl Scout troops, and Lions Club presidents aren't the only ones who want the Capitol opened back up, so do lobbyists. They're circulating an open letter trying to nudge members to get back to normal.
March 16, 2022 -
Congress, as it does every year, crammed a lot of spending when it whipped up that so called omnibus appropriations bill.
March 14, 2022 -
Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram is requiring employees to come back to the office at least three days a week starting on March 21.
March 14, 2022 -
The $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2022 directs agencies to brief lawmakers on a variety of federal workforce issues in the coming months.
March 09, 2022 -
President Joe Biden's requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 is awaiting judgment from a federal appeals court after arguments in New Orleans
March 08, 2022 -
The largest federal union has filed a class action lawsuit for employees who think they were exposed to COVID-19 at work. There's even a web site where people can sign on.
March 07, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal employees who were exposed to COVID-19 while working can now join a class-action lawsuit.
March 04, 2022 -
The Peace Corps says it'll start sending volunteers overseas again in mid-March after it evacuated them from posts around the world two years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 03, 2022 -
The Biden administration is looking to the federal workforce to set an example for the rest of the country’s labor force by having more federal employees return to the office in April.
March 03, 2022 -
For the first time this year DoD employees in Arlington County, Va. will not need a face covering indoors.
March 02, 2022 -
Financial management problems at the Defense Department show up year after year. Throw in problems at the Small Business Administration and a few other persistent issues, and it's impossible to accurately assess the state of federal finances. And that's the conclusion from the latest look at the government's consolidated statements conducted by the Government Accountability Office.
March 02, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, President Biden says an executive order is in the works that will help agencies prevent and detect identity theft linked to COVID-19 relief programs.
March 02, 2022