Customs and Border Protection
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Customs and Border Protection said it rescinded weather and safety leave schedules for some officers to prepare for a potential influx of migrants at the southern border who might carry the virus. But the National Treasury Employees Union said the decision puts CBP officers at unnecessary risk at time when border traffic is down.
April 17, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon says servicemembers who get special incentive payments for hazardous assignments can still get their bonuses – even if the pandemic is stopping them from carrying out those missions.
April 10, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, coronavirus cases among federal employees are piling up across the country.
April 09, 2020 -
Field operations across the country remain on-hold through April 15. Meanwhile, the Census Bureau warned staffing adjustments at call centers may lead to increased wait times.
April 08, 2020 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs flatly disputed claims the American Federation of Government Employees made in an unsafe work complaint to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
April 08, 2020 -
The two largest federal employee unions said Thursday steps to protect the federal workforce from the rapid spread of the coronavirus were falling short.
March 12, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen calls informal rulemaking by federal agencies the fuel of explosive growth of the administrative state.
December 09, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, as her first official act as chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Representative Carolyn Maloney has filed a lawsuit against the Justice and Commerce Departments.
November 28, 2019 -
National Air Security Operations Center Director W. Hunter Robinson had the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
October 03, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) and other congressmen are pleading with Veterans Affairs Department to let them keep their offices in agency facilities.
September 23, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Customs and Border Protection detailed its preparations for the pass-through of Hurricane Dorian.
September 03, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Air Force orders all of its facilities to designate secure, comfortable spaces for nursing mothers.
August 30, 2019 -
The port, on the border with Mexico, has undergone a big expansion that speeds things up and helps Customs and Border Protection carry out its inspections.
August 19, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies have one less thing to worry about for the final six weeks of fiscal 2019, budget cuts due to sequestration are not on the table.
August 16, 2019 -
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August 07, 2019