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Defense

DoD charges up to EV makers for the next great battery

A new collaboration between GM Defense and several government research entities looks to find the newest and best kinds of batteries.

Management

The road to electrifying America's personal vehicles starts with the USPS EV fleet

Federal Newscast

GSA developing EV battery strategy as foundation for proposed fleet expansion

Agency Oversight

With electric postal trucks, logistics are all about charging stations

Agency Oversight

USPS outlines its majority-electric vehicle future, as it unveils its first charging stations

Technology

Charging ahead: How tech is future-proofing America’s EV infrastructure

Federal Newscast

Teleworking FAA begins its descent toward the in-office tarmac

A sign of electric car charging space is seen at a beachside car park in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Australia's Parliament has sat for the first time since May elections with new Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese determined to have a greenhouse gas reduction target enshrined in law. Legislation that would force Australia to reduce its emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by the end of the decade will be introduced Wednesday into the House of Representatives.(AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Federal Newscast

GSA accelerates toward electrifying federal fleet

Postal Service Electric Vehicles

Acquisition

The Postal Service can't just buy new delivery vehicles … oh, no, no, no.

Postal Service Electric Vehicles

Federal Newscast

New electric mail trucks running late, by about eight months

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb. The U.S. Postal Service says it has cleared the final regulatory hurdle to placing orders for next-generation mail vehicles. That keeps the Postal Service on track for taking delivery of the first of the electric- and gas-powered delivery vehicles next year. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 that the completion of an evaluation required by the National Environmental Policy Act is an important milestone for postal carriers who’ve soldiered on with overworked delivery trucks that went into service from 1987 to 1994. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Agency Oversight

USPS commits to 75% electric vehicles in next-gen fleet with nearly $10B spending plan

FILE - Framed by the Manhattan skyline, electricians with IBEW Local 3 install solar panels on top of the Terminal B garage at LaGuardia Airport, Nov. 9, 2021, in the Queens borough of New York. President Joe Biden is promising “strong executive action” to combat climate change, despite dual setbacks that have restricted his ability to regulate carbon emissions and boost clean energy such as wind and solar power. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Hiring/Retention

Environmental spending bill tees up multi-year federal hiring, training investments

USPS, crime, law enforcement

Agency Oversight

USPS scales back next-gen fleet plans, commits to more electric vehicles

US Digital Corps

Federal Newscast

40 members of US Digital Corps head to 13 agencies to improve services

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2020, photo, mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are seeking an investigation into a U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its aging mail trucks with mostly gasoline-powered vehicles. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Facilities/Construction

USPS sees potential to buy more electric vehicles under facility consolidation plan

In this photo made on Thursday, May 6, 2021, a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach E is seen as it is charging at a Ford dealer in Wexford, Pa. Taking sustainability efforts to the next level by switching to clean energy or purchasing an electric vehicle might feel daunting. Several federal incentives, such as the electric vehicle tax credit and home energy tax credits, may help offset the cost of the commitment for those who made upgrades last year or for those looking to take the leap in 2022. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Navy

Navy cutting back emissions, moving toward green vehicles in coming years

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, file photo, packages wait to be sorted in a Post Office as U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Michael McDonald, gathers mail to load into his truck before making his delivery run, in Atlanta. The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 it is revamping its priority mail program as part of its efforts to raise revenue and drive new growth in its package delivery business. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

People

USPS board's governors now mostly Biden picks following latest Senate confirmations

Mitt Romney

Federal Newscast

New Senate bill instructs agencies to find creative ways to recycle electric car batteries

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File)

People

DeJoy: USPS in recovery but ‘uncomfortable changes’ still to come under reform plan

USPS

Agency Oversight

House Democrats tell USPS to ‘go back to the drawing board’ on electric vehicle cost analysis

USPS Mailroom

Management

Biden's USPS board nominees plan to oversee reforms envisioned by Congress

John Graham

Budget

White House looks to give USPS $5B to support election mail over next decade

FILE - Voters arrive to cast the their ballots on Election Day at City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Alexandria, Va. The first major election day following a year of relentless attacks on voting rights and election officials went off largely without a hitch. The relative calm was a relief to those who oversee state and local elections, but election experts say that might not matter to the millions of Americans who now believe in conspiracy theories trumpeting rampant electoral fraud. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Federal Newscast

Federal employees can now take paid leave to vote and work at the polls