Environmental Protection Agency

House Appropriators, Federal workforce, Congress Debt Limit

The federal workforce is growing, as House appropriators consider agency spending cuts

Despite a growing federal workforce, current budget deliberations in Congress could cause the pendulum to eventually swing back in the other direction.

Workforce

cyber, EPA, Water Contamination Nitrates Oregon

Some EPA employees are happy with their new labor agreement

Agency Oversight

Beyond FEVS, agencies trying to combat federal ‘survey fatigue’

Workforce

Early-career federal job openings seeing ‘renewed and increased’ interest, OPM’s Shriver says

Hiring/Retention

Environmental Protection Agency Building

EPA finalizes union contract, but AFGE wary of telework’s future

Unions

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New cyber plans for critical infrastructure could be ready early next year

Cybersecurity

How EPA is dealing with its telework-induced high-vacancy offices

Workforce

Image of NASA astronauts wearing solar eclipse glasses in front of NASA building in Washington, D.C.

Best Places to Work top 10 list has a few new faces, and many familiar ones

Workforce

Suspect pet product collared by EPA IG

Workforce

6-bill minibus rewards some agencies, while slashing budgets for others

Budget

Congress should protect science, EPA workers who dedicate careers to preserving planet

Commentary

EPA targeting higher recruitment numbers for 2024

EPA has launched a hiring campaign with the end goal of onboarding 1,000 new full-time employees and 350 interns by the end of the year.

Hiring/Retention

With critical infrastructure being targeted, Biden admin considers next steps for water sector

The Biden admin’s push to issue cybersecurity regulations for critical infrastructure sectors continues to move forward, despite recent challenges.

Cybersecurity

Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States, Andrew Fois, speaks with Tom Temin.

How an upcoming Supreme Court decision will affect agency rulemaking

Congress

Federal employees, who make rules on behalf of their agencies, are wondering if the Supreme Court will change the ground rules. In Loper Bright Enterprises versus Raimondo, herring fishermen suing the Commerce Department basically said that Congress lets agencies go way too far.