Environmental Protection Agency
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OPM took longer in April to process retirement claims within 60 days compared to other months throughout the year. The agency processed 27 percent of the retirement claims it received in April within the standard 60 days or less, well below the 77 percent processing rate OPM posted in March. OPM also received slightly fewer retirement claims last month compared to April 2016.
May 08, 2017 -
The spending package gives the Homeland Security Department about $1.5 billion for border security activities for the remaining five months of the fiscal year. For civilian agencies, here are six other areas to take note of in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017.
May 01, 2017 -
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney has echoed the sentiment of President Donald Trump on the possibility of a government shutdown this week.
April 24, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says now that EPA is handing out buyouts, it's likely other agencies will follow suit.
April 21, 2017 -
President Trump issued an executive order for federal agencies to review their policies and procedures for buying American. He suspect loopholes in buy-American laws are too often used when the government buys. Agencies are to forward their legal and procedural reviews to Commerce Secretary Wilber Ross, who will in turn deliver a draft set of recommendations by the end of the year.
April 20, 2017 -
The EPA said it will continue an external hiring freeze as part of its efforts to meet the White House's government reorganization directive.
April 19, 2017 -
A 31 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency's budget in fiscal 2018 would force EPA to cut nearly 4,000 full time equivalent employees, begin cost-saving IT modernization projects and reduce the agency's physical footprint. New budget documents describe funding levels and policy decisions at EPA that would support the President's 2018 budget request.
April 03, 2017 -
Heading toward April, the Trump administration was operating on several fronts, following the withdrawal of Republican-led legislation revising health care law.
March 30, 2017 -
Nation Analytics founder Brian Friel and Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal business Partners, join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the state of the contracting landscape. March 27, 2017
March 26, 2017 -
The Environmental Protection Agency faces a 31 percent cut to its budget, a number that agency advocates say will harm the workforce and public health.
March 16, 2017 -
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said proposed budget reductions for agencies such as EPA or HUD are based on the administration’s goals and priorities, and leaders at those agencies will be able to decide how best to address smaller budgets.
March 16, 2017 -
Significant cuts to EPA's state programs and workforce have sent agency executives and employees' unions scrambling to get a better understanding of what direction the Trump administration wants to take the department.
March 06, 2017 -
About 58 percent of federal employees say their workloads have increased since President Donald Trump authorized a temporary hiring freeze for some agencies, according to a recent survey from the National Treasury Employees Union.
March 01, 2017 -
The Trump administration's plan to reduce non-defense discretionary spending by 10 percent means civilian agencies will need to look at programs and personnel, not just for this year, but for the long-term. Some fiscal observers says it's time to consider budget process reform.
March 01, 2017 -
Cars coming from Mexico can reach half the world's market with no tariffs, twice as much as cars built in the U.S.
February 14, 2017