Environmental Protection Agency
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A recent inspector general report found that Environmental Protection Agency labs and offices were inconsistent in how they enforced pandemic protocols as employees returned to the office.
December 17, 2020 -
President-elect Joe Biden is nominating his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of Transportation and intends to choose former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as Energy secretary.
December 15, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, reentry plans for Environmental Protection Agency employees over the summer varied widely depending across the country.
December 01, 2020 -
Agencies reported a 28% drop in official time usage across government in 2019, according to a new report from the Office of Personnel Management.
November 17, 2020 -
Organizations that receive funding from the EPA are required to adhere to section Six of the Civil Rights Act which bars racial discrimination. But agency staff don't always check.
October 29, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a former top political aide to ex-EPA administrator Scott Pruitt claims EPA violated his free speech and due process rights by removing him after he raised concerns about Pruitt's excessive spending and mismanagement.
October 22, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two House Democrats are introducing their own legislation that would give retirees a higher cost-of-living adjustment next year.
October 19, 2020 -
The EPA has been developing an online decision support system to help cities and towns around the bay figure out the best sites for restoration or conservation.
October 08, 2020 -
Nearly 700 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency said they have no confidence in leadership's ability to keep them safe during the pandemic. They're asking to continue telework until an effective vaccine is available.
October 07, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management wants to change how and when federal employees might receive back pay for an unjustified or unwarranted personnel action.
October 07, 2020 -
Many agencies were already envisioning a performance management shift before the pandemic, but the virtual workplace is accelerating broader changes to the way managers set organizational goals and hold their employees accountable.
September 29, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a final rule from the Environmental Protection Agency gives the public a platform to request changes or removal of agency guidance documents.
September 15, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon has picked five of its health care facilities to help coordinate stage three clinical trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine.
September 04, 2020 -
Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, EPA and GSA procurement leaders shared how they're making frictionless acquisition a reality.
August 26, 2020 -
Under a new collective bargaining agreement, eligible employees at the EPA can telework up to two days a week. But the agency suggested employees could have had a more generous policy if its union had made its own concessions.
August 14, 2020