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The nation’s national security may be taking a hit because of the length of time it takes to fill lesser-known, Senate-confirmed positions in the Defense Department, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security and other areas protecting U.S. citizens.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management released a new federal workforce plan.
The new policy is aimed at ensuring FEMA employees are properly categorized under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
It's expected to take "months" for the Class Action Implementation Group to gather enough information to determine who is eligible to receive payments.
FEMA focuses on all aspects of emergency management, such as preparing for and responding to disasters and emergencies, working to mitigate the effects and recovering from the impacts.
Lytwaive Hutchinson, the chief information officer at FEMA, is moving to a new role in the private sector.
In today's Federal Newscast, a federal judge in Texas has blocked the Navy from enforcing its COVID vaccine mandate against nearly 4,000 sailors who’d filed religious exemptions.
While the recovery from Hurricane Ida continues, Joe Valiente, Director of Emergency Management in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana said they are also focused on the future.
Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks discussed FEMA’s progress on implementing its Cultural Improvement Action Plan with the House Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery subcommittee.
GSA is extending the continuity of services clause for Networx, WITS 3 and the local service contracts for a year that will allow agencies and vendors time to sunset services on the expired contracts.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to consider a bill combining incident reporting requirements and updated federal cyber standards.
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration formally gives up its management of the Internet’s “dot-gov” top-level domain today.
In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Authorization Bill has been signed; We'll tell you about a few changes. Still on the Pentagon's Circumspect List: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. And in COVID news, more sailors test positive, while 66 more marines are fired.
Smithsonian Institution staff told lawmakers Thursday of the need to account for extreme weather events in building maintenance and future capital projects.