Gary Peters
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In today's Federal Newscast, over 40 Senate Democrats express opposition to how the Environmental Protection Agency is handling its collective bargaining with the American Federation of Government Employees.
October 23, 2019 -
The Senate confirmed Dale Cabaniss to be the permanent director of the Office of Personnel Management, following nearly a year of acting leadership from the Office of Management and Budget.
September 11, 2019 -
Beyond the usual slew of appropriations bills and confirmation votes awaiting Congress when it returns to Capitol Hill next month, here are a few other standalone bills worth tracking that could impact federal employees.
August 16, 2019 -
In a letter to acting OPM Director Margaret Weichert, Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) questioned why the administration didn't warn Congress earlier about the agency's coming financial challenges.
July 10, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department is putting off the elimination of a major benefit for post 9/11 veterans.
July 10, 2019 -
Michigan's state CSO explained why new federal legislation to improve cyber information sharing between D.C. and local government is a positive step.
June 27, 2019 -
Ninety three amendments were just packed into the Senate version of the 2020 defense authorization bill.
June 26, 2019 -
New Senate legislation would promote stronger cybersecurity coordination between the Department of Homeland Security and state and local governments. The State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act would encourage national cybersecurity watchdogs to share information regarding cybersecurity threats.
June 19, 2019 -
As employees at the Agriculture Department await word of a final site decision, more members of Congress are taking steps to try to block the proposed USDA relocation.
June 06, 2019 -
Dale Cabaniss, the President's nominee to become the next director of the Office of Personnel Management, said she would work with Congress to share information about the Trump administration's proposed reorganization of the agency she may take over.
May 07, 2019 -
A new cyber workforce executive order charges multiple agencies to develop a rotational assignment program, which would create details for top talent in and around federal agencies and the private sector.
May 02, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, A DHS IG report reveals that a quarter of the 8,000 TSA officers who left the agency in fiscal 2017, left within the first six months on the job.
April 04, 2019 -
On a the heels of Sunshine Week, a new study from the Government Accountability Office points to a variety of examples where agencies could improve compliance with their own ethics programs and shed light on basic information about executive branch political appointees.
March 15, 2019 -
The Government Accountability Office has taken two items off its high-risk list, a governmentwide inventory of programs that put agencies on-notice about major threats of fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement.
March 07, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, more than 17 years after Pentagon’s most expensive weapons acquisition first started, the Navy said its version of the F-35 is ready for combat.
March 01, 2019