House Oversight and Accountability Committee

77 House lawmakers press USPS to adopt stricter extreme heat protections for employees

Lawmakers are calling on USPS to implement OSHA’s proposed heat rule because five of its employees have died in heat-related incidents since 2018.

Workforce

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First Look

White House details which agencies are ahead, behind on telework goals

Workforce

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‘DOOBIE’ Act looks to ease security clearance restrictions on past marijuana use

Intelligence Community

GOP lawmakers look to see what SCOTUS decision on agency rulemaking means for current administration

Federal Newscast

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Former senior officials join rising calls for an alternative to Schedule F

Workforce

First Look

Lawmakers press agencies on ‘employment barriers’ for federal employees teleworking overseas

Congress

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Still ‘long way to go’ after 13% bump in federal early-career employees

Hiring/Retention

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OMB holding agencies ‘accountable’ for 50% in-office presence

Workforce

First Look

Senate bill aims to set more federal telework reporting requirements

Congress

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Congress calls for more details on federal telework in 2024 spending package

Budget

Federal telework debate escalates as House Republicans push for details

Workforce

3 takeaways from the FITARA 17 scorecard roundtable

The FITARA scorecard continues to be a point of contention between Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on cyber and IT leaders.

Reporter's Notebook

Telework ‘essential’ to remaining a competitive employer, Interior official tells Congress

Offering telework to federal employees supports recruitment, retention, satisfaction and engagement, Mark Green, chief human capital officer at the Interior…

Congress

Telework changes, hiring reforms of 2023 charting a course into the new year

Workforce

Telework and return-to-office changes at agencies were far from the only pivot for the federal workforce in 2023.