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Not for lack of things to do is Congress on a two week recess. But the first three months of the 118th Congress have produced some results of note.
Among heated questions about federal telework, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee urged Office of Personnel Management Director to make improvements to retirement services, the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and the federal hiring process.
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee pressed Office of Personnel Management Director Kiran Ahuja on federal telework, hiring process reforms, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the retirement case backlog and much more.
A partisan divide between the White House and Congress could have big repercussions for the career federal workforce. Here’s what agency leaders can do to prepare.
The House is planning a floor vote for the SHOW UP Act, a Republican-led bill that would return the federal workforce to pre-pandemic office arrangements.
Lawmakers reintroduced the Social Security Fairness Act, aiming to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, as well as the Chance to Compete Act, seeking to revamp the federal hiring process.
In today's Federal Newscast: OPM has drawn the wrath of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency fires back at a lawsuit over a software contract. And after waiting almost a year for confirmation, Brendan Owens lands a new Assistant Secretary of Defense job.
With Republicans in charge of the house and Democrats the Senate, you can bet on sharp disagreements over the budget. In fact, it's not too early to worry about an impasse leading to a government shutdown.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) introduced the SHOW UP Act, which would require agencies to return to their pre-pandemic office arrangements.
The Holman rule gives lawmakers the ability to make changes to federal employees’ salaries and reduce agency staffing.
The Postal Service, a longtime supporting player in voting thrust into the spotlight since its major role in the 2020 election, may get some additional support from a bill that’s headed for a House floor vote.
The House Rules Committee passed the Preventing a Patronage System Act favorably in a vote of 8-4 along party lines. Now, it moves to the full House floor.
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform passed legislation that would create an internship center at the Office of Personnel Management.
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) is telling the Postal Service to start over in determining how many electric vehicles it can afford to purchase.