Jamie Raskin

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

Intelligence Community

First Look

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

Congress

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First Look

White House-backed bill to preserve pandemic fraud analytics tools introduced in House

Congress

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, speaks as Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, to examine expanding broadband access, focusing on the Department of Commerce broadband programs in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

New bill calls for permanent, renewed pipeline between federal unions, management

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During Sunshine Week, GAO finds agencies need better plans to address surging FOIA backlogs

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House Oversight Committee advances bills affecting cyber, AI for feds

Cybersecurity

House lawmakers probe USPS extreme heat protections following letter carrier’s death

Workforce

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OPM’s dual role in talent acquisition poses ‘conflict of interest’

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee raised concerns over OPM’s role as both regulator and provider of talent acquisition systems, saying the…

Workforce

Over half of GAO’s high-risk areas stem from critical skills gaps

22 of the 37 items on GAO’s list of vulnerable federal programs and broad government challenges stem from issues of mission-critical skills gaps in the…

Agency Oversight

Union leaders, lawmakers call for expanded pay, benefits for federal workforce

Congress

The American Federation of Government Employees heightened calls to Congress to implement an 8.7% pay raise for 2024 and remove Social Security’s WEP and GPO, while also denouncing a bill to return feds to the office.

Jamie Raskin

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

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

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

White House-backed bill to preserve pandemic fraud analytics tools introduced in House

New bill calls for permanent, renewed pipeline between federal unions, management

During Sunshine Week, GAO finds agencies need better plans to address surging FOIA backlogs

New House bill specifies how agencies should use artificial intelligence

There’s only one question before Congress, at least this week

Bipartisan bill would bar agencies from denying job applicants over weed use

House Oversight Committee advances bills affecting cyber, AI for feds

House lawmakers probe USPS extreme heat protections following letter carrier’s death

OPM’s dual role in talent acquisition poses ‘conflict of interest’

Over half of GAO’s high-risk areas stem from critical skills gaps

Union leaders, lawmakers call for expanded pay, benefits for federal workforce