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FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2021, file photo, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. In an interview with The Associated Press, Sen. Thune, the chamber's No. 2 Republican, likened Trump's insults of Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to

Senate bill calls for enhancing AI expertise in the federal workforce

In today’s Federal Newscast, Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) introduced bipartisan legislation to help the government remain competitive…

Federal Newscast

Congress averts shutdown; fight continues over pandemic aid

Government Shutdown

No budget maneuvers this time, as Coast Guard military is set to miss Jan. 15 paycheck

Government Shutdown

Trump stalks out of shutdown talks with Dems, says ‘bye-bye’

Government Shutdown

Documents show more than 200 cases of federal air marshals misusing firearms

Federal Newscast

4 NDAA amendments to watch as Senate takes up bill

Congress

Bill would pluck ‘low hanging fruit’ from federal real property portfolio

Workforce

Exclusive

Widespread neglect puts NASA’s networks in jeopardy

Cybersecurity

FILE - In this April 13, 2014 file photo, the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington. The IRS says thieves used an agency website to steal tax information from as many as 220,000 additional taxpayers. The agency first disclosed the breach in May. Monday’s revelation more than doubles the total number of potential victims, to 334,000. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

IRS ‘tax cheats’ target of bipartisan bill

Congress

White House misses deadline to deliver sequestration report, says plan coming next week

Bill would reform A-76 outsourcing process

Management

OPM Director John Berry wants end to Federal pay debate

His goal: to settle once and for all the question of whether federal employees are overpaid compared to the private sector.

Federal pay freeze proposal defeated

The Senate has rejected an attempt to freeze federal pay and the size of the government workforce. Also included in the defeated proposal was funding for…

Pay & Benefits

OPM wants to settle the fed salary debate

Workforce

Director John Berry has asked federal and private sector experts to come up with a formula to compare public and private sector salaries. He says the government has a perception problem that needs to be fixed. Two senators introduce provisions to freeze federal pay and the number of employees.

Senate bill calls for enhancing AI expertise in the federal workforce

Congress averts shutdown; fight continues over pandemic aid

No budget maneuvers this time, as Coast Guard military is set to miss Jan. 15 paycheck

Trump stalks out of shutdown talks with Dems, says ‘bye-bye’

Documents show more than 200 cases of federal air marshals misusing firearms

4 NDAA amendments to watch as Senate takes up bill

Bill would pluck ‘low hanging fruit’ from federal real property portfolio

Widespread neglect puts NASA’s networks in jeopardy

IRS ‘tax cheats’ target of bipartisan bill

White House misses deadline to deliver sequestration report, says plan coming next week

Bill would reform A-76 outsourcing process

OPM Director John Berry wants end to Federal pay debate

Federal pay freeze proposal defeated

OPM wants to settle the fed salary debate

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