National Park Service
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You need to actually see one of the signature national parks to get a sense of the NPS scope of responsibility.
May 08, 2019 -
PEER senior counsel Peter Jenkins told Federal Drive with Tom Temin why the group is challenging the appointment of the NPS’s acting deputy director for operations.
May 03, 2019 -
A hacker group has posted online the personal information of hundreds of federal agents and police offers apparently stolen from websites affiliated with alumni of the FBI's National Academy
April 13, 2019 -
The president’s pick to lead the Interior Department may have more direct experience than his predecessor, but the concerns about ethics and department leadership have not abated.
March 29, 2019 -
The Interior Department's proposed 2020 budget would devote $28 million to reorganization DOI its offices into 12 regions based on watersheds, versus eight bureaus and 49 regions.
March 26, 2019 -
Bipartisan support is growing for a proposed bill to remove barriers to federal employment for people with a criminal record.
March 18, 2019 -
How often have you heard the complaint that the first thing cut when budgets aren't right is training? At the National Park Service, that seems to be the case.
March 07, 2019 -
Even without the up-and-down appropriations negotiations it would be a busy week on Capitol Hill. Firewall Editor in Chief David Hawkings shared more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
February 12, 2019 -
This week the U.S. Green Building Council released its 2018 Top 10 States for LEED Green Building. See which of these states are home to the most LEED-certified buildings owned and leased by the General Services Administration.
February 07, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board issues a new interim rule allowing participants in the Thrift Savings Plan to take a loan while in non-pay status.
February 07, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, an internal email to staff at the National Park Service explained the effect the partial government shutdown had on the agency.
February 04, 2019 -
In every shutdown, it seems like the national parks are the first to feel the effects. For more on what's happening, John Gardner at the National Parks Conservation Association joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 28, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) wants to know why the National Parks Service reopened the Old Post Office Tower within the D.C. Trump Hotel during the government shutdown.
January 14, 2019 -
The Grand Canyon will be celebrating 100 years as a national park in 2019
December 31, 2018 -
With a partial government shutdown already putting a damper on holiday plans for federal employees, a significant portion of the IRS's furloughed workforce may have to come into work without pay if the shutdown extends into January.
December 24, 2018