sexual harassment

After allegations of a hostile work environment, the FDIC adds two new offices

In today’s Federal Newscast, the FDIC is taking several steps in light of recent findings of a hostile work environment.

Federal Newscast

A marcher carries a sign with the popular Twitter hashtag #MeToo used by people speaking out against sexual harassment as she takes part in a Women's March in Seattle.

Agencies need to do more to train employees on workplace sexual harassment prevention, GAO says

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llinois Rep. Mike Bost argues legislation while on the House floor during session at the state Capitol in Springfield Ill.

House VA committee chairman takes closer look at sexual harassment scandal

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5 years later, MSPB releases results of federal sexual harassment study

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FILE - Border Patrol agents hold a news conference prior to a media tour of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary facility near the Donna International Bridge in Donna, Texas, May 2, 2019. A special Customs and Border Protection unit used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press reporter, according to a federal watchdog. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Customs and Border Protection pledges to hire more women by 2030

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Whistleblower: 665 FBI employees under misconduct investigations left prior to ruling

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2021 file photo, Fulton County Georgia elections workers process absentee ballots for the Senate runoff election in Atlanta. When voters in Florida and Georgia request mailed ballots next year, they will have to make sure they do one more thing before sending it in: provide proof of identification. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Postal Service agrees to provide more transparency during election season

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New campaign asks service members to share stories to push sexual assault reforms farther

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The Old Post Office Pavilion Clock Tower, which remains open during the partial government shutdown, is seen above the Trump International Hotel, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Dems think GSA should break lease with Trump Org. after accounting flaws revealed

Federal Newscast

Navy is the latest branch to up its sign on bonuses for certain recruits

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Freshman midshipmen, known as plebes, climb ropes on an obstacle course during Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental challenges that caps off the freshman year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Biden signs order making sexual harassment a punishable offense in military

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GSA relinquishes control of the ‘dot-gov’ domain to CISA

In today’s Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration formally gives up its management of the Internet’s “dot-gov” top-level domain today.

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2015, file photo, beachgoers keep an eye on the seals swimming at Coast Guard Beach in North Eastham, Mass. Stephen Leatherman, a coastal scientist and professor at Florida International University, has been drafting a list of the best beaches in the U.S. under the alias

How the Merchant Marine Academy can get past the sexual assault problem at sea and everywhere else

The National Academy of Public Administration led a detailed review of the sexual assault and sexual harassment problems at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

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A nonprofit law group is trying to help maritime midshipmen facing assault at sea

Defense

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, part of the Transportation Department, has suspended a program that puts students at sea for a year. That followed reports of sexual assault of students aboard commercial vessels.