After walking down a gravel road to do recon on a fire cresting into the trees, a wildland firefighter grimaces as he walks back to his crew on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at the Bedrock Fire north of Lenore, Idaho. Lenore is about 30 miles east of Lewiston, Idaho. (Pete Caster/Lewiston Tribune via AP)
Budget

White House asks Congress to keep firefighters from falling off the pay cliff

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Cybersecurity

White House directs agencies to prioritize ‘secure by design’ in 2025 budgets

Agency Oversight
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Management

Agencies to start implementing transparency law for Congressional reports in October

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Tom Temin Commentary

New telework plans require a huge bureaucratic lift

Telework
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Workforce

White House tells agencies to strike a balance between telework, in-office work

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division used the latest prototype of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during a training exercise in October at Fort Pickett, Va. The event was part of a larger Soldier Touch Point, the third major milestone in the development and testing of the IVAS, which will undergo one more STP in the spring before initial fielding next year. (U.S. Army Photo by Bridgett Siter)
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Tom Temin Commentary

Who should staff the arsenal of democracy, feds or contractors?

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Congress

Omnibus silently endorses 4.6% pay raise for federal employees in 2023

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Pay

Pay agent calls for ‘major reforms’ to federal pay system, approves four new pay localities

FILE - Doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine wait to be administered during a vaccination clinic in Odessa, Texas, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. On Thursday, June 23, 2022, an expert panel is recommending Moderna's COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17, marking another step toward bringing a second brand of vaccine for kids in that age group. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP, File)
Agency Oversight

White House prepares for partial lift on federal contractor vaccine mandate ban

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Workforce

Two agencies took initial steps to implement Schedule F, GAO finds

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Pay

Feds’ pay lags 22.5% behind private sector, the Federal Salary Council reports

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Workforce

OMB sets deadline for agencies to deliver future office space plans

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Federal Newscast

Federal lawsuit over 2015 OPM breach seems all but wrapped up

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Federal Newscast

Agencies may need to change to adapt to post-COVID workplaces

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Workforce

Biden ends nearly 20-year drought by publicly recognizing 2021 Presidential Rank Awards recipients

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Big Data

OMB names DoD's suicide prevention director as chief statistician to lead data goals