State Department
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The Government Publishing Office's decision to bring employees back to the office came a little more than after the State Department began Phase One of its reopening strategy.
June 25, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, telework limitations rank high up on the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee’s list of federal agency challenges during the pandemic.
June 18, 2020 -
The State Department has recognized diversity challenges across multiple administrations, but GAO has reported on the same workforce challenges for the past 30 years.
June 18, 2020 -
Agencies and contractors in the intelligence community are rearranging work schedules and office spaces to prepare for the phased reentry of their employees, but they're also taking steps to address the discomfort and anxiety many are feeling as they return to the physical workplace.
June 17, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Senate applauds the State Department for bringing more than 100,000 Americans home during the coronavirus pandemic.
June 16, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the IRS will no longer be giving employees 10-25% pay increase for going into the office during the coronavirus pandemic.
June 15, 2020 -
The State Department has reopened several passport service offices across the country as part of its Phase One reopening plan and is scaling up its workforce to deal with a backlog of applications that have piled up since March.
June 12, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Veterans Affairs officials tell Congress they're in the process of securing enough materials to test agency employees.
June 12, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a possible silver lining of the coronavirus pandemic, FEMA has a headstart as the 2020 hurricane season officially gets underway.
June 09, 2020 -
The State Department is taking a big step next week in bringing some employees back to the office, the first step in a multi-phase effort to resume full operations.
June 08, 2020 -
The coronavirus made in-person internships a risky proposition, but the Virtual Student Federal Service might see a higher-than-average level of interest when the application for students goes live July 1.
June 08, 2020 -
The State Department has just hired its fourth annual cohort of students for its Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship program.
June 02, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, with vote-by-mail services in high demand, the Postal Service sets recommendations for state and local governments to make sure each ballot gets counted.
June 01, 2020 -
The agency will continue to prioritize the most urgent cases before it returns to full operating capacity. Meanwhile, agency employees who work at passport facilities can expect to return to work in three phases, each phased dependent on local conditions.
May 29, 2020 -
Nora Dempsey, senior advisor for Innovation at the US Department of State, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to talk about the Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) program.
May 29, 2020