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Some organizations are tentatively eyeing fall agency reentry dates for their employees, but they face pressure from some members of Congress, who want to see the workforce back in-person sooner.
July 23, 2021 -
Lawmakers are pressing the State Department to move more aggressively to address a backlog of as many as 2 million pending passport applications.
July 22, 2021 -
For how the agency might be improving things for the next filing season, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins.
July 20, 2021 -
As agencies put the final touches on their reentry and post-pandemic workforce plans, they face new questions about old travel and locality pay policies.
July 19, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast: This summer's Post Office rate increases are expected to decrease business and make more money, and the U.S. Fleet Forces Command has a new leader.
July 16, 2021 -
Mass telework occurred overnight. But policies for post-pandemic telework could take months longer.
July 16, 2021 -
Whether you’ve been working from home, or as part of an office skeleton crew the the office-office, the last 15 months have been different.
July 13, 2021 -
More than 97% of employees at the Farm Credit Administration gave the agency high marks for its COVID-19 responses over the last year, the most of any large, medium or small federal organization.
July 09, 2021 -
In an email to Social Security Administration employees Friday afternoon, Kilolo Kijakazi, a Biden appointee, said the president had made a decision to change agency leadership, naming her as the acting SSA commissioner.
July 09, 2021 -
Federal Drive with Tom Temin got the latest congressional outlook from WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller.
July 06, 2021 -
The Department of Homeland Security will launch a new onboarding program for DHS employees and their families, part of an ongoing effort to improve employee engagement.
July 05, 2021 -
The pandemic provided lessons for federal agencies to use when planning the future of federal workspaces, or lack thereof.
July 02, 2021 -
Depending on which polls you believe, what publications you read, and what radio/TV outlets you follow, many Americans are dying to get back to the office. By the same token, many say they would stay home.
July 01, 2021 -
As agencies finalize their workforce reentry plans in the coming weeks, an affinity group that represents employees at the Justice Department is urging agency leadership to keep certain pandemic workplace flexibilities in place.
June 25, 2021 -
House Democrats argue the pandemic has shown the need for paid family and medical leave, but Republicans say the benefits federal employees have are already too generous.
June 24, 2021