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Open Season

Stricter FEHB requirements from OPM aim to root out ineligible members

Starting in this year’s Open Season, agencies will be required to validate participant eligibility for a random sample of at least 10% of FEHB enrollments.

Congress

Senators press for barcodes on tax returns so IRS can process them faster

Facilities/Construction

GSA: ‘Right-sizing’ federal office space requires more funding on deferred upgrades

Workforce

With low staffing and high workloads, EPA’s large budget proposal is a ‘catch-up game,’ administrator says

Agency Oversight

OPM hasn’t finalized regulations for Administrative Leave Act, 6 years after Congress enacted it

Federal Newscast

Calling all zero trust experts, ICE is looking for your help

Agency Oversight

Lawmakers ask for GAO's help to identify 'burrowing' over last 4 years

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Workforce

Congress, employee groups ramp up pressure to block Schedule F executive order

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining issues facing prisons and jails during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)

Workforce

Sen. Ernst: Telework 'bolsters' claim federal agencies don't need DC headquarters

GAO

Agency Oversight

In sending checks marked 'deceased,' IRS prioritized payment speed

In this March 5, 2020, photo, a Royal Mail employee wears gloves as he hold parcels and the signature handheld as he delivers in London. While white collar workers trying to avoid contagion can work from home or call in sick if they experience symptoms of the new virus, such precautions are not an options for the millions of waiters, delivery workers, cashiers, ride-hailing drivers, museum attendants and countless others who routinely come into contact with the public. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Federal Newscast

Lawsuit filed against SSA for refusing electronic signatures

In this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 photo Rep. Greg Gianforte listens during a meeting with leaders from the Montana Department of Justice and Montana Highway Patrol in Helena, Mont.. Gianforte is running against Democratic challenger Kathleen Williams to keep the congressional seat he won last year in a special election. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)

Federal Newscast

Members of Congress worried about coronavirus stimulus checks going to dead people

Steve Mnuchin

Congress

Democratic lawmakers wary of Treasury's conditions for USPS $10B emergency loan

Senate Armed Services Committee member, Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on "Nuclear Policy and Posture" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Federal Newscast

Senate Dems concerned with EPA's handling of contract negotiations with AFGE

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Workforce

What's taking so long on those new administrative leave options?

Department of Homeland Security officials hold ceremonial ribbon cutting at the Center Building of DHS's new St. Elizabeths headquarters building. From left to right: Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles, Rep. Eleanor Homes Norton (D-D.C.), acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan, GSA Administrator Emily Murphy and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

Facilities/Construction

DHS St. Elizabeths campus gains 'center of gravity' with new headquarters

USDA relocation

Workforce

USDA relocation proposal faces more congressional backlash

OMB

Agency Oversight

GAO waiting on OMB's master list of agency programs nearly 10 years past deadline

Elijah Cummings

Agency Oversight

GAO urges more transparency of political appointments, compliance with agency ethics programs

Darren Soto, Collin C. Peterson, Tom O'Halleran, Mike Conaway, Al Lawson

Federal Newscast

Congressman takes aim at federal travel with series of bills

Elijah Cummings

Congress

Expect 'profound change' with House oversight's approach to federal workforce, government reform

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Federal Newscast

Senate Democrats target wasteful spending by political appointees

Donald Trump

Federal Newscast

Trump taps health care investigator for new VA accountability position

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