Transportation Security Administration
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How often does the first work day of the year during a pandemic also arrive with an early snowstorm?
January 03, 2022 -
Long-time data guru Tom Beach joins the FDA while GSA shuffles some seats after Carlton Shufflebarger retires after 37 years in government.
December 13, 2021 -
DHS is setting minimum cybersecurity standards for critical companies in the transportation sector, with potentially more requirements on the way.
December 06, 2021 -
TSA is expected to issue new security directives for passenger and freight rail operators in the coming weeks.
November 23, 2021 -
All told, 95% of federal employees are either partially or fully vaccinated, or have a medical or religious exception request pending or approved, the Biden administration said Monday. Employees had until Monday to comply with the administration's federal vaccine mandate.
November 22, 2021 -
When it comes to improving customer service, Clare Martorana, the federal chief information officer, said agencies are trying to think less about individual transactions and more about the experiences Americans have with government at various stages of their lives.
November 16, 2021 -
The largest federal employee union is urging the Biden administration to push back an upcoming deadline for executive branch workers to comply with the federal vaccine mandate to Jan. 4, the same date that contractors received last week.
November 09, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, The Pentagon is spelling out what will happen to civilian employees who do not want to get vaccinated.
October 21, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, one House Republican is worried the Transportation Security Administration will lose a good portion of its workforce over the Biden administration's vaccine mandate.
October 20, 2021 -
A recent executive order forces all of government to consider how the federal work environment — from the digital tools agencies use to the physical workspace — can best meet everyone's needs, including employees with disabilities.
October 13, 2021 -
The Department of Homeland Security is putting the collective force of its component agencies behind its latest 60-day cyber sprint focused on transportation security.
October 07, 2021 -
Both Democrats and Republicans say they believe frontline officers at the Transportation Security Administration are underpaid. The House Homeland Security Committee's top Republican said he will support legislation to move TSA officers into the Title 5 pay and personnel system if other options fail.
September 30, 2021 -
Facial recognition technology is becoming more and more prevalent at borders and airports.
September 30, 2021 -
Under a new agreement between the agencies, screening officers at the Transportation Security Administration can now appeal certain firings, demotions and suspensions to the Merit Systems Protection Board, a right they didn't have previously.
September 28, 2021 -
It's customary for the Office of Management and Budget to engage with agencies on planning seven days before any government shutdown deadline. OMB said it's confident Congress will avoid a lapse in appropriations before next Thursday's deadline, although it's unclear what path lawmakers will take to do so.
September 23, 2021