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Ahuja plans to fix OPM programs under the microscope of the House Oversight Committee

Among heated questions about federal telework, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee urged Office of Personnel Management Director to make improvements…

OPM Reorganization

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FILE - In this June 12, 2019, file photo, clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol dome as dusk approaches in Washington. The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House next year raised $45.4 million over the last three months, a record quarterly haul during a year without a national election. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Reintroduced bills aim to fix hiring process, Social Security benefits for feds

Congress

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Lawmakers raise concerns about EEOC return to office plans

Workforce

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USPS reform bill now avoids higher health premiums for other federal employees

Benefits

Troubled student loan forgiveness program gets an overhaul

Workforce

Ranking member Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

House Republicans want to know why certain White House appointees got an ethics pass

Federal Newscast

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Bipartisan USPS reform bill with a ‘good chance’ of becoming law passes House committee

Agency Oversight

Attorney General William Barr speaks in a roundtable to address elder financial exploitation, at Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Justice Department creates task force to help find schemes targeting seniors

Federal Newscast

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Report: Shutdown is costing U.S. economy $430 million a day

Federal Newscast

Rep. Connolly fears ‘broad retreat’ on telework following Education’s policy reversal

Congress

OMB’s Weichert attempts to ease lawmakers’ concerns about OPM reorganization

Workforce

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Grants managers see promise in the GREAT Act, but say it could be even ‘greater’

Sponsors of the Grants Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act are waiting for a Congressional Budget Office score before bringing…

Open Data/Transparency

FILE - In this June 7, 2012 file photo, House Science Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. He is one of four veteran Texas Republicans who are quitting Congress, meaning their state will be trading House seniority for newcomers who may be even more conservative.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Congressman threatens to subpoena DHS over Kaspersky questions

In today’s Federal Newscast, Representative Lamar Smith is not satisfied with the answers he received from the Homeland Security Department on how they…

Federal Newscast

Grants managers say they need their own DATA Act to address compliance woes

Management

Federal grants managers see an opportunity for better data standards and fewer grants management systems to help alleviate compliance burdens.