Virginia Foxx

FILE - The emblem of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is shown on a podium in Vail, Colo., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Denver. A woman who was fired after asking to bring an oxygen tank to work to help her breathe will get $25,000 in a federal settlement. TriMark Foodcraft also agreed to train its staff on what qualifies as reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act under a two-year consent decree with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency said. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

House lawmakers push for EEOC to defend furlough threat

The EEOC disputes House Republicans’ claims that the budget problems were avoidable or they didn’t do enough to address their current funding situation.

Agency Oversight

EEOC’s 20% backlog of discrimination charges ‘alarming’ to GOP House lawmakers

Congress

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

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

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

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

With telework agreements scaled back at USDA and Education Department, the future of telework agreements at other agencies may also hang in the balance.

Congress

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

Office of Management and Budget attempted to sell lawmakers on its reorganization proposals Wednesday. The proposal to reorganize the Office of Personnel…

Workforce

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

Open Data/Transparency

Sponsors of the Grants Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act are waiting for a Congressional Budget Office score before bringing the bill to the House floor.