Washington D.C.

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2020, file photo with the Capitol in the background, two women toast in the air from afar while enjoying a warm fall afternoon as the sun begins to set on the National Mall in Washington. Officials in the nation's capital are questioning the results of the 2020 census, which show a large boost in population but not as high as they had expected. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

National Capital Planning Commission’s equity plan calls for stronger project site considerations

NCPC’s new equity action plan was one of 90 released last month by federal agencies in response to President Joe Biden’s January 2021 executive order.

Facilities/Construction

Defense secretary taking more authority for use of DC Guard

Defense

How did Congress move so fast on that Juneteenth law anyhow?

Congress

AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta

FILE - This Feb. 3, 2012, file photo shows FBI headquarters in Washington. Many U.S. diplomatic, military and government figures were not told about Russia-linked attempts to hack into their emails, even though the FBI knew they were in the Kremlin’s crosshairs, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

After Trump axed plan, senators now ask President Biden about new FBI headquarters

Federal Newscast

Some federal workers in DC could be getting COVID-19 vaccines soon

Federal Newscast

Bob Tobias, professor at the Key Executive Leadership program of American University

Now that a return to the office is within sight, what the government really needs is a strategy

Workforce

A woman gets her shot of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine at the Magdalena Contreras borough of Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, as Mexico begins to vaccinate people over the age of 60 against the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

DMV lawmakers want government to have its own batch of COVID vaccines for federal workers

Federal Newscast

A vial containing Russian vaccine Sputnik V is shown by a nurse at the South Pest Central Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, as the vaccination with Sputnik V against the new coronavirus begins in the country. (Zoltan Balogh/MTI via AP)

DMV leaders want federal government to create plan for vaccinating federal employees

Federal Newscast

Capitol Hill Police issues were documented well before riots

Agency Oversight

President Joe Biden walks to a podium to speak after he was sworn-in during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Our edifices give mute testimony to continuity

Tom Temin Commentary

Securing the inauguration from a continuity of government standpoint

People

Exclusive

Federal employees disheartened by Capitol riots but unsure how to rectify damage

Federal News Network conducted an anonymous, online reader survey to gauge feds’ reactions to the Jan. 6 events and what they think could happen next.

Workforce

Capitol police officers stand outside of fencing that was installed around the exterior of the Capitol grounds, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. A woman was fatally shot, windows were bashed and the mob forced shaken lawmakers and aides to flee the building, shielded by Capitol Police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Memo to Congress: Please, no fences!

Making the Capitol more remote is not the answer to the breach.

Tom Temin Commentary

Agencies get deadline for submitting data on funds going to Seattle, Portland, NYC, and D.C.

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Management and Budget issued guidance that details how the administration will implement a presidential memo to withhold funds from states that the White House says are permitting anarchy, violence, and destruction.