White House
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In today's Federal Newscast, House and Senate lawmakers have taken steps to prevent a White House proposal which would result in about 1,000 layoffs at the U.S. Forest Service.
June 05, 2019 -
A 2014 incident in which a crazed person jumped over the fence and ran deep into the White House exposed what a review panel later termed catastrophic failures in training at the Secret Service.
June 04, 2019 -
If you feel totally confused on the subject of a 2020 federal pay raise, or inflation catch up for retirees, it doesn’t mean you haven’t been paying attention.
May 31, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a White House plan to take away some workers rights from civilian Defense employees was denied support from the Senate.
May 30, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Management and Budget is expressing its displeasure with the early versions of appropriations bills coming out of the House committee.
May 24, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Council 216 of the American Federation of Government Employees is urging the EEOC to push for more staff.
May 16, 2019 -
Despite a big jump in population responsibilities and major changes, the number of federal workers is about the same as it was decades ago.
April 08, 2019 -
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid the administration's growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border
April 07, 2019 -
A White House official turned whistleblower says dozens of people in President Donald Trump's administration were granted access to classified information despite 'disqualifying issues' in their backgrounds
April 01, 2019 -
The White House's task force on USPS recommends reamortizing payments that would, in the long-term, save the Postal Service about $20 billion. That would also increase annual retirement contributions.
March 26, 2019 -
The White House plans on spending 5 percent more to secure federal networks and data in 2020, with more than half of the funding going toward Defense Department cybersecurity. Get this story and others in today's Federal Newscast.
March 20, 2019 -
The legislative branch doesn't lack for watchdog offices, but as agencies continue to adopt emerging technology at an accelerating pace, lawmakers and good-government groups have reviewed their calls to bring back the Office of Technology Assessment.
February 28, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is asking the Defense Department which military projects will lose funding due to Donald Trump diverting $3.5 billion from military construction accounts to build a wall on the southern border.
February 18, 2019 -
Despite the surge in mail and packages from the holiday season and a bump in market mail leading up from last year's midterm elections, the Postal Service ended the first quarter of fiscal 2019 worse off than the year before.
February 08, 2019 -
Imagine asking for a $100 grant or gift from a charity because you desperately need it to fill the tank with gas so you could get to a job where you were not getting paid?
February 07, 2019