Management
The Biden administration seeks to speed up some asylum cases with a new immigration docket
Homeland Security and DOJ announced a similar process in 2021 where a dedicated docket applied to migrant families that arrived between ports of entry at the Southwest border.
Workforce
TSA and AFGE ink their first contract under expanded collective bargaining rules
After two decades of abridged or no collective bargaining rights, frontline Transportation Security Administration finally enjoy similar rights to their colleagues elsewhere in government.
Pay & Benefits
Mixed reactions to Medicare Part D in the FEHB
It's been almost five months since Part D was incorporated into many Federal Employees Health Benefit plans. How is it being received?
Oversight
The Supreme Court has delivered a victory for a financial watchdog, and all agencies with alternative funding
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was facing an existential threat before Thursday's ruling.
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News
A pair of government transparency-friendly bills are headed for the House floor
One measure aims to improve the process for agencies to transfer excess office supplies and other items to another agency.
Oversight
FDIC's chairman faces bipartisan criticism following a report about the agency’s toxic culture
Many House Financial Services Committee Democrats expressed doubt about FDIC Chairman Gruenberg’s ability to make workplace culture changes across the agency.
Management
White House procurement office marks 50 years
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has evolved since its inception to ensure the government is “buying as one,” as demonstrated in a new circular on acquisition data and information issued Tuesday.
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Workforce
FAA will soon be able to hire thousands of new staff as reauthorization bill heads to Biden’s desk
The agency is hopeful the hiring spree will mitigate flight delays, employee fatigue and near accidents at airports.
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Workforce
As one telework reform measure advances, another is delayed
A measure that would codify remote work in the U.S. Code and improve telework data reporting advanced by a 9-2 margin in Senate committee, but consideration of another bill aimed at improving telework data was postponed.
Workforce
‘We are more complicit:’ Biden’s Israel policies spur feds to protest at the White House
A group of federal employees say their knowledge and access force them to speak out against the administration's position in the Israel-Gaza war.
Defense
House-passed bill would bring parental leave parity to Coast Guard reservists
Members of the Coast Guard reserve currently don’t get the same parental leave benefits as reservists for other armed forces.
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Pay & Benefits
Health Savings Account contribution limits to rise in 2025
Federal employees looking for ways to save on out-of-pocket healthcare costs might benefit from using a high deductible health plan with an HSA.
Management
Feds open the door to $2B in Northeast Corridor rail improvements
The grant applications come as President Joe Biden, a longtime railroad fan, wraps up his first term and Amtrak ridership rapidly rebounds from pandemic-era lows.
Management
NASA names its first head of AI
David Salvagnini will take on new roles as the agency’s chief AI officer, helping usher more cohesive AI programming across the space agency.
Workforce
VA’s AI model to prevent suicides is a 'game changer,' official says
The REACH-VET program identifies roughly 6,700 retired servicemembers per month, according to a top lawmaker.
Oversight
An inspector general warned the Justice Department of gaps in its security clearance appeals process
The department and its component agencies have failed to implement a provision of the 2014 Intelligence Authorization Act guaranteeing federal employees of the right to appeal lengthy security clearance suspensions.
Management
With pressure mounting, DeJoy agrees to pause consolidations at dozens of USPS facilities
The postmaster general has reversed course after saying his vision was the only viable path forward.
Tech
House passes GSA transparency bill to track tech projects
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said he introduced the bill to respond to the agency's misrepresentations about the capabilities of the government-run digital identity service Login.gov.
Management
Is Biden’s new immigration rule doomed without more staffing?
The administration is looking to create new responsibilities for an agency it has said desperately needs additional resources.
Tech
Senators call for VA to tighten performance standards in new health records contract
Three lawmakers on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee are calling for the department to “add accountability and oversight provisions” in a renegotiated one-year contract with Oracle Cerner.
Workforce
The class of 2024 is applying to more government jobs, says college networking website
Handshake’s report says more college graduates are applying to government jobs, as hiring slows in technology and professional services.
Tech
SSA launches a public data hub for customer service goals
The new online portal offers a look at how the agency is doing, as its new commissioner passes his 100-day mark on the job.
Workforce