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Shutdown Had Deep Financial and Mental Health Impact on IRS Workers, Study Finds
Researchers are examining the impact of the 35-day shutdown on a Utah community with a high concentration of federal employees.
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Republican Lawmaker Seeks to Outlaw Official Time for Union Representational Work
Bill would end the longstanding practice by which union officials can do representational work during duty hours, although chances of it becoming law are low.
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Analysis: How Did The Presidential Campaign Get To Be So Long?
While other countries set strict limits on the length of campaigns, American presidential races have become drawn-out, years-long affairs. It wasn’t always this way.
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Watchdog Finds Flaws In Just 0.01% of IRS Purchase Card Transactions
The few violations that did occur over a recent six-month period included hand sanitizer and wipes.
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Senate Democrats Decry Social Security’s Playing Hardball with Administrative Law Judge Union
Lawmakers accuse management of a "deliberate attempt to reach an impasse" in contract negotiations.
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Viewpoint: Look to VA to See the Future of Government Performance and Results
Just posting more data won’t improve agency operations.
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How ICE Enforcement Has Changed Under The Trump Administration
Data released under FOIA shows that ICE is encountering more U.S. citizens and more women.
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How Robert Mueller Worked to Prevent Leaks
The Justice Department considers unauthorized disclosures a serious national security threat.
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Budget Deal Doesn’t Rule Out Inclusion of Workforce Provisions in Spending Bills
Although lawmakers and the White House agreed on no “poison pills” or partisan policy riders, proposals to block the OPM-GSA merger and other administration plans are still subject to negotiation.
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Republicans and Democrats Divided on Approach to Scientific Integrity at Federal Agencies
Democrats hold hearing to advocate for a bill they say would protect federal researchers from inappropriate political influence.
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Viewpoint: We’ve Admired the Federal Acquisition Problem for Too Long
Agencies must inculcate cultures of experimentation and learning if the U.S. is to prevail economically and militarily.
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House Passes Two-Year Budget Deal to Avoid Big Across-the-Board Spending Cuts
Trump says he will sign the bill to boost spending by $320B, but the Senate must act first.
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Justice Department to Resume Executing Federal Inmates on Death Row
Bureau of Prisons staff are "professionally trained to do whatever the law asks them to do," official says of carrying out death penalty.
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Acting Labor Secretary Has a Long Paper Trail
Patrick Pizzella spelled out his positions on performance management, official time and accountability in a series of op-eds for Government Executive years ago.
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Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Improve Federal-State-Local Coordination
Bipartisan bill would create an updated version of a former intergovernmental commission.
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Senate Panel Advances Key Labor Authority Nominee
One week following Catherine Bird’s confirmation hearing, a key committee voted along party lines in favor of her nomination.
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Trump Administration Asks Court to Allow Agencies to Implement Workforce Orders Immediately
Government argues it would suffer “irreparable harm” if required to wait 45 days before an existing injunction against three controversial executive orders is lifted.
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Senate Panel Backs Bill Requiring Greater Transparency on Federal Spending
Goal is for taxpayers to have access to more information on where their money is going.
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Four Leadership Takeaways from Ash Carter
The former Defense secretary has important advice for both political and career executives.
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