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GSA Adds Sustainability Criteria to Push For Greener IT Contracts
The General Service Administration’s new contracting language is one tool for the agency to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
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‘I Am Against Retreat:’ The Louis DeJoy Ethos and the Future of the Postal Service
Everything is “on the table” in this postmaster general’s USPS—except the status quo.
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Biden Tries Again For an ATF Nominee
The administration also announced new actions to crack down on “ghost guns.”
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A New Regulation Will Bolster Procurement for Tribal Businesses
The Interior Department’s final rule advances the president’s executive order on equity.
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Biden’s Management Agenda Update Adds Metrics to Workforce Goals
The White House’s first update to the president’s management agenda, first released last November, lines up tasks for agencies and attaches individual officials to goals.
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The Senate Confirms a Supreme Court Nominee With Experience on Federal Employee Issues
Ketanji Brown Jackson overturned a trio of Trump executive orders that had made it easier to fire federal employees and limited union bargaining rights.
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Gov. Greg Abbott’s Plan to Bus Migrants to Washington, D.C., Will Be Voluntary
Abbott said he’s responding to the Biden administration announcement that it will lift a pandemic-era emergency health order that allowed immigration authorities to turn away migrants at the border, even those seeking asylum.
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How the U.S. Government Left Lake Charles in Limbo after Hurricanes Laura and Delta
The Louisiana city’s stalled hurricane recovery reveals the limits of federal disaster policy.
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5 Ways Americans’ Lives Will Change if Congress Makes Daylight Saving Time Permanent
Research suggests that permanent daylight saving time would save lives as well as energy and prevent crime.
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Federal Contractors Could Soon Have to Disentangle Themselves Completely From Russia
A top House oversight Democrat says her bill limiting contracts with companies operating in Russia during the Ukraine war would supplement existing sanctions.
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As Biden Signs Postal Reform Into Law, USPS Announces a Huge Jump in Prices
Stakeholders had hoped the legislative overhaul would help avoid another large rate hike.
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The White House Signals Support for the Centers for Disease Control’s Plans to Undergo Review
The agency received backlash under the Trump and Biden administrations.
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The Success of Biden’s America the Beautiful Plan Hinges on Empowering Federal Employees
Rangeland destruction by cattle undermines conservation ambitions.
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The White House is Expanding its ‘Whole-of-Government’ Approach to Long COVID
In the United States, 7.7 million to 23 million people could have developed long COVID as of February 2022.
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Travel in the Time of COVID: Getting There Is Easy — It’s Getting Home That’s Hard
The part of my London visit that I didn’t plan was testing positive for the coronavirus. I couldn’t get back to the U.S., but the U.K. didn’t care what I did or where I went.
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GovExec Daily: The Biden Budget Spending by the Numbers
Former CBO and OMB official Doug Criscitello joins the podcast to look at the recently-released plan.
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Worst-Case Scenario: Almost 13,000 Federal Facilities Could Be Harmed By Flooding
The Biden administration is looking at how the climate crisis will impact the federal budget and revenue.
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'It's Life Shattering:' Employees and Lawmakers Denounce VA's Efforts to Shutter Facilities
The department is telling employees not to panic, but the message is not getting through.
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10 Trends Reshaping Government in the Pandemic’s Wake
Agencies are seizing the opportunity to build for the future, and preparing for the inevitable crises to come.
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