Management
Congress reaches fiscal 2024 funding deal, new stopgaps in hopes of averting shutdown
Lawmakers must act in a hastened and united fashion to pass the new CR before funding expires this week.
Management
75,000 federal employees are facing furloughs this week
See who would be sent home if the government shuts down late Friday evening.
Management
Congress barrels toward more stopgaps as leaders tout ‘productive’ White House meeting
Leaders in both parties have committed to avoiding a shutdown, but major hurdles remain.
Management
With negotiations stalling, Biden, congressional leaders to meet days before shutdown
Democrats and Republicans are blaming each other for the lack of a funding agreement.
Management
The Senate has too many appointees to confirm, and it's hurting agencies
There are too many layers of political officials requiring congressional approval, report finds.
Management
As USPS institutes network reforms, mail delivery hits a 3-year low
The agency mostly blames isolated incidents, but acknowledges some changes have led to an "unacceptable level of service."
Workforce
‘Unprecedented’ indictment of federal firefighter leads employees to question their liabilities
A workforce is panicking after a local sheriff arrested a federal supervisor doing his job.
Workforce
Anti-vaccine feds still fighting for damages over Biden's federal employee mandate
After the Supreme Court's dismissal, a group of 8,500 federal employees is trying a new approach to score a win against the administration.
Oversight
Understaffing and mismanagement contributed to hundreds of deaths in federal prisons
Deaths have increased as agency staff fail to identify suicidal risks and allow contraband into facilities, IG finds.
Management
IRS chief details plan to combat ‘unprecedented and unrelenting political headwind’
No one cheers for the referees, commissioner says, but without them there is only “chaos.”
Management
DHS to slash operations, reshuffle workforce without additional funds, agency warns
The department becomes the latest in the Biden administration to sound the alarm over the impact of budget shortfalls.
Management
On take two, House impeaches DHS secretary
Alejandro Mayorkas becomes the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in nearly 150 years.
Management
Biden administration preps potential largest ever federal carbon-free electricity purchase
New efforts are part of an aggressive timeline for agencies to reduce their emissions.
Workforce
Senate FAA bill drops ‘maximum hiring’ provision aimed at addressing staffing crisis
The bill would take several steps to tackle workforce issues that could cripple the national aviation system, but employee groups are warning they are insufficient.
Management
USPS sees some signs of a turnaround while losing $2B during recent busy season
The overall loss doubled in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, but the Postal Service doubled its profits in the part of its business that officials can control.
Workforce
Want to work for the EPA? The agency is preparing for a substantial hiring push in 2024
The agency is leaning on a twin set of climate-related bills to restore its workforce.
Workforce
Senate rejects border-related federal hiring surge after Republicans turn on deal
The $118 billion personnel, border security, immigration reform and foreign aid measure collapsed just days after it came together.
Management
Cost-cutting measures will coincide with new goals to slash emissions, USPS says
The Postal Service has laid out new plans to cut its carbon footprint significantly by 2030.
Management
House fails to impeach DHS secretary
Alejandro Mayorkas is no longer in peril after the failed vote. If the measure had passed, it would have been the first time a cabinet secretary had been impeached in nearly 150 years.
Management