Management
With Just Weeks Until Potential Furloughs, Biden and McCarthy Hold 'Productive' Debt Talks
White House and congressional leaders conceded they remain significantly divided on key issues.
Pay & Benefits
Mandatory Overtime at VA Is Not Going Away Any Time Soon, Though Officials Acknowledge It's a Problem
It is all hands on deck as VA looks to handle a surge of new work.
Pay & Benefits
Pay Cuts Have Rural Letter Carriers ‘Scared’ and ‘Outraged’
DeJoy says the situation is “unfortunate” but wasn't his decision and “it is what it is.”
Workforce
From Rescuing Plane Crash Survivors to Preventing Violence, Letter Carriers Recognized for Heroic Actions
Two dozen mail men and women earn awards for life-saving courage displayed on the job.
Workforce
Crimes Targeting Mail Carriers Are on the Rise, and USPS Is Taking New Steps to Confront Them
Rates of robberies and other mail-related crimes are on pace to far exceed those experienced in 2022.
Workforce
Biden Deploys Thousands to the Border, and Some of the New Assignments Aren't Optional
At least some staff at the departments of Homeland Security and Defense are facing mandatory assignments as an expected migrant surge strains resources.
Management
What Will -- and Won’t -- Change for Federal Agencies With the End of the COVID Health Emergency
A look at how we got here and what’s ahead for federal agencies and workers now that the pandemic emergency is over.
Management
DeJoy Promises His USPS Plan Will Still Deliver, Despite Disappointing Numbers So Far
Two years into his plan, the postmaster general claims significant progress while conceding the agency has faced more obstacles than anticipated.
Management
Debt Ceiling Meeting Yields Little Progress, Though Biden and GOP Agree to Spending Talks
The House speaker has given the White House a two-week deadline to come up with a spending plan that would satiate his caucus and allow for a debt limit increase.
Workforce
FEMA Is Losing Employees at an Alarming Rate
Burnout is leading to attrition as disasters spike, but watchdog also blames agency for poor workforce management.
Management
Mass Turnover and Retirements Could Soon Plague the Overtaxed DHS Workforce, IG Warns
Workforce burdens are likely to escalate as Homeland Security secretary warns of "extremely challenging" period to begin next week.
Management
HHS Failed to Screen All Employees Working at Shelters for Migrant Children
The Biden administration ignored its own background check policies as it struggled to handle a 700% increase in unaccompanied children arriving at the border.
Workforce
More USPS Employees Are Quitting and Workers Are Protesting Understaffing
Postal management has stressed better working conditions for employees, but one protester says, "People are better to their dogs."
Workforce
As the White House and GOP Make Separate Pushes for More Permanent Staffing, Biden Sends Troops to the Border
Biden follows Trump and others in tapping the Pentagon for support ahead of expected increase in migrant encounters.
Management
Debt Ceiling Breach Could Occur as Soon as June 1, Treasury Warns
While they had hoped for more time, lawmakers have just a few weeks to avoid a catastrophic default.
Workforce
Pregnant Employees at Customs and Border Protection Regularly Discriminated Against, Class Action Lawsuit Alleges
Hundreds of current and former employees are now eligible to join the case, as women say the "agency believed that my pregnancy would impede my competency."
Workforce
OPM Denied 20% of Agency Requests to Let Politicals Convert Into Career Roles
In another 23% of cases, agencies failed to seek permission before letting political appointees "burrow in."
Management
Biden Administration to Shift Funds, Deploy Staff Internationally as Part of Immigration Shakeup
Several agencies are implementing new policies as pandemic-era immigration policy comes to an end.
Management
House GOP Passes Debt Ceiling Bill That Puts Tens of Thousands of Federal Jobs At Risk
Biden vows to veto the measure that would avoid a default but is coupled with steep spending cuts.
Management