Management
Amid ongoing losses and bipartisan pressure, DeJoy remains defiant in pushing USPS reforms
By one measure, the Postal Service has made money so far this year. Still, a growing chorus is calling on management to stop its overhaul.
Tech
House bill targets AI-generated comments in rulemaking
The legislation looks to provide assurance that public comments on pending regulations come from real people.
Pay & Benefits
OPM’s retirement backlog continued a four-month downward trend in April
Though the Office of Personnel Management’s backlog of pending federal retirement claims fell again last month, the pace of progress has slowed.
Pay & Benefits
Essential things to know about your Social Security benefit: Part 2
Social Security, along with the FERS basic retirement benefit and the Thrift Savings Plan, can provide the financial security you will need during your life after retirement.
News
DC’s response stands out among nationwide campus protests
The capital city’s police department cleared an encampment at a local university following pressure from House Republicans to be more forceful. But the District’s reluctance to take action sooner underlies lessons officials learned decades ago about the perils of aggressive enforcement.
Oversight
Committee member behind independent report on FDIC harassment says recommendations don’t go far enough
Despite a 2023 expose into systemic sexual harassment allegations within the agency, one official said accusations of troubling behavior continue to permeate the regulator.
Workforce
IRS wants tax training focused on big filers
The agency seeks better training and access to tax law expertise regarding large organizations and wealthy individuals.
Management
The House has voted to bring back a citizenship question to the census
The prolonged fight over the issue under President Trump led to significant disruptions in the decennial count.
Workforce
Senators’ latest telework legislation could imperil remote work
A new bill from Sens. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., would cap all telework at 40% of an employee’s work hours, potentially endangering the federal government’s nascent remote work program.
News
‘It’s up to Mike Johnson’: Marjorie Taylor Greene again stalls vote on ousting the House speaker
Any vote to remove Johnson is likely to fail, since House Democratic leaders announced last month they would support keeping him as speaker.
Pay & Benefits
OPM tweaks its final rule for the postal health benefits plan
The federal HR agency posted its final rule for establishing the Postal Service Health Benefits program on Monday, clarifying language on Medicare Part B enrollment and other details.
Management
‘Extremely dangerous’: Governors criticize ‘federalization’ of National Guard
Governors from 53 U.S. states and territories object to the Defense Department's plan to move all Air National Guardsman with space-related missions from state to federal control, placing them under the umbrella of the U.S. Air Force, specifically the Space Force.
Management
IRS chief pleads for another funding boost to skeptical lawmakers
Commissioner says recent successful tax season is unsustainable without more cash to sustain resources.
Pay & Benefits
A CBO report raises new questions about Biden’s 2% pay raise plan
Analysis favored by conservatives shows that when comparing workers’ “total compensation,” the private sector has nearly caught up to the federal government’s pay and benefits package for employees.
Management
Federal documents don’t provide enough checkboxes for all AAPI ethnicities. That may be about to change
AAPI researchers are celebrating the federal government’s new standards for collecting more detailed race and ethnicity data, in which respondents are able to report their country of origin.
Defense
If a national security agency head becomes medically incapacitated, a House-passed bill would require notifications
The measure is a legislative response to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin not telling the White House that he was hospitalized earlier this year.
Tech
With only three weeks to go, lawmakers weigh ways to save federal internet subsidy
Congress is exploring several options to fund it. All face long odds of success despite widespread and bipartisan support for the Affordable Connectivity Program.
Tech
Transportation Department seeks AI solutions for transit infrastructure
The agency is looking for ways AI can improve pedestrian safety, air traffic control, road traffic management and more.
Oversight
GSA failing to monitor building maintenance contracts, watchdog says
A new report from the GSA inspector general found that contractors did not complete a majority of maintenance work orders sampled in six federal buildings.
Management
Shriver assumes acting OPM director role
The federal government’s dedicated HR agency will be led by its long time deputy director, following Director Kiran Ahuja’s resignation.
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