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Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers sound alarm on administration of USPS health care program

The Office of Personnel Management still has less than half of the IT staff needed to support postal workers’ employer-sponsored health insurance program as it prepares for its second-ever open season this fall.

Oversight

GAO: Trump violated law for sixth time in withholding FEMA funds

A new Government Accountability Office report says the Trump administration delayed funding for federal programs that provide food, shelter, and temporary housing, raising questions about compliance with federal law and the timing of aid.

Management

AI-based suicide prevention efforts at VA always have human involvement, official says

“We do not currently have any plans that I'm aware of to use AI as a treatment device instead of providers,” Evan Carey, acting director of VA’s National Artificial Intelligence Institute, told lawmakers.

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Management

Rule limiting ‘outstanding’ performance ratings for agency senior executives finalized

The final rule also strikes promotion of diversity and inclusion as a criteria for appraising senior executives.

Management

House GOP unveils 7-week stopgap funding bill, Dems say it makes shutdown more likely

Congressional Democrats are not backing down from their funding bill demands even as Republicans move forward with a plan to avert a shutdown.

Workforce

Protestors denounce cuts to NASA’s staff, budget and union rights

Several speakers at the protest also urged Congress to pass a continuing resolution that prevents the Trump administration from impounding agency funding.

Management

Cuts to CFPB staffing could complicate enforcement of Trump’s executive order on ‘debanking’

An executive order seeking to stop banks from discriminating against customers could be undermined by the administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which had been investigating the practice.

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Oversight

Why GovCon should care about Trump’s disdain for oversight and accountability

COMMENTARY | The administration's push to undermine watchdog agencies may bring short-term gains, but will more likely damage the market and good government over the long haul.

Tech

Agriculture taps DOGE associate as its tech lead, reassigning previous CIO

Sam Berry, who’s been at USDA for months as part of the Department of Government Efficiency, is the agency's new chief information officer.

Updated Oversight

HUD asked grantees to apply for soon-to-be-expired funding 3 separate times. Democrats want a watchdog review.

President Donald Trump recently replaced the acting head of the Housing and Urban Development Department’s inspector general office, which would look into the matter.

Management

Federal agencies threaten, discipline employees for criticizing or mocking Charlie Kirk

The Trump administration is “tracking…very closely” social media posts suggesting Kirk should not be mourned, some agencies say.

Workforce

House NDAA would exempt Defense civilians from union ban

Union officials said Friday that a discharge petition Is just two signatures shy of the 218 needed to force a floor vote on legislation to undo President Trump’s executive order barring collective bargaining at most federal agencies.

Management

Trump Education Department to divert grants from colleges serving students of color

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the department would withhold $350 million in minority-serving institution grants from 800 colleges and universities, saying the grants "discriminate by restricting eligibility to institutions that meet government-mandated racial quotas."

Management

State officials wrestle with federal data demands

Speakers during a recent webinar said federal access is “not unlimited,” and that certain safeguards are in place “for good reason.”

Oversight

Oversight of contract security guards at federal buildings is the focus of a House-passed bill

The legislation also would require the Federal Protective Service to overhaul the digital system for recording when such personnel are on duty. The Government Accountability Office has warned that the system is not properly functioning.

Tech

US needs an agency to call ‘balls and strikes’ on digital IDs, lawmaker says

Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., said Congress needs to create a federal body capable of auditing identity verification technologies to lay the groundwork for a broad embrace of digital IDs.

Pay & Benefits

What to know before setting your 2026 retirement date

Immediate vs. deferred retirement, the three-day rule, and why the last day of the month often makes the most sense.

Management

Democrats rally behind hardball strategy to upcoming shutdown fight

House and Senate Democratic leaders say they are united in making policy demands as part of upcoming spending talks.