Management
CDC director acknowledges employee trust is at an ‘all-time low’
Dr. Erica Schwartz is trying to rebuild trust with a workforce still reeling from staffing cuts and leadership upheaval. But her remarks Thursday included another misidentification of the officer killed at CDC headquarters last year.
Tech
VA plans further VA.gov updates as it looks to expand AI integration
The department is working with America.gov to shape how AI tools interact with its website, while planning additional modernization releases in the new year.
Tech
State Department to pilot online passport applications for first-time applicants
The pilot application will be accessible through America.gov, the federal government’s AI-powered chatbot.
Pay & Benefits
House pushes competing veterans’ benefits bills through in unusual votes
Lawmakers passed a bill ending a provision preventing some combat-wounded veterans from collecting both military retirement pay and veterans’ disability compensation as well as a less generous version of that legislation, coupled with billions in other spending cuts.
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Pay & Benefits
What retirees should know about health insurance during Open Season
Federal retirement benefits expert Tammy Flanagan and Executive Editor Tanya Ballard Brown discuss what federal employees nearing retirement and current retirees should consider when choosing health coverage during Open Season.
Oversight
Lame-duck Congress expedites search for next GAO leader
The last time lawmakers vetted candidates for GAO’s top job, a congressional commission spent more than a year on its search. Now members are being given 24 hours to find candidates in a process top Democrats call a "sham."
Management
VA staffing losses are disrupting critical services at multiple hospitals
At one New Jersey facility, departures left gaps in surgery, wound care and other services. ProPublica found similar disruptions at VA hospitals in three other states.
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Defense
What federal agencies stand to gain by hiring more veterans
COMMENTARY| The IRS has made veteran recruitment a workforce priority. Its chief human capital officer explains why military experience can be an asset across government.
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Management
Honoring veterans means keeping our promises to them
COMMENTARY | Veterans facing delayed care, disrupted services and long waits for benefits depend on a VA workforce equipped to meet their needs.
Pay & Benefits
Feds urge judge to block OPM’s gender affirming care ban
Experts say between 40,000 and 60,000 transgender federal workers have been or will be impacted by the Trump administration's effort to ban coverage of hormone therapies and other gender-affirming treatments.
Workforce
Federal agencies want young talent. They need to rethink the pitch, experts say
Despite the Trump administration’s cuts to the civil service, recruiting more early-career workers into agencies has been a bipartisan priority.
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Management
USPS ‘got the job done’ delivering ballots, as postal unions push to permanently block mail-in voting EO restrictions
A largely self-funded USPS is asking the incoming Democrat-controlled Congress for substantially more funding as the agency looks to avoid running out of cash.
Oversight
The identity crisis threatening federal watchdogs
COMMENTARY | Inspectors general are caught between executive branch priorities and statutory independence, and the debate over how to fix them is coming to a head.
Oversight
Airport workers got security badges before TSA completed background checks, watchdog finds
Auditors found that the agency failed to enforce its own screening rules at about 20 airports, allowing some workers to keep active badges for months despite disqualifying security notices.
Defense
Tough choices, uncertainty, and scrutiny may lie ahead for defense contractors
With a new Congress in 2027, companies could see more anti-corruption probes.
Management
Planning behind USDA employee relocations ‘unknown,’ after agency chief rebuffs watchdog’s review
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins rebuked GAO’s review of the department’s employee relocation plans as “veiled partisan shenanigans.”
Management
GSA brings back daily work reports, with threat of disciplinary action
The new requirement calls for Technology Transformation Services staff to detail what they accomplished, what they're working on next and any obstacles they face by 6 p.m. each day.
Management
State Department's push to cancel hundreds of contracts left behind a trail of mistakes, watchdog finds
Several government oversight reports have found that agencies made costly operational errors as they implemented the administration’s cost-cutting directives.
Pay & Benefits
Walkinshaw to push for federal pay raise in lame duck spending talks
The Northern Virginia congressman also said Thursday that he sees a “path” to restoring federal employees’ collective bargaining rights next year.
Management
USDA’s request to lift stay on employee relocations denied by federal judge
USDA’s second-largest component agency sent “corrected” notices telling employees they were not being relocated, after Government Executive reported that it seemingly violated a court order.
Tech
Justice Department creates new task force to police AI misuse
The group will coordinate the department’s criminal and civil enforcement efforts involving AI and serve as its main link to the White House’s Super Intelligence Force.
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Management
HHS employees face another painful loss amid a year of workplace trauma
News of a SAMHSA employee’s death has brought on a renewed wave of grief for the HHS workforce, which has faced other traumatic experiences in the workplace.
Pay & Benefits
Make these health coverage decisions before you retire
From FEHB eligibility rules to Medicare enrollment deadlines, the right steps before your last day can protect coverage for you and your spouse.
