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USPS to mail voters: Send in your ballots now

Postal Service suggests week-out deadline despite fast ballot performance so far.

‘Put them in trauma’: Inside a key MAGA leader’s plans for a new Trump agenda

As OMB director, Russell Vought sought to use Trump’s 2020 Schedule F executive order to strip away job protections for nonpartisan government workers.

Holding poor performers accountable can lead to better government

COMMENTARY | The current process for addressing poor performers in government is difficult for managers and confusing for employees.

A new report includes calls for modernized federal recruitment and retention efforts

In an updated version of its 2018 report on strengthening the federal government’s organizational health and performance, the National Academy of Public Administration included the tools and best practices agencies can deploy for recruitment and retention in a post-pandemic world.

Ethics office clears federal official for his Project 2025 involvement

The agency leader wrote a chapter for the document but did not break any ethics laws in doing so, OGE says.

OPM announces a program to make it easier for ex-interns to get full-time federal work

A new feature within USAJOBS’ Agency Talent Portal will allow agencies to hire former interns from other agencies into term or permanent federal positions.

The government needs to up its game on technology and use of data to better serve the public

COMMENTARY | Despite pockets of progress, the government is still behind the curve when it comes to modern technology and AI, writes one good government observer.

White House memo on AI national security includes workforce training and streamlined immigration proposals 

The new AI guidelines detail how select agencies should approach risks and challenges tied to the emerging technology, but also include elements of how the U.S. should procure and train talent to capitalize on its benefits. 

Without budget anomaly, SSA hiring is restricted and overtime is at 'historic lows'

Congress’ refusal to provide additional funding for the Social Security Administration in September’s two-month continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown is kneecapping two tools that are key to combatting the agency’s customer service crisis.

USPS is delivering ballots quickly and on time

The Postal Service says a few local issues have come up but they have rapidly been addressed.

Democrats, stakeholders continue to warn Trump won't be ready to govern without transition participation

Presidential transitions are built for joint communication to prepare agencies and their potential new leaders, but Trump is so far sidestepping that process.

Trump says he’ll move thousands of federal workers out of Washington. Here’s what happened the first time he tried

The Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters moved from the capital to Colorado in 2020, causing an exodus of leadership. If elected, Trump plans to use the same tactic across more of the federal government.

Biden administration doles out $4.2 billion for big-ticket infrastructure projects

A new Boston rail bridge, a California high-speed rail station, electric dock equipment in Miami and a safer highway interchange in Iowa are among the 44 projects selected for funding.

The federal government must make improved customer service a priority

COMMENTARY | A good government requires good customer experience—and that requires serious reform, writes one observer.

The federal government must focus on developing and supporting leaders dedicated to serving the public interest

COMMENTARY | Unlike organizations within the private sector and the military, the executive branch does not have a systematic, deliberate approach to developing and supporting federal leaders, writes one good government advocate.

Secret Service needs to fix 'corrosive cultural attitudes' with its workforce to prevent a successful assassination, panel finds

The failures that led to a nearly successful assassination attempt on Trump run deeper than staffing shortfalls, the investigators found.