Management
Worst-Case Scenario: Almost 13,000 Federal Facilities Could Be Harmed By Flooding
The Biden administration is looking at how the climate crisis will impact the federal budget and revenue.
Management
Lawmakers Are Ramping Up Pressure for the Postal Service to Go Electric
Democrats want an investigation and to cancel the Postal Service's vehicle contract unless it purchases more EVs.
Management
Here Are 10 Major Takeaways From the $1.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill
See which agencies are getting the biggest funding increases, hiring orders and new policy initiatives.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Urge the Labor Dept. to Expedite Workers Compensation Claims from Federal Firefighters
A bipartisan group of senators said federal wildland firefighters struggle to get medical treatments for work-related injuries paid for by the government.
Defense
The Army’s New Decades-Long Climate Strategy Has No Budget
The strategy includes a list of tangible objectives but no corresponding cost estimates.
Management
A House Lawmaker Has Proposed Strengthening a Council on Climate-Related Security Threats
The most recent annual threat assessment issued a dire warning about climate change.
Tech
The Defense Department and GSA Are Seeking Clean Electricity to Meet Emissions Targets
The federal government's two top buyers of electricity are exploring ways to procure carbon-pollution free electricity to meet the demands of a Biden administration executive order.
Defense
Lawmakers Ask Biden to Make Sure the Defense Department Follows Climate Rules
The Pentagon has said it will not seek an exemption to the climate goals.
Workforce
White House Pitches Feds on Sustainability
Biden administration looks to influence culture at federal agencies through speaker series on climate change.
Management
Biden Order Will Make Federal Operations Carbon-Neutral by 2050
Agencies have just six more years before they must stop buying polluting cars.
Defense
Pentagon Will Add a Climate-Policy Czar
New post is intended to champion climate considerations inside and beyond the Department, Kahl says.
Management
Biden's Slimmed Down Social Spending Package Still Includes Mass Investment in IRS Staffing
Funding to electrify the federal vehicle fleet appears to have been dropped from the package.
Defense
Pentagon to Skip Global Climate Conference, Despite 'Existential Threat'
Former defense officials called it a “missed opportunity.”
Defense
A Quartet of Warnings Highlight Climate-Related Threats
Agencies vow to heed climate change in all strategy planning, but experts say that won’t be enough.
Management
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Become a Factor in Winning Government Contracts
The Biden administration is looking to use procurement and the budget process to tackle the climate crisis.
Defense
New Defense Department Climate Plan: Adjust Ops, Training, Gear for Extreme Weather
Virtual exercises will help when wildfires rage; equipment will be tested for health effects in intense heat and cold.
Management
OPM’s Telework Initiatives Dovetail with Climate Change Planning
The agency announced a program to connect leaders from the private and nonprofit sectors with federal agencies to address climate change.
Management
Addressing the Unfair Distribution of Costs and Benefits of Environmental Protection
How agencies can promote equity in the push for climate action.
Management
White House Names Director to Oversee Federal Climate Report
Allison Crimmins worked at the Environmental Protection Agency for 10 years.
Management
Climate Resilience Starts at Home
HUD programs to lower emissions from U.S. residential infrastructure will be critical to meeting the Biden administration’s goals.
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