Defense
Foreign Governments Scramble To Leave Afghanistan Amid Violence and Chaos
"It’s sad that the West has done what it’s done," says UK defense secretary as NATO, UN, G7 react to Taliban takeover.
Defense
Inside Reach 871, A U.S. C-17 Packed With 640 Afghans Trying to Escape the Taliban
The Air Force evacuation flight from Kabul to Qatar came near the record for most people ever flown in the Boeing airlifter.
Defense
New Marine One Expected to Start Flying President Biden Soon
The White House and the Marine Corps are developing commissioning plans.
Management
Biden Nominates Ex-Merit Systems Protection Board Chair for Labor Authority
The White House also announced plans to nominate a new slate of Democratic appointees to the board that oversees the Thrift Savings Plan.
Workforce
Agencies Struggle to Implement Mass Testing for Unvaccinated Feds
The Biden administration is requiring at least weekly COVID-19 testing for the unvaccinated, but the White House has offered few details about how that will happen.
Management
Immigration Prosecutors Were Told Not to Push for Deportation in Cases Like His. He Was Ordered Deported the Next Day.
Under a new Biden policy, more than 100,000 immigrants could have their cases dropped. But that discretion is left to individual prosecutors, and many are letting the deportation machine roll on.
Workforce
Biden Announces Vaccine-or-Masks Mandate for Feds, Some Contractors
Federal employees will have a choice: get vaccinated, or wear masks when indoors at federal facilities and subject themselves to regular COVID-19 testing.
Management
Biden: Onsite Contractors Must Attest to Vaccine Status or Be Subject to Restrictions
The White House rolled out a slew of initiatives to boost vaccinations in the United States.
Defense
Biden’s 6-Month Clock On Russia-U.S. Nuke Talks Starts Now
Officials met for the first time in Geneva on Wednesday. They’re set to come together again in September.
Management
Biden Administration Releases ‘Made in America’ Proposed Rule
This is one of the Biden team’s procurement reforms.
Defense
US Will End Combat Mission In Iraq, Biden Says
US needs to "divert more of our body on threats in China and Russia," says Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen. Hyten
Management
New Justice Communications Policy Strives for Independence from Political Influence
The White House also released its policy for communications with agencies and departments.
Defense
‘Not One Time’: Milley Says Joint Chiefs Did Not Violate Oath in Handling Trump
Chairman doesn’t deny that he and other chiefs mulled resigning if given an illegal order.
Defense
First Wave of Afghan Interpreters Head to Fort Lee
Arriving families will stay for the moment in barracks or other housing; the State Department will pick up their food and medical costs.
Workforce
Biden Targets Noncompete Agreements, Which Restrict the Job Opportunities of Millions of Low-Wage Workers
The president is asking the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit their use as part of an executive order promoting competition.
Defense
Biden Nominee for Pentagon’s Top Weapons Buyer Withdraws
Michael Brown to remain at DIU for now, Pentagon says.
Management
White House Names Director to Oversee Federal Climate Report
Allison Crimmins worked at the Environmental Protection Agency for 10 years.
Management
Executive Order Directs Use of Federal Procurement and Regulations to Promote Competition
The order has 72 initiatives that will be implemented by over a dozen agencies.
Management
Biden Ousts Trump Holdovers from Social Security Administration
Removal of the agency’s leadership follows a Supreme Court decision finding that laws barring a president from firing political appointees without cause are unconstitutional.
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