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Austal eyes 1,000 new hires for nuclear submarine work

Austal intends to grow its workforce by one-third as it opens a new facility devoted entirely to producing nuclear submarine components.

5 months ago

Biden biodefense plan seeks more research, tech to fend off outbreaks

One of the strategy’s goals is to be able develop vaccines within 100 days of an outbreak, whether naturally occurring, accidental or deliberate in origin.

11 months ago

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Talks over remote work for US Treasury employees suspended, union says

NTEU said it wants the bureau to return to negotiations on the pilot program as envisioned in the original agreement.

DoD is pausing civilian COVID vaccine mandate after court ruling

Defense Department civilians will not be fired or required an exemption from COVID-19 vaccination while the lawsuit plays out.

20 months ago

Pentagon pushes maximum telework through January 2022

The health protection condition status for the Pentagon Reservation hasn't changed, but officials are tightening restrictions and safety measures for the worksite.

21 months ago

DOJ says federal inmates on home confinement can stay out of prison

More than 35,000 inmates were released as part of the effort to ease pandemic conditions as long as they met certain criteria, including they were not likely a danger to others.

21 months ago

OPM again extends special pandemic hiring authority

Agencies have just over six more months to make use of Schedule A hiring authorities for pandemic response.

22 months ago

Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors

The judge found that the states opposing the mandate are likely to succeed in their claim that the president exceeded authorization from Congress when he issued the requirement in September.

22 months ago

Archbishop: Catholic troops can refuse COVID-19 vaccine

Archbishop for the Military Services, USA releases new guidance on COVID-19 vaccines for Catholic troops.

24 months ago

VA staff have a few days left to get COVID vaccines or get fired

Tens of thousands of staffers either have not started the vaccine regiment yet or have not filed paperwork showing their vaccine status.

2 years ago

Fears about safety of federal works sparks reform effort on Capitol Hill

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, led the introduction of a bill that would require agencies to involve employees in pandemic response plans.

3 years ago

Extend contractor reimbursement period, trade groups urge Congress

Trade groups are urging lawmakers to extend the window for reimbursing government contractor costs for COVID-19 connected disruptions and cost increases, set to close Sept. 30.

3 years ago

Guam National Guard service members prepare to disinfect Guam Department of Labor offices in Hagatna May 12, 2020.

Troops who stepped up for COVID-19 pandemic response are eligible for these two medals

Troops who mobilized for COVID-19 support are eligible for the Armed Forces Service Medal or Humanitarian Service Medal.

3 years ago

Senate ethics panel drops inquiry into Loeffler stock trades

The Senate Ethics Committee found no evidence of wrongdoing by Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia after investigating stock trades she made weeks before the coronavirus caused markets to plunge.

3 years ago

Judge rules US must release $679M in tribal virus relief funds

The U.S. Treasury Department must release $679 million in coronavirus relief funding for tribes that it intended to withhold while a court challenge over the agency’s initial round of payments to tribal governments played out in court, a federal judge ruled late Monday.

3 years ago

Lawmakers question federal prisons’ home confinement rules

Democratic lawmakers are raising questions about the federal Bureau of Prisons’ release of high-profile inmates and are calling for widespread testing of federal inmates for COVID-19.

3 years ago

Could Congress provide IT modernization funding to states?

States' IT systems have been overwhelmed as a record amount of citizens have filed for unemployment.

3 years ago

Democrats charge OSHA isn’t protecting front-line workers

Democrats charge that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been “largely invisible” during the pandemic and has not found ways to combat it.

3 years ago

NIH wants digital health technologies to contain coronavirus

With areas across the United States starting to reopen, the National Institutes of Health wants digital health technologies to protect against another spread.

3 years ago

Coronavirus | COVID-19 Updates

Updates and coverage about COVID-19, the novel coronavirus.

Austal intends to grow its workforce by one-third as it opens a new facility devoted entirely to producing nuclear submarine components.

One of the strategy’s goals is to be able develop vaccines within 100 days of an outbreak, whether naturally occurring, accidental or deliberate in origin.

NTEU said it wants the bureau to return to negotiations on the pilot program as envisioned in the original agreement.

Defense Department civilians will not be fired or required an exemption from COVID-19 vaccination while the lawsuit plays out.

The health protection condition status for the Pentagon Reservation hasn't changed, but officials are tightening restrictions and safety measures for the worksite.

More than 35,000 inmates were released as part of the effort to ease pandemic conditions as long as they met certain criteria, including they were not likely a danger to others.

Agencies have just over six more months to make use of Schedule A hiring authorities for pandemic response.

The judge found that the states opposing the mandate are likely to succeed in their claim that the president exceeded authorization from Congress when he issued the requirement in September.

Archbishop for the Military Services, USA releases new guidance on COVID-19 vaccines for Catholic troops.

Tens of thousands of staffers either have not started the vaccine regiment yet or have not filed paperwork showing their vaccine status.

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, led the introduction of a bill that would require agencies to involve employees in pandemic response plans.

Trade groups are urging lawmakers to extend the window for reimbursing government contractor costs for COVID-19 connected disruptions and cost increases, set to close Sept. 30.

Troops who mobilized for COVID-19 support are eligible for the Armed Forces Service Medal or Humanitarian Service Medal.

The Senate Ethics Committee found no evidence of wrongdoing by Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia after investigating stock trades she made weeks before the coronavirus caused markets to plunge.

The U.S. Treasury Department must release $679 million in coronavirus relief funding for tribes that it intended to withhold while a court challenge over the agency’s initial round of payments to tribal governments played out in court, a federal judge ruled late Monday.

Democratic lawmakers are raising questions about the federal Bureau of Prisons’ release of high-profile inmates and are calling for widespread testing of federal inmates for COVID-19.

States' IT systems have been overwhelmed as a record amount of citizens have filed for unemployment.

Democrats charge that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been “largely invisible” during the pandemic and has not found ways to combat it.

With areas across the United States starting to reopen, the National Institutes of Health wants digital health technologies to protect against another spread.