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Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
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Leak of billionaires’ tax data draws GOP outcry over privacy
Republicans in Congress are alarmed by the leak of confidential IRS data to the investigative news organization ProPublica.
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Congress implores State Department leadership to tackle sexual harassment
The number of employees reporting sexual harassment and assault at the State Department have increased in recent years.
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Slate of bills to protect feds and transparency considered in committee
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. led the House introduction of five of the six bills designed to protect whistleblowers and those that investigate their allegations and to increase transparency of government operations.
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Lawsuits over how 2020 census was conducted near conclusions
Lawsuits that challenged Trump administration census orders violated the constitutional and civil rights of Latinos, Asian Americans and non-U.S. citizens.
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Guard deploys immediate reaction force at Capitol after officer, suspect, killed in attack on police there
About 2,300 National Guard members are currently deployed to the region on security missions.
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The ‘Fire Fauci Act’? Here’s what QAnon’s favorite Republican doesn’t understand about federal employment law
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has a position and pay level that is protected by federal employment law.
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Congress seeks to guarantee safety of federal vehicles
Agencies would be prohibited from leasing or selling vehicles from the federal fleet that have active recalls.
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Biden Cabinet near complete but hundreds of jobs still open
Biden has about 1,250 federal positions that require Senate confirmation, ranging from the head of the obscure Railroad Retirement Board to more urgent department positions such as assistant and deputy secretaries.
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Watchdog: Routes given to census takers were often confusing
Only 21.6 percent of area census office managers were satisfied with the accuracy and efficiency of how cases were assigned.
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