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Congress’ doctor wants ‘maximal telework’ amid virus surge
The seven-day average rate of infection at the Capitol's testing center has grown from less than 1% to more than 13%.
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FY22 defense bill gives feds parental bereavement leave, makes changes at the Pentagon
Feds will receive two weeks of paid leave to grieve the death of a child, under the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Congress passes defense policy bill with budget boost, military justice reforms
After months of debate and weeks of angst, the Senate has sent its annual defense bill to the president.
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Collins joins push to send federal workers back to in-person
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, joined 43 Republican senators in calling for federal agencies to immediately transition to in-person work.
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Federal labor nominees pass Senate committee
President Joe Biden's three nominees to the Federal Labor Relations Authority passed Senate committee vote by a slim margin.
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Congress passes bill to protect feds serving abroad
The law solidifies U.S jurisdiction over instances where a federal employee is hurt or killed while working abroad.
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Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near Capitol
A man sitting in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress told police on Thursday that he had a bomb, prompting a massive law enforcement response.
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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.
New bill aims to lift union restrictions at the VA
Medical staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs would have expanded union protections under legislation introduced in the House and Senate.
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Federal employee protections included in new COVID relief bill
Federal employees exposed to or dealing with the fallout from COVID-19 will have more options under the just-passed legislation.
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Senate confirms Ohio Rep. Fudge as housing secretary
Rep. Marcia Fudge's confirmation, 66-34, comes as the Senate is approving a slate of President Joe Biden’s nominees.
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Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.
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Biden’s Cabinet half-empty after slow start in confirmations
President Joe Biden’s Cabinet is taking shape at the slowest pace of any in modern history, with just over a dozen nominees for top posts confirmed more than a month into his tenure.
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Senate votes to confirm Biden pick as commerce secretary
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary and help guide the economy's recovery during and after the coronavirus pandemic.
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Watchdog agency says 2020 census is still on high-risk list
A watchdog agency on Tuesday again classified the 2020 census as high risk because of efforts last fall by the Trump administration to shorten the door-knocking and data-processing phases of the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident.
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US Reps. Moulton and Banks: The future of defense is in public-private partnerships
A whole-of-government approach that better partners with the private sector will lead to advancements that help our entire country and our economy.
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Former Pentagon comptroller: Observations and opportunities for America’s defense budget
The time is right for a fresh start, one that involves continued aggressive and unafraid changes to how the Pentagon is resourced.
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