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Senate confirms McDonough as next Veterans Affairs secretary
McDonough, a former White House Chief of Staff, is only the second non-veteran ever to be confirmed to lead the department.
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Legislators seek guaranteed time off for COVID vaccinations
Washington, D.C.-area members of congress want the Office of Personnel Management to mandate administrative leave options for feds that need to get vaccinated during work hours.
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Governor urges Biden administration to keep Space Command, US lands agency in Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis is urging the Biden administration to keep the headquarters of two key U.S. government agencies in Colorado.
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Biden promises trust for ‘vital’ State Department workforce
President Joe Biden encouraged State Department staff to remember that they are the face of the U.S. abroad.
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Litigants take more cooperative approach in census lawsuit
A coalition of counties, cities, tribal governments and advocacy groups sued the Trump administration last year in order to stop the census from ending early out of concern that a shortened head count would cause minority communities to be undercounted.
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Biden clears out all union mediation panel members
The Federal Service Impasse Panel came under regular critique for siding against unions in contract disputes.
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Senate confirms Mayorkas as Biden’s homeland security chief
Mayorkas was confirmed by a 56-43 vote, the narrowest margin yet for a Biden Cabinet nominee.
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Pentagon chief purges defense boards; Trump loyalists out
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered hundreds of Pentagon advisory board members to resign this month as part of a broad review of the panels, essentially purging several dozen last-minute appointments under the Trump administration.
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Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary
Buttigieg, a 39-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and Biden’s one-time rival during the Democratic presidential primaries, was approved on a 86-13 vote.
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FBI: 2 agents killed, 3 wounded, suspect dead in Florida
The shooting killed and wounded several FBI agents while serving an arrest warrant in a child exploitation case, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.
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Senate confirms McDonough as next Veterans Affairs secretary
McDonough, a former White House Chief of Staff, is only the second non-veteran ever to be confirmed to lead the department.
-
Legislators seek guaranteed time off for COVID vaccinations
Washington, D.C.-area members of congress want the Office of Personnel Management to mandate administrative leave options for feds that need to get vaccinated during work hours.
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Governor urges Biden administration to keep Space Command, US lands agency in Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis is urging the Biden administration to keep the headquarters of two key U.S. government agencies in Colorado.
-
Biden promises trust for ‘vital’ State Department workforce
President Joe Biden encouraged State Department staff to remember that they are the face of the U.S. abroad.
-
Litigants take more cooperative approach in census lawsuit
A coalition of counties, cities, tribal governments and advocacy groups sued the Trump administration last year in order to stop the census from ending early out of concern that a shortened head count would cause minority communities to be undercounted.
-
Biden clears out all union mediation panel members
The Federal Service Impasse Panel came under regular critique for siding against unions in contract disputes.
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Senate confirms Mayorkas as Biden’s homeland security chief
Mayorkas was confirmed by a 56-43 vote, the narrowest margin yet for a Biden Cabinet nominee.
-
Pentagon chief purges defense boards; Trump loyalists out
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered hundreds of Pentagon advisory board members to resign this month as part of a broad review of the panels, essentially purging several dozen last-minute appointments under the Trump administration.
-
Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary
Buttigieg, a 39-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and Biden’s one-time rival during the Democratic presidential primaries, was approved on a 86-13 vote.
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FBI: 2 agents killed, 3 wounded, suspect dead in Florida
The shooting killed and wounded several FBI agents while serving an arrest warrant in a child exploitation case, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.
-
Senate confirms McDonough as next Veterans Affairs secretary
McDonough, a former White House Chief of Staff, is only the second non-veteran ever to be confirmed to lead the department.
-
Legislators seek guaranteed time off for COVID vaccinations
Washington, D.C.-area members of congress want the Office of Personnel Management to mandate administrative leave options for feds that need to get vaccinated during work hours.
-
Governor urges Biden administration to keep Space Command, US lands agency in Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis is urging the Biden administration to keep the headquarters of two key U.S. government agencies in Colorado.
-
Biden promises trust for ‘vital’ State Department workforce
President Joe Biden encouraged State Department staff to remember that they are the face of the U.S. abroad.
-
Litigants take more cooperative approach in census lawsuit
A coalition of counties, cities, tribal governments and advocacy groups sued the Trump administration last year in order to stop the census from ending early out of concern that a shortened head count would cause minority communities to be undercounted.
-
Biden clears out all union mediation panel members
The Federal Service Impasse Panel came under regular critique for siding against unions in contract disputes.
-
Senate confirms Mayorkas as Biden’s homeland security chief
Mayorkas was confirmed by a 56-43 vote, the narrowest margin yet for a Biden Cabinet nominee.
-
Pentagon chief purges defense boards; Trump loyalists out
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered hundreds of Pentagon advisory board members to resign this month as part of a broad review of the panels, essentially purging several dozen last-minute appointments under the Trump administration.
-
Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary
Buttigieg, a 39-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and Biden’s one-time rival during the Democratic presidential primaries, was approved on a 86-13 vote.
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FBI: 2 agents killed, 3 wounded, suspect dead in Florida
The shooting killed and wounded several FBI agents while serving an arrest warrant in a child exploitation case, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.



