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Feds could add 50,000 new workers under Biden’s 2022 budget
The federal workforce is expected to get 2.3 percent bigger over the course of next year.
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VA budget plan includes new office focused on preventing harassment, promoting diversity
The nearly $270 billion spending plan represents another planned increase for veterans program funds.
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Biden requests a higher federal pay raise for 2022
Federal employees would receive a pay increase on par with members of the military, under President Joe Biden’s FY2022 budget request.
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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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New background investigation initiative will include everyone by end of 2023
The Trusted Workforce 2.0 program will rely on continuously vetting recipients of security clearances, rather than formal reinvestigations.
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Biden urged by tech firms to embrace commercial software
Complicated software that the government buys or builds itself fails too often, the businesses argue.
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Watchdogs would get subpoena power under a bipartisan bill
Inspectors General would have the court-enforceable power to compel testimony from former feds and contractors.
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The gray area of shifting federal labor relations policy
The Biden administration has taken a completely opposite approach to federal labor policy than its predecessor, but the intersection of law and policy has left several actions up for interpretation.
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National security through telework: remote collaboration to protect the joint force
The first idea an Army officer recommends to reduce vulnerabilities is for the DoD to issue unclassified, government-funded laptops to each employee and provide them with a suite of collaboration software.
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Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks on US personnel draws concern
At least 130 cases across the government are now under investigation, up from several dozen last year, according to a U.S. defense official.
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Feds could add 50,000 new workers under Biden’s 2022 budget
The federal workforce is expected to get 2.3 percent bigger over the course of next year.
-
VA budget plan includes new office focused on preventing harassment, promoting diversity
The nearly $270 billion spending plan represents another planned increase for veterans program funds.
-
Biden requests a higher federal pay raise for 2022
Federal employees would receive a pay increase on par with members of the military, under President Joe Biden’s FY2022 budget request.
-
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.
-
New background investigation initiative will include everyone by end of 2023
The Trusted Workforce 2.0 program will rely on continuously vetting recipients of security clearances, rather than formal reinvestigations.
-
Biden urged by tech firms to embrace commercial software
Complicated software that the government buys or builds itself fails too often, the businesses argue.
-
Watchdogs would get subpoena power under a bipartisan bill
Inspectors General would have the court-enforceable power to compel testimony from former feds and contractors.
-
The gray area of shifting federal labor relations policy
The Biden administration has taken a completely opposite approach to federal labor policy than its predecessor, but the intersection of law and policy has left several actions up for interpretation.
-
National security through telework: remote collaboration to protect the joint force
The first idea an Army officer recommends to reduce vulnerabilities is for the DoD to issue unclassified, government-funded laptops to each employee and provide them with a suite of collaboration software.
-
Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks on US personnel draws concern
At least 130 cases across the government are now under investigation, up from several dozen last year, according to a U.S. defense official.
-
Feds could add 50,000 new workers under Biden’s 2022 budget
The federal workforce is expected to get 2.3 percent bigger over the course of next year.
-
VA budget plan includes new office focused on preventing harassment, promoting diversity
The nearly $270 billion spending plan represents another planned increase for veterans program funds.
-
Biden requests a higher federal pay raise for 2022
Federal employees would receive a pay increase on par with members of the military, under President Joe Biden’s FY2022 budget request.
-
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.
-
New background investigation initiative will include everyone by end of 2023
The Trusted Workforce 2.0 program will rely on continuously vetting recipients of security clearances, rather than formal reinvestigations.
-
Biden urged by tech firms to embrace commercial software
Complicated software that the government buys or builds itself fails too often, the businesses argue.
-
Watchdogs would get subpoena power under a bipartisan bill
Inspectors General would have the court-enforceable power to compel testimony from former feds and contractors.
-
The gray area of shifting federal labor relations policy
The Biden administration has taken a completely opposite approach to federal labor policy than its predecessor, but the intersection of law and policy has left several actions up for interpretation.
-
National security through telework: remote collaboration to protect the joint force
The first idea an Army officer recommends to reduce vulnerabilities is for the DoD to issue unclassified, government-funded laptops to each employee and provide them with a suite of collaboration software.
-
Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks on US personnel draws concern
At least 130 cases across the government are now under investigation, up from several dozen last year, according to a U.S. defense official.



