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VA leaders move to end all abortions at department medical sites
Abortion services had been offered at VA facilities since late 2022, even in some states where the procedures were outlawed. Now that will end.
Esper’s end-around on Trump harmed civil-military relations
Further politicization of appointments could lead to a Pentagon that games appointments in the fourth year of an administration or selects separate slates of general officers according to the anticipated preferences of the winning candidate.
By Jud Crane
The battle for the future of the federal workforce
Members of Congress are fundamentally divided on how best to improve the federal civil service.
By Jessie Bur
Biden nominates first South Asian American to lead personnel office
Kiran Ahuja previously served in the Office of Personnel Management and Department of Justice and led an Obama White House initiative to improve federal engagement with Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
By Jessie Bur
Federal labor’s high expectations for a Biden workforce revitalization
President Joe Biden has promised to be a pro-union president, and federal labor leaders expect a robust enforcement of that policy.
By Jessie Bur
How Republicans might accept a smaller defense budget
Republican Rep. Ken Calvert is willing to meet Democratic lawmakers partway in their reported plans to trim the defense budget: cut back on civilian employees, not equipment and modernization.
By Joe Gould
Election of Democratic chair portends change at post office
A former labor leader and Obama administration official was elected Tuesday to serve as chair of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, marking the first step in a potential shakeup under President Joe Biden.
Weary postal workers hope Biden will bring new tone, change
Biden could and likely will use appointments to reshape the USPS Board of Governors, which meets Tuesday for the first time since his election.
Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty
A look at the steps Biden could take and the challenges he would face regarding the federal death penalty.
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.
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.
By Jessie Bur