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USPS struggled to keep records of employees taking COVID leave
The U.S. Postal Service “took quick, decisive action focused on employee safety” but struggled to maintain thorough records of employee leave use during the pandemic, an internal report said.
By Jessie Bur
Mail delays likely as new postal boss pushes cost-cutting
Mail deliveries could be delayed by a day or more under cost-cutting efforts being imposed by the new postmaster general.
Judge blocks federal executions; administration appeals
A U.S. district judge on Monday ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana. The Trump administration immediately appealed to a higher court, asking that the executions move forward.
Changes to VA benefits operations forced by coronavirus could outlast the pandemic
Telephone town halls, some employee remote work will likely continue even when the virus restrictions lift.
Why it’s taking so long to confirm Trump’s defense secretary choice
Senate officials are hopeful they can finish the work before August, as they wait for White House paperwork.
Congress blasts VA on GI Bill: ‘You can’t simply change the law’
Lawmakers at a Capitol Hill hearing Thursday questioned whether the Veterans Affairs Department has the authority to change a major deadline for implementing a portion of the Forever GI Bill — and seemingly act as if the original one, mandated by law, never existed.
By Natalie Gross
Lawmakers grill VA over GI Bill ‘debacle'
Nearly four months after the Veterans Affairs Department was supposed to have changed the way it calculates Post-9/11 GI Bill housing stipends, students are still getting the wrong amount each month ― and there’s still no end in sight.
By Natalie Gross
VA to fast-track benefits appeals for hurricane victims
Veterans in counties hit hard by the fall hurricanes will see their cases advanced quickly in coming months.
How to fix the troubled cyber vulnerability database
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program has been criticized for delays in its disclosure process, but a group of lawmakers are offering a solution.
By Justin Lynch
OPM encourages flexibility for feds during Metro construction
With Metro maintenance expected to cause 'extensive delays' through most of August, the Office of Personnel Management encouraged agencies to give their employees some flexibility.
By Jessie Bur