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Democrats rally behind rule to prevent return of Trump’s Schedule F
Lawmakers voiced their support for a draft rule by OPM to strengthen civil service protections.
Agencies achieve historic results on new modernization scorecard
Agencies did better than ever before on the newly released FITARA 9.0 scorecard, but tension remains between the Office of Management and Budget and lawmakers on data centers.
By Andrew Eversden
Small businesses struggle to climb the FedRAMP
As lawmakers work to codify FedRAMP in statute, industry and federal CIOs addressed struggles small business face in the approval process.
By Andrew Eversden
Democrats blast Trump’s ‘war’ on the civil service
A White House plan to dismantle the Office of Personnel Management drew scrutiny as a political move without enough details to justify implementation or define success.
By Adam Stone
House Democrats don’t want to fund an OPM reorg
House Democrats are hesitant to back a fiscal year 2020 budget request for transitioning Office of Personnel Management responsibilities until the White House provides more detail.
By Jessie Bur
Here’s why 22 Republicans voted against blocking Trump from NATO pullout
Some House Republicans voted against a resolution supporting NATO this week because they saw it as an attack on President Donald Trump.
By Joe Gould
New legislation would improve retiree cost-of-living adjustments
Legislation introduced by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., would unify cost of living calculations between the Federal Employee Retirement System and the Civil Service Retirement System.
By Jessie Bur
Congress looks to simplify cloud approval process
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Reform Act aims to improve areas where the governmentwide cloud authorization program has struggled.
By Jessie Bur
Democrats introduce bill to combat telework reductions
The legislation would prevent agencies from cutting back on telework participation and encourage initiatives that increase such participation.
By Jessie Bur
House reinstates rule that can target fed pay, agency funds
The Holman Rule allows Congress to cut individual employee pay or agency programs through amendments to spending bills.
By Jessie Bur
New bills would give big bump to federal employee pay in 2019
On Thursday Sen. Brian Schatz, D-HI, and Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., introduced bills in their respective chambers that would provide salaried and hourly federal employees with a 3 percent pay adjustment in 2019.
By Jessie Bur