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Is the truth out there? NASA wants to help build public trust on UFOs
The agency could play a major role in data collection and further research objects of unknown origins in Earth’s atmosphere.
By Zamone Perez
How the Pentagon will administer vaccines to its workforce
Vaccinations against COVID-19 will be available to all Department of Defense employees at the Pentagon Reservation through a phased distribution plan.
By Jessie Bur
The Federal Times guide to open season
Federal employees have important considerations to make when choosing health insurance for 2021.
By Jessie Bur
Women less likely to receive retention pay at NSA
The National Security Agency's program for offering retention incentives to critical personnel did not have needed oversight or goals, according to the agency's inspector general.
By Jessie Bur
Pandemic challenges highlight staffing shortages at the IRS
The Internal Revenue Service has over 20,000 fewer employees today than it did a decade ago.
By Jessie Bur
Proposed rule would protect feds’ health benefits during a shutdown
Lapses in government appropriations would have less of an impact on federal insurance plans under a proposed rule.
By Jessie Bur
No Ma’am: Pentagon down to just handful of women appointees, spotlighting history of inequality
Once a trio of departures is official, there will be only three Senate-confirmed women in the Pentagon.
By Aaron Mehta
Feds to examine using pepper spray in minimum security prisons
Correctional officers at minimum security Bureau of Prisons facilities do not receive pepper spray as an incident management tool, but a watchdog report has called on the agency to reanalyze that decision.
By Jessie Bur
Essential feds could see annual leave restored after pandemic
Federal employees that could not take time off due to the criticality of their work during the COVID-19 pandemic could see leave restored that they would have otherwise forfeited.
By Jessie Bur
The State Department’s struggle to promote diversity
Former State Department employees see a lack of emphasis on promoting workplace diversity as a core obstacle to ensuring that racial and ethnic minorities make it into the upper ranks.
By Jessie Bur
Congressman calls on watchdogs to check reopening safety measures
U.S. Representative Gerry E. Connolly, D-Va., has called on agency inspectors general to ensure that plans to bring employees back to work meet best practices for worker safety.
By Jessie Bur