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As Senate pushes to avert government shutdown, McCarthy starting over
He set up a test vote Friday, one day before Saturday’s shutdown deadline, on a far-right bill that would slash federal spending by 8% at many agencies.
By Lisa Mascaro
IRS employees ‘outgunned’ in the fight to enforce taxes
A shrinking workforce means that the IRS can only pursue so many audits, leaving significant tax dollars uncollected.
By Jessie Bur
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.
By Jessie Bur
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.
By Jessie Bur
Life insurance: why many female feds probably don’t have enough
There are a number of reasons why having adequate coverage may be especially crucial for female members of the federal workforce.
By Shelly Giuliano, Government Employees' Benefit Association
Full FY22 budget coming May 27
It is expected the Pentagon will seek to retire older systems to free up funding in its budget request.
By Aaron Mehta
AI scholarships to be offered for federal service, under proposed bill
Students pursuing degrees in artificial intelligence could get financial support in exchange for agreeing to work for the federal government after graduation.
By Jessie Bur
Appeals court overturns MSPB precedent in performance-based removals
Agencies must prove that an employee was performing poorly prior to an improvement period in order to justify firing that employee, under a U.S. Court of Appeals decision.
By Jessie Bur
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
Why Trump’s effort to transform the federal government (mostly) failed
Most of the Trump administration's government reform initiatives fell dead on arrival, revealing the narrow path to successful federal change.
By Jessie Bur
Capitol in chaos: Live updates for the national security community
A running timeline of defense-specific statements and events following the Jan. 6 invasion of Congress by a pro-Trump mob.
By Defense News staff