Agency News
USDA Closes Office Wing Due to Coronavirus But Faces Concerns on Telework
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has closed a wing of its headquarters after one of its employees tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting concerns from some employees about the agency's telework policies.
HHS Network Experiences Weekend Cyber-Attack
The Health and Human Services Department suffered a cyber-attack on its computer system, part of what people familiar with the incident called a campaign of disruption and disinformation that was aimed at undermining the response to the coronavirus pandemic and may have been the work of a foreign actor.
DoD Orders Halt of All Domestic Travel for Agency Personnel
The Defense Department has ordered a stop of all agency related domestic travel to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus.
VA Reports Five Coronavirus Cases As It Steps Up Screening, Restrictions
Veterans Affairs medical facilities across the country are screening patients and restricting visitors to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus as the agency grapples with five cases of COVID-19.
SEC Becomes First Federal Agency to Ask DC Employees to Telework Over Potential Coronavirus Case
The Securities and Exchange Commission is asking all personnel based at its headquarters to work from home due to an employee who may have coronavirus, becoming the first federal agency to ask its Washington employees to stay home.
NASA Ames Employee Tests Postive For Coronavirus; Employees Told To Work Remotely
An employee at NASA’s Ames Research Center tested positive for coronavirus and the whole center has been put on a mandatory telework status until further notice, NASA officials said Sunday.
Where Should Federal Agencies Be Buying Flowers?
Where should federal agencies be buying their flowers? It’s an issue that has generated more interest in Congress than you might think.
DHS Offices Closed in Washington State After Employee Falls Ill
The DHS office in King County, Washington, is closed for two weeks, after an employee apparently contracted coronavirus after visiting a relative at the Life Care nursing facility, which is experiencing a deadly coronavirus outbreak.
Whistleblower Says Federal Employees Helping with Coronavirus Lacked Proper Protection
A whistleblower alleges that some federal employees were sent to work at coronavirus quarantine locations in California without adequate safety protocols and then flew back home on commercial airplanes, according to a person familiar with the complaint against the Department of Health and Human Services.
FBI Investigating Embezzlement of Border Patrol Union Funds
The FBI is investigating the disappearance of some $500,000 from the coffers of the union representing the country’s roughly 20,000 Border Patrol agents.
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