Current news impacting federal agencies and the federal employees who work at them.
The Postal Service reported a net profit of $307 million in the first quarter of 2016, a significant milestone for the agency which has suffered from heavy financial losses for the past several years.
Congressman Bill Shuster (R-PA) is introducing legislation that would remove 30,000 federal employees from the government’s payroll while simultaneously turning much of the nation’s air traffic control system over to an independently operated, non-profit corporation.
The Office of Personnel Management said in a statement that since the two data breaches that hit its computer systems were announced, 2.4 million people have enrolled so far in the identity theft monitoring services the government is offering to impacted individuals.
A group of Republican Senators have introduced legislation that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring federal employees who were fired for poor conduct and performance.
The Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services have released updated nutritional guidelines to encourage Americans to follow “healthy eating patterns.”
From the presidential election to possible cuts to the federal workforce, the author discusses things he thinks federal employee should be watching for as we head into the new year.
One Congressman wants to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from using taxpayer money on agency public relations campaigns which he says are “used to advertise poorly crafted rules and regulations to the American public.”
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said in a recent letter that he wants the Office of Personnel Management to fire its Chief Information Officer Donna Seymour.
Which federal agencies are the least recommended by the federal employees who work for them? A new report provides the answer.
Recently introduced legislation would give the IRS Commissioner new authority to fire senior agency executives who have failed in their performance or committed misconduct.
