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Spanberger demands VA clean up its act when awarding financial incentives

VA’s payout of millions of dollars to ineligible executives creates congressional concern and a need for answers.

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Senators delay federal telework bill to consider adding work-from-home supervision

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The House is ‘it’ this week, when it comes to agency authorizations

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Congressmen request Microsoft president testify about ‘cascade of security failures, cybersecurity shortfalls’

Federal Newscast

Senate bill would require feds to increase the amount of time they spend in the office

Federal Newscast

Capitol Riot Investigation

First Look

Lawmakers press agencies on ‘employment barriers’ for federal employees teleworking overseas

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FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb. The U.S. Postal Service says it has cleared the final regulatory hurdle to placing orders for next-generation mail vehicles. That keeps the Postal Service on track for taking delivery of the first of the electric- and gas-powered delivery vehicles next year. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 that the completion of an evaluation required by the National Environmental Policy Act is an important milestone for postal carriers who’ve soldiered on with overworked delivery trucks that went into service from 1987 to 1994. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Lawmakers troubled by data dearth of USPS trucking contractors’ accidents, fatalities

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Still ‘long way to go’ after 13% bump in federal early-career employees

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Congress faces another countdown, this time FAA reauthorization

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CISA makes significant progress deploying EDR tools on agency systems

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OMB holding agencies ‘accountable’ for 50% in-office presence

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Senators introduce bill authorizing new VA facilities in eight states

Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) say the VA needs additional facilities, as it delivers more to veterans than ever before.

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With foreign aid approved, Congress turns to federal agencies

Now with the issue of giving money to U.S. allies in the rear-view mirror, Congress can start work on appropriations for 2025.

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FILE - Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to an advocacy group for minor leaguers asking questions about baseball's antitrust exemption. Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the committee, and Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, sent the letter Tuesday, June 28, to Harry Marino, executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Senator underwhelmed by DoD oversight of government purchase card

Federal Newscast

Employees reported buying COVID-related services, but those turned out to be things like plumbing repairs and NordicTrack ski machines.

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