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Senate Panel Advances TikTok Ban for Feds, More Transparency on Agency Leaders
Top federal officials would see positions and salaries posted monthly.
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Surge in Coronavirus Cases Raises New Questions About Agencies' Office Reopenings
Return of employees at the Defense Department has corresponded with a 35% spike in cases there.
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Agencies Can Fire Employees Who Improperly Burrow In, Court Rules
Decision upholds OPM's push to oust Obama political appointee holdover.
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Overhaul the Federal Hiring Process
Order seeks to place less emphasis on applicants with college degrees.
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Trump Administration Lacks Comprehensive Plan to Reopen Federal Offices, GAO Says
Republicans say feds should swiftly go back to work: "It’s time to take our chances," one argues.
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Officials Detail Preparations for 'Inevitable' Coronavirus Surge This Fall
Dr. Anthony Fauci and others say their agencies are taking "financial risks" to pursue potential treatments and a vaccine, but will not compromise science.
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More Homeland Security Employees Fear Furloughs as Funding From Fee Collections Drops
Lawmakers also raise concerns the department will bring employees back in unsafe conditions.
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More than 60% of Recent Federal Employee Hires Left Within Two Years
Government should better track retention data to determine why employees, particularly disabled employees, leave at such a high rate, watchdog finds.
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Census Delays Create Uncertainty for Temporary Workers
Bureau faces a series of risks as it attempts decennial count during a pandemic.
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See Which Agencies Are Bringing Employees Back to the Office
As states lift stay-home orders, many federal offices are reopening. Here is a roundup.
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See What the Federal Response to D.C. Protests Looks Like
The officers reportedly volunteered for the assignment and received training to deescalate tensions.
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Agencies Start Reopening Offices, Though Approaches Vary
VA, EPA and IRS are among the agencies bringing employees back to their offices despite worker anxieties.
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These Federal Agencies Have Seen the Most COVID-19 Deaths
Nearly 130 federal workers have died from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Senators Make Bipartisan Push to Expedite Hiring for Workers to Oversee Pandemic Response
Measure would ensure special investigator has proper resources in light of Trump's recent IG firing spree, senator says.
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Don't Expect a Single Return-to-the-Office Day for Feds, White House Says
Recalling employees back to offices will vary across agencies and regions based on mission needs, official says.
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More Than 10,000 Federal Employees Have Contracted COVID-19
The number of positive cases in the federal workforce has more than quadrupled since early April.
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Governors, Mayor Implore Trump Administration Not to Send D.C.-Area Feds Back to the Office Prematurely
Acting too soon would endanger residents, they say.
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Agencies Remind Employees to Remain Ethical During Pandemic
Think twice before accepting a gift from a grateful citizen or using your work computer for personal activities, agencies say.
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White House Instructs Agencies to Begin Process of Returning Some Employees to Their Offices
Operations will remain abnormal for the coming months and will vary widely across the country.
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