Marine Corps increases imminent danger and hostile fire pay
The Marine Corps said it will pay troops $450 a month while they are engaged in or exposed to enemy fire. That's the legal cap and double what Marines currently receive for hostile fire pay. The servi...
23 Sep 6min
OPM gives agencies authority to give bonuses up to $25,000
Agencies will now be able to more easily offer bonuses of up to $25,000 to federal employees for exceptional work. The Office of Personnel Management is delegating authority to agency leaders to appro...
22 Sep 6min
House lawmakers want to give the AbilityOne program a makeover
Two House lawmakers want to give the AbilityOne program a makeover. Congressmen Steny Hoyer (D-Md) and Pete Sessions's (R-Texas) American Procurement Improvement Act would modernize the statutory fram...
21 Sep 6min
USPS fails to meet lowered service standards
The Postal Service has largely failed to meet service standards, even after reducing those standards. A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that the declining services are in pa...
18 Sep 6min
A new study finds public trust in the federal government overall is decreasing
In today's Federal Newscast, the public’s trust in government is declining, new research from the Partnership for Public Service shows.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...
17 Sep 5min
The head of the Space Development Agency doesn't seemed to worried about the agency possibly being dissolved
In today's Federal Newscast, as Congress pushes to eliminate the Space Development Agency as an independent organization, the organization’s director said he “has some concerns, but not too many.” See...
16 Sep 5min
Another government contractor settles with the Justice Department over its DEI practices
For the second time in a matter of weeks, the Justice Department won a big settlement from a federal contractor to settle claims it violated the False Claims Act. Plus, a federal court holds up one of...
15 Sep 5min
House Republicans call for fair compensation for more federal law enforcement
House Republicans are calling for fair compensation and benefits for more federal law enforcement personnel. A letter addressed to the Office of Personnel Management points out discrepancies in how so...
14 Sep 6min
