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At their annual meeting, chief human capital officers talk best practices for implementing initiatives intended to boost diversity in hiring.

A drone carrying mistletoe is perfect for the holiday season.

Only two Cabinet level departments would see decreases under the plan.

Agencies leaders placed nearly 200 on administrative leave as they wound down programs at the Justice and Energy departments and the Environmental Prote...

Plaintiffs represented by a coalition of advocacy groups have argued that drawing searchable data from other government agencies into a system maintaine...

Court asked parties in case against President Trump's travel ban to brief the justices on a legal issue not considered originally.

The bipartisan legislation was amended this week to remove provisions allowing current marijuana users to be eligible for federal employment or a securi...

Unless the Pentagon finds a new mission for Cannon Air Force Base by 2010, it will close.

What's going to happen next?

Donald Trump is on "Time" again.

The prospect of Silvestre Reyes becoming the top Democrat on military committee has created a complicated race for the ranking member position on Intell...

PRC nominees say hitting performance goals, finalizing pricing system are top priorities.

COMMENTARY | All of Washington is a stage as the drama between DOGE and the three branches of the federal government play out in real time.

Amid the White House’s ongoing push to reduce the federal workforce, “government will be the largest users of agentic technologies of any industry,”...

Effort will save government more than $11 million, group says.

The watchdog recommended the agency implement new training goals for agents in the Presidential Protective Division after a gunman attempted to assassin...

Public is OK with raising taxes on the wealthy and against entitlement reform, survey finds

The Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act would clarify that lapses in appropriations qualify federal workers to take a hardship withdrawal from the ...

Data show overall rate of mistaken expenditures has declined, while the percentage of recovered funds has jumped.

Agencies have a legal obligation to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

Committee chairman says oversight will "guard against inappropriate hiring."

The economic downturn is eroding a decade's worth of improvements, advocacy group's director says.

Earl Devaney calls on the White House to expand stimulus reporting.

Welcome to the official government website of the Illinois General Assembly

Testy hearing shows significant, bipartisan divides remain between the postmaster general and Congress.

Because of its location, America can choose whether it wants to be a gatekeeper or a global policeman.

FBI director reportedly provided the estimate to lawmakers in closed-door briefings.

The department also announced last month a new, paid fellowship and internship program aimed at bringing individuals with diverse backgrounds to the dep...

The House and Senate remain significantly divided over spending for the rest of fiscal 2024.

Legal precedents from the days of the Founding Fathers have banned frightening weapons, he says.

COMMENTARY | To reach its performance management goals, OPM may need to look at the inherent challenges facing agency managers and how to improve their ...

USDA gets by Y2K, money problems with stopgap measure

The president will visit the Michigan city affected by high levels of lead in drinking water.

The move locks in the largest pay increase for federal employees in two decades, although in a year with record inflation, it still fell short of some e...

Did we mention fun? A few outside-the-box ideas for engaging your team.

More than 700 people were killed in violent attacks.

Iranian media is abuzz with reports that Iran's government is preparing to sue Hollywood over the "unrealistic portrayal" of Iranians in the Oscar-winni...

How does a cocktail reception with lobbyists benefit homeland security, a Congressional committee asks.

After 10 months, Republicans have tired of investigating the IRS on the charge that the agency was unfairly targeting Tea Party organizations.

Several Democrats set aside concerns about Haspel's past involvement in the torture of suspected terrorists.

The '-mo' signature tells you which pins the first lady personally posts.

HR offices have a lot to learn about appeal rights for employees who get the ax.

The U.S. is more than halfway toward meeting its target of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the fiscal year. The number represents about 0...

For many federal employees and retirees, this is a time of frustration and confusion.

A bipartisan bill would penalize the Defense Department for failing.

Federal agencies’ priorities and challenges in adopting next-generation wireless technologies

Immigration courts and services will largely pause during the coronavirus pandemic.

7 Rules for Making Silence Work in Your Favor

She allegedly wrote: 'You will have to kill me and my family before you get my guns.'

It can be lonely at the top, but you must connect with others to gain perspective.

Despite a series of challenges throughout her tenure, Acting Social Security Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi sought to tout advances made under her watch a...

New report shows Defense and Treasury lag in doing business with small, disadvantaged and minority-owned advertising companies.

Senate-passed plans would strengthen rights of contractor employees and FBI agents.

President Obama signed into law legislation that gives wounded warriors hired by the government 104 hours of sick leave up front.

Correlation does not reveal the one thing that matters most in innovation.

With Congress still deadlocked, OMB orders the first shutdown of government in 17 years.

On TV interviews, Geithner and Boehner reveal little indicating policy breakthroughs.

Josh Bersin is principal and founder of Bersin by Deloitte, a research and advisory services firm.

Activist group claims signals are timed to increase traffic violations.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the plan to move the Bureau to the Ronald Reagan Building in a party-line vote, with several ...

George W. Bush promised balanced federal budgets and a smaller government. How times have changed.

Jacqueline Feldscher is senior national security correspondent at Defense One. Previously, she was national security and space reporter at Politico. Bef...

Conservative legal group faults Justice Department training, attorneys on loan.

The parties are not able to find a compromise on how to have the conversation.

The Interior Department makes a cameo in prime time.

We must prepare a new generation of innovators to confront the most important questions of our times.

Jack Corrigan reports on cyber and national security issues. Before joining Nextgov in 2017, he wrote for multiple publications around his hometown of C...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., pressed the Homeland Security secretary in a letter to explain why the department has red...

The most common complaints are from people on list that means they are regularly referred for secondary screening at airports.

Global leaders will need to build a network that can detect and contain outbreaks before they kill thousands.

Los Angeles homeless providers were rebuffed when they asked to use the Hawthorne Federal Building, which the White House is eyeing to relocate Skid Row...

Commissioner says public education tool will help employees do their jobs.

The White House is widely perceived by critics to be running roughshod over agency scientists and lawyers on policy.

These five things are changing the performance paradigm.

The American Federation of Government Employees’ agency-specific lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s executive orders aimed at excising union...

A mission seven miles down reveals a surprisingly raucous soundscape.

Increase is smaller than expected in the wake of Katrina.

Agencies must do more to prove feds were actually performing poorly, court says in precedent-setting decision.

Shanahan welcomes the investigation pushed by Democrats and transparency group.

Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss Rep. Jody Hice's request for information on the pandemic's effect on mission delivery.

Leadership team has difficulty deciding how to proceed.

Lawmakers say president can bypass Congress.

New guidance from the White House Safer Federal Workforce Task Force simplifies the process for federal employees to receive leave to get themselves or ...

COMMENTARY | "Only through a united front can we hope to honor the service of our veterans by ensuring they have the security and dignity of a place to ...

The novel approach to avert a funding lapse now heads to the Senate.