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07/22/2024

It's been a major policy initiative of the Biden administration to get more Americans and agencies utilizing electric vehicles. Well, how about the agency that probably has the largest number of vehicles in its garage? The Postal Service is in the process of electrifying its fleet. To do that though, there needs to be the infrastructure to support them once they do get out there. To get an update on where things currently stand, Federal News Network Executive producer Eric White spoke to Amanda Stafford, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for the USPS' IG office, on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

It's been a major policy initiative of the Biden administration to get more Americans and agencies utilizing electric vehicles.

07/22/2024

Been a hectic week on the political side of government. The 2024 election is in full swing as one party hosts its convention, and with an attempt on a candidate's life, you know members of Congress are going have questions for the agencies in charge of protection. Meanwhile, there's other legislation that could have an impact on other federal activities. To help break it all down for the Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Federal News Network Executive producer Eric White welcomes Deputy News Director Loren Duggan.

It's been a hectic couple of weeks on the political side of government, the 2024 election is in full swing, as one party hosts this convention.

07/19/2024

Experimentation will start this year in Indo-Pacific Command, part of a broader effort to move weapons system support closer to where it's likely to be needed. - Read the story by Jared Serbu

Experimentation will start this year in Indo-Pacific Command, part of a broader effort to move weapons system support closer to where it's likely to be needed.

07/19/2024

A proposal aims to amend the federal pay locality mapping for blue-collar feds, more closely aligning it with the General Schedule’s pay localities. - Read the story by Drew Friedman

A proposal aims to amend the federal pay locality mapping for blue-collar feds, more closely aligning it with the General Schedule’s pay localities.

07/19/2024

A USPS watchdog says the agency saw a 7% vacancy rate for frontline supervisors nationwide in fiscal 2023 — its lowest point in recent years. - Read the story by Jory Heckman

A USPS watchdog says the agency saw a 7% vacancy rate for frontline supervisors nationwide in fiscal 2023 — its lowest point in recent years.

07/19/2024

The Pentagon’s inspector general finds that the department’s primary strategy for guiding its efforts to modernize its digital environment includes elements that are not “verifiable or measurable” as it lacks metrics and specific end results. Read the story by Anastasia Obis.

The DoD’s IG wrapped up its audit of the department's digital modernization strategy. 41% of the strategy elements didn't comply with OMB requirements.

07/19/2024

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service recently had its first in-person national conference since before the pandemic. Which got us thinking … what is it like on the ground in the world of labor relations in the United States. For an update, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke to the FMCS deputy director Javier Ramirez.

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service recently had its first in-person national conference since before the pandemic.

07/19/2024

One measure of a career is the financial remuneration and whether your money and health needs are taken care of. One federal retiree analyzed the question of whether he was right to switch from the private sector to federal.

One federal retiree analyzed the question of whether he was right to switch from the private sector to federal.

07/19/2024

Here's what we know about how a global IT outage, sparked by a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, is impacting federal agencies. - Read the story by Justin Doubleday

Here's what we know about how a global IT outage, sparked by a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, is impacting federal agencies.

07/19/2024

Secret Service is like a Navy ship that's run aground. The commander may not have had his or her hand on the wheel, but that's where responsibility rests. - Read the Tom Temin's Commentary

Secret Service is like a Navy ship that's run aground. The commander may not have had his or her hand on the wheel, but that's where responsibility rests.

07/18/2024

Policy experts and former lawmakers say Congress currently lacks the necessary bandwidth to take back regulatory authority from federal agencies. - Read the story by Jory Heckman

Policy experts and former lawmakers say Congress currently lacks the necessary bandwidth to take back regulatory authority from federal agencies.

07/18/2024

FSAFEDS enrollees will also soon have to transition to Login.gov and complete an identity verification to continue accessing their accounts. - Read the story by Drew Friedman

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits/2024/07/opm-to-lift-pause-on-fsafeds-enrollments-in-august/

FSAFEDS enrollees will also soon have to transition to Login.gov and complete an identity verification to continue accessing their accounts.

07/18/2024

The Defense Innovation Board, an advisory group set up to bring Silicon Valley best practices into the military, is calling to reverse the congressionally mandated decision to reorganize the Pentagon’s acquisition shop. Read the story by Anastasia Obis.

The Defense Innovation Board wants the Pentagon to reshuffle its acquisition shop again. "It's too fragmented," Charles Phillips said.

07/18/2024

Modernizing how the government conducts human resources, that's the subject of a lot of modernization effort. A case in point: The Human Resources Quality Services Management Office recently launched at the Office of Personnel Management. My next guest says OPM and the QSMO have become an information hub for the several agencies trying to modernize their HR processes. Steve Krauss is senior Advisor to OPM's HR Quality Services Management Office, and he joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin earlier to discuss.

Modernizing how the government conducts human resources, that's the subject of a lot of modernization effort.

07/18/2024

Lockheed Martin recently won a settlement worth more than $130 million in a protest with the United States Air Force. The company completed a contract to update the big C5 transport places with new engines. But it also had to do thousands of repairs outside the scope of the contract, and that’s where the disagreements started.

Lockheed Martin recently won a settlement worth more than $130 million in a protest with the Air Force.

07/17/2024

Even after recent guidance on ma*****na use, some applicants still worry about getting automatically disqualified from a federal job or a security clearance. - Read the story by Drew Friedman

Even after recent guidance on ma*****na use, some applicants still worry about getting automatically disqualified from a federal job or a security clearance.

07/17/2024

The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee called the delays with the next-generation background investigation system a "disaster." - Read the story by Justin Doubleday

The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee called the delays with the next-generation background investigation system a "disaster."

07/17/2024

DISA's PEO for transport, which is essentially the internet for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), is looking for capabilities that have lifespan standards. Read the story by Anastasia Obis.

DISA's PEO for transport, which is essentially the internet for the Defense Department, is looking for capabilities that have lifespan standards.

07/17/2024

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is telling lawmakers it’s looking at a nearly $15 billion shortfall between now and the end of the next fiscal year. Read the story by Jory Heckman.

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ financial experts tell lawmakers that the historic funding discrepancy is due to increased hiring and pharmaceutical costs.

07/17/2024

National elections often have economic effects. This year’s presidential election is proving a bit more volatile than we’ve seen in recent years. What might that mean for investment returns?

This year's presidential election is proving a bit more volatile than we've seen in recent years. What might that mean for investment returns?

07/17/2024

The U.S. Department of State’s plan to establish three federally-funded research and development centers, FFRDCs, puzzled industry because of the nature of its requirement: facilitate public private collaboration for numerous activities related to diplomacy and modernization.

Industry was puzzled by the State Department's plan to establish three federally-funded research and development centers, FFRDCs.

07/17/2024

Lot of firsts occurred during the pandemic. Among them: the first time the FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency used its Disaster Relief Fund to respond to a nationwide public health emergency. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found FEMA may have underestimated just how much would be required.

FEMA used disaster relief funds to cover the costs of vaccinations and testing sites, among other things.

07/16/2024

GSA has sold 10 of a dozen properties on PBRB’s list of high-value recommendations, and expects to sell another property by the end of July. - Read the story by Jory Heckman

GSA has sold 10 of a dozen properties on PBRB’s list of high-value recommendations, and expects to sell another property by the end of July.

07/16/2024

On July 1, the National Archives and Records Administration stopped accepting transfer requests for analog records, including paper. Going forward, agencies will only be able to transfer electronic records, with some limited exceptions. The passing of the June 30 deadline marks a key moment in the federal government’s shift to digital processes.
Read the story by Justin Doubleday

NARA has approved limited exceptions to the electronic records deadline, but many agencies have shifted away from paper-based processes.

07/16/2024

“Advana was like a victim of its own success — it scaled tremendously over the last few years.” said Radha Plumb. - Read the story by Anastasia Obis

“Advana was like a victim of its own success — it scaled tremendously over the last few years.” said Radha Plumb.

07/16/2024

The upcoming presidential election keeps taking surprising and unsettling turns. One constant though. The Biden administration doesn’t seem to be holding back on an ambitious agenda for regulation, which means contractors could see a slew of new and interim regulations in the next few months.

An ambitious agenda for regulation means contractors could see a slew of new and interim regulations in the next few months.

07/16/2024

A federal judge in Texas last month blocked a raft of new rules from the U.S. Department of Labor concerning federal construction projects. One rule would have imposed so-called prevailing wage rates on every federal contract. Another would have imposed prevailing wages on construction material suppliers and truck drivers.

One rule would have imposed so-called prevailing wage rates on every federal contract.

07/16/2024

The Supreme Court decision that ended the idea that courts should always defer to federal agencies for interpreting vague laws. As we’ve reported, the so-called Chevron decision has implications for all three branches of government.

The so-called Chevron decision has implications for all three branches of government.

07/16/2024

Lawmakers say taking SBA's certification portal offline in the final months of fiscal 2024 would cause problems for firms with year-end contracting deadlines. - Read the story by Jory Heckman

Lawmakers say taking SBA's certification portal offline in the final months of fiscal 2024 would cause problems for firms with year-end contracting deadlines.

07/15/2024

The cloud security program launched two programs, an agile delivery pilot and a new technical documentation hub, to accelerate cloud authorizations. - Read the story by Jason Miller

The cloud security program launched two programs, an agile delivery pilot and a new technical documentation hub, to accelerate cloud authorizations.

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