Lawmakers aired broad bipartisan frustration at the gridlock that has prevented on-time appropriations for years but differed on the specifics of how to fix it.
The Capitol is seen under gray skies on the thirteenth day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
GAO found that the service hasn't established a process to accurately determine its personnel needs and doesn't have a workforce plan to guide future growth.Β
Ex-probationary staff from DHS and Interior are challenging the MSPB's ruling that it lacks the jurisdiction to determine whether their firings were illegal.
The adjudicatory board is removing the word βindependentβ from public-facing descriptions βin light of recent legal developments,β a spokesperson said.
Travelers are screened at a security checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday, March 27, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
In a Federal News Network online survey, over three-quarters of respondents said they are less productive now than they were prior to returning to the office.
U.S. Army Cpt. Webb, from the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, reenlists on Fort Bragg, NC, April 4, 2025. Webb reenlisted for another terms in front of his family and fellow officers.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cole Paulson)
FILE - A sign for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pictured at FEMA headquarters, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Express Scripts, the contractor that manages the TRICARE pharmacy program, also operates its own mail-order pharmacies that participate in the network.
Marking one year since a major State Department RIF, former federal employees warned the loss of expertise has harmed national security and global stability.
"It's not hulls that matter. It's launchers that matter, it's inventories that matter. It's the nature of your munitions mix that matters," said Anand Toprani.
FILE- Shipyard workers at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., prepare a submarine for float-off, July 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)