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FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Federal groups, unions back paid leave for feds seeking abortion services

Current policy lets feds use sick leave to travel for medical care, but some employer groups want the White House to go further.

Workforce

In this March 18, 2021 photo, the White House is shown in Washington. Five White House staffers have been fired because of their past use of drugs, including marijuana. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday

White House to initiate paid internship program for the first time ever this fall

Federal Newscast

White House get some honest advice about its zero trust cybersecurity program

Cybersecurity

Agencies release over 300 actions to advance equity in federal services

Management

Flames rise from a pile of tree debris near the Bridge Crossing picnic grounds in Hatch Gulch Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, near Deckers, Colo. In Colorado, climate change means snow is not always on the ground when needed so that crews can safely burn off debris piles and vegetation to help keep future wildfires from becoming catastrophic.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Biden admin. worries climate change will take a toll on federal budgets for years to come

Federal Newscast

President Joe Biden speaks about status of the country's fight against COVID-19 in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden admin. hopes to make government services more inclusive for transgender people

Federal Newscast

For feds, White House 2023 budget request is more than just the 4.6% pay raise

Budget

FILE - Passenger flights land and take off at Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, Wed., Jan. 19, 2022. A congressional committee is looking into the controversy over the launch of new high-speed wireless service and whether it poses any threat to airline safety. A House committee on Thursday, Feb. 3, heard testimony from the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, airline groups and a trade group for telecommunications companies. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Congress wants regular updates from FAA on any issues that arise from 5G growth

Federal Newscast

United States Soccer Women's National Team members Margaret Purce, center, and Megan Rapinoe, right, look on as President Joe Biden speaks during an event to mark Equal Pay Day in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden administration wants to get women closer in pay parity with men

Federal Newscast

White House: Top scientist resigns over treatment of staff

Workforce

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, a U.S. flag flies at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba. The United States is renewing calls for the Cuban government to determine the source of “attacks” on U.S. diplomats in Cuba that have affected some two dozen people. At a senior-level meeting with Cuban officials in Washington on June 14, 2018, the State Department said it had again raised the issue, which has prompted a significant reduction in staffing at the U.S. Embassy in Havana.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)

White House appoints leader of its response to mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’

Federal Newscast

FILE - This March 18, 2020 file photo taken in Idaho shows a form for the U.S. Census 2020. The Biden White House, on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, is calling for the protection of statistical agencies like the U.S. Census Bureau against political interference, at the same time newly-disclosed documents show that the Trump administration tried to exert “unprecedented

White House moves to guard data after Trump census pressure

The Biden White House this month pushed to protect statistical agencies like the U.S. Census Bureau from political interference

Government News

How is the Biden administration doing with filling out senior positions?

In today’s Federal Newscast, President Biden has managed to get fewer of his nominees confirmed to federal agency leadership positions than two of his…

Federal Newscast

FILE - A rapid COVID-19 test swab is processed at Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. U.S. health officials are endorsing ‘test-to-stay’ policies that will allow close contacts of infected students to remain in classrooms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, Dec. 17, decided to more firmly embrace the approach, after research of such policies in the Chicago and Los Angeles areas found COVID-19 infections did not increase when schools switched to test-to-stay. (Brittany Murray/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

New federal website going up for those looking for COVID-19 tests

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Biden administration will roll out a new federal website in response to the omicron variant.