Treasury Department

FILE - People attend Juneteenth celebrations in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, on June 19, 2021. Recognition of Juneteenth, the effective end of slavery in the U.S., gained traction after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. But after an initial burst of action, the movement to have it recognized as an official holiday in the states has largely stalled. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

Federal agencies commemorate Juneteenth holiday

Today marked the second time the United States took a federal holiday to commemorate Juneteenth. Federal agencies commemorated the day on social media.

Workforce

Fiscal Service putting its customers at the center of its IT modernization efforts

Federal Insights

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The IRS has to tighten up its procedures for employee time off

Workforce

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

Federal Newscast

Treasury wants to join the growing ranks of agencies with IT working capital funds

Reporter's Notebook

This innovator tilted at the bureaucratic windmill, and had the same results as Don Quixote

Technology

GAO finds flaw in national debt electronic tracking system

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2015 file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration. Chris Inglis, a former NSA deputy director, is being nominated as the government's first national cyber director. Jen Easterly, a former deputy for counterterrorism at the NSA, has been tapped to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

White House 2023 budget request prioritizes more staff for CISA, funding for zero trust security measures

Cybersecurity

FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Transportation Security Administration officers wear protective masks at a security screening area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. The Biden administration says it is moving to increase the pay and union rights for security screeners at the nation’s airports. The Department of Homeland Security directed the acting head of the TSA to come up with a plan within 90 days to raise the pay of the screeners and expand their rights to collective bargaining. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Exposed to COVID-19 on the job? New website lets you join class-action lawsuit for hazard pay

Federal Newscast

GAO says consolidated statements can’t clarify the status of federal finances

Agency Oversight

FILE - A view of the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. One by one, embassies and international offices in Kyiv closed. Flight after flight was canceled when insurance companies balked at covering planes arriving in Ukraine. Hundreds of millions of dollars in investment dried up within weeks. With Russian troops encircling much of the country, Ukrainian businesses large and small no longer plan for the future, they can barely foresee what will happen week to week. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, File)

Ukraine: It’s personal and professional, Part II

Commentary

OPM facing schedule delays, budget overruns for its trust fund modernization initiative

The Government Accountability Office said in a new report that the new Trust Funds Federal Financial System (FFS) will not go live in October 2023.

IT Modernization

Exterior of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

New FDIC director breaks down what it takes to stay abreast of financial challenges

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. often makes headlines when financial disasters occur. It also performs daily work of bank examination, policy development…

Management

IRS walks away from facial recognition to access online tools after backlash

IT Modernization

The IRS will transition away from using facial recognition technology to help taxpayers create online accounts with the agency.