The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee agree the budget process is starting later than ever this year. That means at least one continuing resolution, a congressional measure to fund the government for a limited time, is likely. Senate Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Richard Shelby of Alabama says, “it’s going to be […]
The federal budget request process is officially 100 years old. A group of former federal budget officials argues it desperately needs an update. Doug Criscitello, former chief financial officer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Small Business Administration, said it is necessary to look at the benefits of programs relative to […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working 121 major disasters. The pandemic has caused almost half of them. Emergencies like ransomware attacks and COVID vaccine distributions on top of prepping for hurricane and wildfire season all fall to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, confirmed by the Senate on April 22. Criswell said her agency works […]
New data from the Veterans Experience Office at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) says 79% of veterans trust the agency. Trust of the VA from veterans is up 24% from 2016. John Boerstler, chief veterans experience officer at the VA, said the VSignals Survey, which the department has been issuing since 2016, shows a […]
The Biden administration says federal agencies can lift limits on the number of employees agencies allow in the workplace. Agencies have to turn in their return-to-office plans by July 19. Those plans could affect federal property strategy. Daniel Mathews, former commissioner of the Public Buildings Service (PBS) at the General Services Administration, said the federal […]
Federal agencies have to finalize their return-to-office plans by July 19 at the request of the White House. The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force asks agencies to include phased reentry schedules and safety measures into their plans. Jeff Neal, former Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Homeland Security, said agencies should include a […]
The new Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Mike McCord will be one of the leaders at the table as the department figures out how to break up the Chief Management Office at the Defense Department. McCord said at his confirmation hearing the breakup would be one of his top jobs. Beth McGrath, former Deputy Chief […]
