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Agencies may need to change to adapt to post-COVID workplaces

May 18, 2022 need, Change, Agencies, Adapt, postCOVID, workplaces0 comment

To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or mobile device, subscribe in <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-newstalk?showAllEpisodes=true”>PodcastOne</a> or <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-newscast/id1053077930?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a>. The best listening experience on desktop can be found using Chrome, Firefox or Safari. <ul> <li>The Small Business Administration is coming under fire for how it has managed a key loan program to help businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. <a href=”https://republicans-smallbusiness.house.gov/uploadedfiles/5-17-22_-_letter_on_closing_of_eidl_to_sba_for_distribution.pdf” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Seventeen Republican lawmakers</a> wrote to SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman seeking information about how the agency managed the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. The lawmakers say administrative missteps continued to…

New Senate bill instructs agencies to find creative ways to recycle electric car batteries

April 16, 2022 Senate, Bill, Find, Ways, electric, Agencies, instructs, creative, recycle, batteries0 comment

To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or mobile device, subscribe in <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-newstalk?showAllEpisodes=true”>PodcastOne</a> or <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-newscast/id1053077930?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a>. The best listening experience on desktop can be found using Chrome, Firefox or Safari. <ul> <li>The Postal Service is in recovery, but more tough decisions lie ahead. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said USPS is on track to reverse its long-term financial challenges under its 10-year reform plan. The Postal Service Reform Act President Joe Biden recently signed into law is just the latest element of the plan to fall into place. USPS is…

18 More Federal Agencies Eye Making Vaccine Religious-Objector Lists

January 15, 2022 more, federal, Agencies, Making, Lists, Vaccine, ReligiousObjector0 comment

This week, we revealed that an obscure federal agency plans to keep lists of the “personal religious information” employees who had religious objections to the federal employee vaccine mandate. As it turns out, the little-known Pre-trial Services Agency for the District of Columbia isn’t the only federal agency involved. As we feared, a whole-of-government effort looks to be underway. A little digging at the Federal Register revealed that there are at least 19 total federal agencies—including five cabinet level agencies—that have created or proposed to create these tracking lists for…

Democrats demand US agencies reveal how much they spend at Trump businesses – The Denver Post

August 9, 2017 businesses, Denver, Democrats, Post, they, spend, Reveal, much, demand, Trump, Agencies0 comment

The Denver Post Democrats demand US agencies reveal how much they spend at Trump businessesThe Denver PostWASHINGTON — The Democrats serving on the House Oversight Committee launched an investigation Tuesday into federal tax dollars being spent at President Donald Trump's businesses. The 18 lawmakers, led by Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, sent …US Democrats push for details on government spending at Trump propertiesToronto Star House Dems probe federal spending on Trump businessesUPI.comHere's How Trump Could Get Democrats' Help on Tax ReformThe Fiscal TimesCBC.caall 1,234 news articles » us democrats – Google News