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GOP lawmakers pan SBA return-to-office plans as ‘extremely minimal’

April 1, 2024 Lawmakers, plans, 'Extremely, returntooffice, minimal’0 comment

Republican lawmakers say teleworking employees at the Small Business Administration aren’t making full use of its office space, and are pressing SBA leadership for an update on efforts to increase in-office work. House Small Business Committee Vice Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) said in a March 20 oversight hearing that he was “extremely skeptical” of SBA’s request for a 20% budget increase in fiscal 2025, “as there is no evidence the agency is operating effectively or efficiently.” Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) says he is “extremely skeptical” of SBA’s request for a…

House lawmakers seek Biden’s public testimony in corruption probe

March 28, 2024 Public, House, Lawmakers, seek, probe, Corruption, Biden's, testimony0 comment

House lawmakers on Thursday asked President Biden to testify next month at a public hearing about his involvement in a string of family business deals that witnesses say he helped secure by wielding his powerful position. The Washington Times stories: White House

‘Telework is not one-size-fits-all’: Agencies defend hybrid work for feds in front of House lawmakers

December 3, 2023 onesizefitsall’, House, Lawmakers, work, front, Agencies, defend, Feds, hybrid, telework0 comment

Agency leaders are still adjusting their return-to-office plans after the Biden administration called for an increase to “meaningful” in-person work and cuts to telework for the federal workforce. The administration, in large part, has emphasized the importance of using data to measure productivity, engagement and other factors that telework affects, according to the initial return-to-office memo from the Office of Management and Budget in April. But left unsatisfied with the telework data available from agencies, lawmakers on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee pressed harder on a handful of federal…

Two GOP lawmakers look to defund armed regulatory officers at certain federal agencies

July 8, 2023 Regulatory, look, Lawmakers, federal, 'armed, Agencies, defund, certain, Officers0 comment

Is that recording of your agency’s latest Zoom meeting a federal record? The National Archives said it probably is in many cases. A draft bulletin released by the National Archives and Records Administration this week said agencies must incorporate records management practices into their use of collaboration platforms. The use of those tools, like Zoom, Webex, Slack and Discord, has become a fixture in government over the last few years. The draft NARA bulletin said agencies should work with platform providers to ensure records can be exported with required metadata.…

House lawmakers continue to ask questions about GSA’s Login.gov troubles

June 26, 2023 GSA’s, Login.gov, about, House, Lawmakers, questions, Continue, Troubles”0 comment

The House and Senate armed services committees have both finished their work on the 2024 defense authorization bill. There’s a lot of agreement on the big picture: both chambers of Congress agree military members will get a 5.2% pay raise next year. That’s in line with the Biden Administration’s budget proposal. So is the top-line funding level: $ 844 billion in the Department of Defense spending next year. Whether federal civilian employees will get a pay raise — and how much — is a lot less clear. Congress traditionally leaves…

House lawmakers urge Biden administration to defend U.S. against North Korean cyber onslaught

June 6, 2023 Cyber, defend, U.S., Onslaught, Biden, House, urge, against, Lawmakers, North, administration, Korean0 comment

House lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to take action to protect Americans in response to new details of North Korean hackers targeting U.S. officials first reported by The Washington Times. The Washington Times stories: White House