Federal employee per diem rates will tick up slightly in 2027
Starting in October, federal employees on official travel will see a $3 increase in the standard per diem…
GSA looks to automate a million work hours, after losing nearly 40% of its workforce
The General Services Administration is planning to use artificial intelligence to automate a significant portion of its internal…
Woytek to leave NASA after 48 years
Exclusive Joanne Woytek, the program director of the NASA SEWP program, which reached $12 billion in sales last…
After deep staffing cuts, agencies seek mix of hiring and AI tools to rebuild capacity
After deep cuts to the federal workforce under the Trump administration last year, agencies are seeking artificial intelligence…
Lawmakers call for more federal workforce details in latest spending ‘minibus’
Congress is seeking more in-depth information on staffing numbers, federal contracts, remote work agreements and other federal workforce…
AI may not be the federal buzzword for 2026
Let’s start with the good news: artificial intelligence may NOT be the buzzword for 2026. What will be…
Federal judge orders reversal of hundreds of layoffs finalized during shutdown
This story was updated at 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, to include details from Judge Susan Illston’s…
‘Maximum pain:’ Many federal employees miss their first full paycheck under shutdown
Many federal employees are feeling a financial hit, as the second-longest government shutdown drags on with no end…
Amid Trump’s threat of shutdown layoffs, more federal employees being brought back to work
The Trump administration is doubling down on threats to lay off thousands of federal employees if Congress doesn’t…
Agencies will still see strict limits on recruitment once hiring freeze expires in July
Agencies will not be able to fill or create any federal jobs for another three months, after President…
GSA’s $1 awards for AI tools come under protest
The $1 contracts for access to leading-edge artificial intelligence companies may be too good to be true. The…
Trump targets brutalist buildings in push to make federal architecture ‘beautiful again’
President Donald Trump is setting his design preferences as the standard for how federal buildings should look. An…