A Q&A with a former member of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence about how agencies can get around talent and budget constraints. There is an entire team devoted to bringing back employees who may have separated during the pandemic and who the agency has paid to train. The Public Service Reform Act would also dismantle the Merit Systems Protection Board. Women of all races tend to also make less money than men for similar STEM work in the Pentagon. In September, the General Services Administration said it will come to a decision about the future site in “coming months.” The Federal Salary Council has estimated that that government pay lags the private sector by about 23%. Physicians can wait as long as a year to start working even after they've been hired, department officials acknowledged. VA officials said hiring and retention levels are at record highs, but workers groups say even more staff is needed to keep up. Bipartisan group of lawmakers cosponsoring bill that would grant large tax credits for hiring military spouses. Now, it will expire when the public health emergency is expected to end on May 11. Load More