Secretary of State Antony Blinken is seeking to rebuild the agency’s workforce, comprised of 78,000 civilians and Foreign Service officers. For specific skills gaps or hard-to-recruit positions, HUD can offer a higher salary to aid recruitment and retention. In one instance, funds were spent to investigate a sinkhole, according to a recent Defense Department Inspector General report. Leaders lament that the tech industry does not have a history of public service in career choices. The good news is that no federal employees or service members will receive furlough notices come Saturday. As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza mounts, a growing group of Democrats pushes Biden to apply human rights laws to Israel security assistance. The House and Senate have until Friday night to pass another short-term budget extension or trigger a partial government shutdown. The department is continuing to look for ways to reduce how long it takes to get employees onboarded and keep turnover at bay. Lawmakers voted to subpoena information from the department for the first time since 2016. The KC-46 was to be the ideal candidate for a fixed-price development program. Instead, it has cost Boeing billions, and made industry wary of such deals. Load More