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Ask Reg: Can I negotiate my federal salary offer?
Departments and agencies vary in the latitude they give their supervisors and managers to vary the step they offer to a prospective employee.
By Reg Jones
Opinion
Why federal tech leadership must advance digital accessibility in 2024
Nearly half of the most frequently visited pages on federal websites pose significant accessibility barriers to individuals with disabilities.
By Ran Ronen
Congressional leaders agree on spending, key step to averting shutdown
The agreement speeds up the roughly $20 billion in cuts already agreed to for the Internal Revenue Service and rescinds about $6 billion in COVID relief.
Biden’s State of the Union address to Congress set for March 7
The speech is scheduled for after a pair of critical deadlines to avert a government shutdown.
By Seung Min Kim
Opinion
Human-centered design is key to a better federal customer experience
To enhance the actual experience of constituents and effect meaningful change, it’s essential to understand the federal customer’s journey and pain points.
By Rita Breen
Federal employee pay raise in place as agencies again brace for shutdown
Depending on locality, some employees may receive more or less than the combined 4.7% across-the-board raise and the 0.5% average locality boost.
New year brings same government shutdown threats
Congress enters 2024 without a clear plan for federal spending, just a few weeks before another budget deadline.
What are the federal ethics rules for holiday gifts, office parties?
Not to be a Grinch, but because employees carry with them the identity of the U.S government, there are some restrictions on holiday festivities.
From Santa tracker to toxic Yule logs, agencies embrace the holidays
Here are a few ways the feds will deck the halls this year.
Black women’s group defends affirmative action at military academies
Lawsuits filed against West Point and the Naval Academy seek to end the use of race as a factor in admissions there.
Jill Biden helps launch new employer challenge for military spouses
The spouse employment initiative is an effort to "stave off a national security crisis."
By Karen Jowers