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Yellen, Collins say Treasury contract policies on telework need review
Republicans in Congress have expressed frustration with what they say are largely empty federal office buildings paid for by taxpayers.
Union vows to seek arbitration after Treasury stops remote work pilot
The National Treasury Employee Union initially filed a grievance against the Bureau of Fiscal Service for abruptly ending negotiations over a remote work.
Union files grievance against US Treasury bureau after talks on remote work stopped
A spokesperson for the bureau said more employees will return onsite in phases over the next several weeks.
Talks over remote work for US Treasury employees suspended, union says
NTEU said it wants the bureau to return to negotiations on the pilot program as envisioned in the original agreement.
Biden to nominate Yellen, highlight diversity on econ team
Biden announced he would nominate Janet Yellen, the former Federal Reserve chair, to lead the Treasury Department, and former Clinton and Obama adviser Neera Tanden to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Postal chief DeJoy has long leveraged connections, dollars
How exactly Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was hired is among the questions Congress is trying to unravel.
Judge rules US must release $679M in tribal virus relief funds
The U.S. Treasury Department must release $679 million in coronavirus relief funding for tribes that it intended to withhold while a court challenge over the agency’s initial round of payments to tribal governments played out in court, a federal judge ruled late Monday.
IRS sets new May 5 deadline to get info from veterans who missed coronavirus checks
The new announcement concerns disabled veterans with dependents who have not filed tax returns in recent years.
Trump: Postal Service must charge Amazon more, or no loan
“The Postal Service is a joke because they’re handing out packages for Amazon and other internet companies and every time they bring a package, they lose money on it,” President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
CBO says deficit to reach $3.7 trillion in economic decline
The 2020 budget deficit will explode after four coronavirus response bills passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump promise to pile more than $2 trillion onto the $24.6 trillion national debt in just the remaining six months of the current fiscal year, according to the report.
By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press