All posts tagged "General Services Administration"
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Teleworking: US government agency urged to share insights into the future of federal officesThe US General Services Administration (GSA) has been urged to do more to help agencies of the federal government prepare for post-COVID changes to the federal official estate. According to
- Posted September 12, 2022
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US government departments seek clean energy to meet emissions targetsThe US defence department (DOD) and the General Services Administration (GSA) have sought information from the private sector as they explore ways to procure clean energy as part of the
- Posted February 8, 2022
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US government needs to compete for tech talent, says GSA chiefThe US government is “embarrassingly out of sync” with private sector salaries but could compete for tech talent by offering long-term telework opportunities and making it easier to navigate the
- Posted October 14, 2021
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US president Joe Biden names pick to lead General Services AdministrationUS president Joe Biden has chosen digital government veteran Robin Carnahan as his pick to lead the federal government’s procurement agency. In a statement posted on the White House website
- Posted April 7, 2021
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Biden to promote diversity and union rights in federal workforcePresident-elect Biden has set out his priorities for government and the federal service, though work on the handover from Donald Trump has so far been blocked by the General Services
- Posted November 11, 2020
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Trump nominates controversial new candidate to lead OPMThe White House has put forward a controversial new candidate to run the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which oversees HR across the federal government. On Monday Trump formally announced
- Posted July 21, 2020
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US lawmakers defend federal workers’ rights, but pay hike remains 1%A House of Representatives panel moved to protect US federal employees from the Trump administration’s efforts to cut benefits and curb collective bargaining rights last week, but has not improved
- Posted July 15, 2020
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Unions vow to continue fighting White House moves to undermine workersWhite House attempts to undermine federal employee rights and union power are wasting government resources and have made it harder to protect worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to
- Posted June 30, 2020
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US watchdogs warn of fraud and error risks in stimulus deliveryUS federal agencies face significant challenges distributing the country’s US$2.2 trillion coronavirus relief fund, a committee of government watchdogs has found. In its first report on delivery of the stimulus
- Posted June 23, 2020
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US government urged to spend $25bn a year on AI or risk falling behindCongress and the White House should work together to increase annual federal spending on artificial intelligence (AI) research and development to US$25bn (€19.2bn), according to a national security think tank.
- Posted February 5, 2020
