#public-service-staffing

#public-service-staffing

Welsh and another pregnant colleague developed a plan. They would share a caseload, splitting responsibilities so they could continue working part-time while caring for their growing families.

ICE purchased a 418,000-square-foot warehouse in Surprise, Arizona, for $70 million, with plans for a processing site capable of handling 1,000 to 1,500 immigrants daily.

Among the 189 CDO and other data leader respondents to the annual survey conducted by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Data Foundation, about 40% said they had lost six or more employees last year.

One of the things that I'm hoping to do a better job on is getting people from the private sector-who've been in the private sector their whole career-who also spend a couple years in government at some point in their career, and learn something.

I'm here on this panel today answering your questions as the inspector general. I hope if you are indeed doing this that you do resign. I am well aware of the Hatch Act. The inspector general is currently heading an investigation into both Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who is accused of committing travel fraud and having an affair with her bodyguard, and the secretary's husband Shawn DeRemer, who allegedly assaulted at least two female department employees.

Understanding the difference in purpose Unlike private businesses, which exist to make a profit, public institutions are designed to create impact - especially social and economic outcomes that benefit everyone, not just paying customers. A public agency doesn't measure its success in revenue or margins, but in how much it improves lives, builds equity and maintains public trust. This doesn't mean budgets and spending don't matter - they absolutely do - but money is not the goal. It's the tool.

We are proud to begin implementing this historic partnership that will not only create a better coordinated federal approach to postsecondary education and workforce development, but will also ensure that students pursuing higher education pursue programs aligned with their career goals and workforce needs," Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education David Barker said in a statement.

Out of about 780,000 civilians at the Department of War, formerly the Department of Defense, approximately 62,000, or 8%, did not return to in-person work as of July 31, 2025, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report. War department officials told the government watchdog that 45,000, or 6%, have deferred resignation status or other exemptions, and 17,000, or 2%, have wavers. GAO released the report, "Civilian Telework and Remote Work: DOD Should Evaluate Programs in Relation to Department Goals," this month.

The pandemic forced into being a new way of working that most people weren't familiar with: remote work. Thousands of employees turned extra bedrooms, breakfast nooks and previously unused spaces into productive environments while many employers discovered that their employees could maintain, and in some cases improve, productivity. But while many employers have embraced this new way of working for the long term, other employers long for the days of offices full of workers at their desks.