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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), is one of the main tools the agency relies on for environmental regulations, containing information on human health effects that may result from exposure to various chemicals in the environment. A new report from the EPA's inspector general, said the agency needs to do a better job of who has access to it. For more on the report, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin's Executive Producer Eric White talked with Jeremy Sigel, the IG office's Supervisory Audit Manager in the Information Resources Management Directorate.
November 16, 2023 -
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The senior leaders in government across 31 agencies will take home Presidential Rank Awards in recognition of their contributions to public service.
November 02, 2023 -
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The Environmental Protection Agency is telling its employees to still report to work next week — even if Congress triggers a government shutdown over the weekend.
September 29, 2023 -
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Through process changes, technology adoption and continued efforts to be flexible, Health and Human Services has cut its time to hire by 50%. But CHCO Bob Leavitt and Deputy CHCO Jeffery Anoka say the department’s not done yet.
September 05, 2023 -
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Some of the article’s proposed pilot projects include installing gender-neutral bathrooms, implementing DEIA training for EPA employees and diversifying hiring panels.
August 24, 2023 -
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The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture are two of the latest to announce return-to-office plans, but the changes only apply to agency managers and supervisors.
July 14, 2023 -
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The federal Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) has aided neophyte companies in a variety of domains. The EPA is among the agencies with an active SBIR program. But there's a nagging problem, according to the EPA's office of inspector general: conflicts of interest in SBIR contracts.
July 10, 2023 -
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In today's Federal Newscast: Two GOP lawmakers are looking to defund armed regulatory officers at certain federal agencies. The Office of Personnel Management reminds agency managers they must not forget the "weather and safety leave" option. And it looks like your latest Zoom meeting is probably a public record.
July 07, 2023 -
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House lawmakers showed little support to provide more funding for the Technology Modernization Fund in fiscal 2024, but the board still has hundreds of millions of dollars to loan out.
July 06, 2023 -
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A new instructional letter from the General Services Administration provides guidance for responsible use of generative AI by employees and contractors with access to GSA systems.
June 14, 2023 -
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Region Six of the EPA encompasses 15% of the U.S. land area. But it accounts for 25% of enforcement actions by the EPA. The region covers five states and 66 tribal nations. It also includes many oil and gas fields, chemical plants, and paper factories.
June 01, 2023 -
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Negotiations over a new DEIA contract article have come to a standstill for the Environmental Protection Agency and the American Federation of Government Employees.
May 05, 2023 -
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Inspectors General from science-based agencies told House lawmakers they are fighting an uphill battle against fraud in grant and other programs as funding flows from recent laws Congress passed.
April 28, 2023 -
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Shared funding. More digital services. More fluid workforce models.
April 13, 2023
