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Federal Contracting News

• A Democratic Congress could derail major Pentagon plans and put Hegseth under pressure

• Post-midterms, federal unions push for pay raise, restoration of bargaining rights

• GSA names new acquisition chief after months with acting leader

• IRS workforce issues prominent among watchdog’s FY27 priorities 

• Trump’s federal workforce overhaul faces a new Congress after Democratic wins

• OPM formally ends FEVS in favor of agency-specific surveys

• ‘Exit survey’ of former feds finds fears of civil service politicization under Trump — and many willing to return to their agencies

• USDA asks judge to lift employee relocation stay that ‘significantly hinders’ its operations

• Companies warn cyber threat sharing could suffer without new legal protections

• Most TSP funds decline again in October

• Musk is the target of a new Democratic bill to curtail political donations from federal contractors

• VA physicians’ and dentists’ association urges pause in new health record system rollouts

• Trump’s AI chatbot conversations may have to be preserved as presidential records

• State Department seeks mid-career hires to join its ranks after widespread layoffs

• Ex-government tech leaders pitch new vision for America.gov

• The census shows what government does well — and what political interference could break, author argues

• OPM is ending a promotion rule, but agencies still have work to do

• More Medicare questions? Here’s what federal retirees need to know

• DHS personnel leak exposes contact details and sensitive job information

• USDA sends more relocation notices, seemingly in violation of court order 

• Underused federal office data incomplete but improving 

• Mediation agency finalizes rule allowing denial of arbitrator requests

• FEC takes down electronic filing platform after attempted hack