Federal workers who were furloughed during the 43-day-long U.S. government shutdown could begin seeing back pay arrive in their bank accounts in the coming days. "There really has been an aggressive ...

On the Monday, December 1, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Elon Musk’s DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, has been dismantled with eight months still left on its charter. USA TODAY ...

Anyone accessing a federal government agency website during the shutdown may notice an unusual development: overtly political messaging, which has some observers crying foul. “The Radical Left in ...

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Stefan Becket is a managing editor of politics for CBSNews.com. Stefan has covered national politics for more than a decade and helps oversee a team covering the White House, Congress, the Supreme ...

Civilian cabinet agencies face common challenges: too many service desks, too many siloed tools, and too much time spent assisting employees with software support, helping constituents access basic ...