FEDmanager 1/25/22 FEDmanager 1/25/22

Lawmakers Outline Plan for Enhanced Training for State Department Personnel

Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced legislation to ensure that State Department employees, both foreign service officers and civil servants, are properly trained at every level.

FEDmanager 3/9/21 FEDmanager 3/9/21

Bipartisan Bill Would Revitalize the State Department Workforce

The 2021 State Department Authorization Act (H.R. 1157) is a bipartisan measure that would work to revitalize the Department of State by increasing hiring, retention, and bonuses. The act aims to improve the workforce at the State Department by providing broad guidelines on how to improve the department's foreign service and civil servants.