Month: August 2026

U.S. Civil Service — Independent Agencies — Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EEOC Proposes Major Rule Changes to Improve Workplace Discrimination Complaint Process for Federal Employees and Applicants

Published 4 min read

WASHINGTON — Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal employment discrimination statutes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for the rules governing the workplace discrimination complaint process for federal employees and applicants.

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

K-12 Education: Improved Oversight Could Help DOD Schools Better Support Students with Literacy and Math Skill Deficits

Published 7 min read

What GAO Found In school year 2024–2025, about 10 percent of the approximately 60,000 K-12 students attending Department of Defense Education Activity’s (DODEA) schools full time received strategic instruction. This is short-term extra help in a small group setting (see figure). About 5 percent had a “specific learning disability” (SLD). SLDs are a group of…

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

DOE Contracting: Risk-Informed Oversight and Clearer Expectations for Assurance Systems Would Improve Accountability

Published 5 min read

What GAO Found Selected field offices in Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) have taken steps to evaluate effectiveness of contractor assurance systems (CAS) in accordance with DOE policy, though neither DOE nor EM have defined effectiveness or specified evaluation criteria. The basis on which the selected field offices made their respective…