By Natalie Alms
The new policy reverses telework restrictions put in place during the Trump administration before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Natalie Alms
A new bill on federal internships would require interns be paid and create a central online source of information on federal internships, among other measures.
By FederalSoup Staff
A CR passed just in time again, avoiding a shutdown, after an effort by a small group of lawmakers to hold up passage failed. But federal employee organizations are growing weary of this chaotic, recurring routine.
By FederalSoup Staff
The COVID pandemic has exposed old weaknesses, and created new ones, in the federal government's recruiting and retention of its workforce. Continued and even growing emphasis on telework and flexible schedules can help address the problems—but improvements in compensation, including paid family leave and stronger retirement packages, are needed too.
By Natalie Alms
Agencies need to staff up to implement the bipartisan infrastructure law, OPM says.
By Natalie Alms
A key goal of the bill is to ensure that future OPM directors are nonpartisan.
By FederalSoup Staff
Hopes for successful passage of a CR were growing at the beginning of the week. But now a group of lawmakers opposed to the White House's COVID vaccine mandates is leading many Washington-watchers, including federal employee unions, to see a growing possibility of a federal government shutdown.
By Natalie Alms
The Biden administration just last week issued agencies a new roadmap to guide their efforts to develop strategic plans for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA), as required under a June 2021 executive order.
By FederalSoup Staff
Every year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, feds can be counted on to give millions of dollars and volunteer thousands of hours of their time to worthy causes. The Combined Federal Campaign, which runs through Jan. 15, 2022, is urging feds to join in.