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Open Season 2023!
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Union, Dept. of Education settle labor complaints
Dept. of Education and AFGE finally come to terms on a host of now abandoned Trump-era policies.
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Voting leave improperly denied …
President Biden ordered that, if needed, feds will get leave time to vote or work the polls. But, on the ground, that's not how things have worked out.
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Weather emergency leave botched
Ian thrashed Florida, and despite ample evidence of the need federal managers weren't quick to provide federal workers with leave that they legitimately requested.
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Social Security employees rally for reformed policies, more staffing—and better pay
This major agency is underfunded and understaffed, according to employees and their labor organization.
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FEHBP: Premiums to increase 8.7%
Federal employee health insurance premiums will spike more than they have in a decade.
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Mentoring program for federal women
Group seeks women who aspire to serve in executive federal jobs, and is offering a shot at a great scholarship to help toward that goal.
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Whistleblowers at nuclear plant recognized
A new documentary explores the dangerous stabilization work that followed an infamous 1979 nuclear plant accident—and the struggle among the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, contractors and a handful of whistleblowers who stopped matters from getting even worse.
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Shutdown averted
Last week, Congress once again narrowly prevented a government shutdown and all the trouble these usually bring to the public, business—and federal employees.
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Investigative report eyes DHS IG
Some apparent missteps of the DHS IG are scrutinized in recent investigative efforts.
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Biden WH unclear on RTO
The "return-to-office" process faces many federal agencies, as outlined in a recent report, with often strong forces pushing and pulling in opposite directions, on management and employees.
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