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  • VA claims progress in talks over first new labor contract in decade
    VA claims progress in talks over first new labor contract in decade

    Union members and negotiators at the department have been at the bargaining table for months on the first new labor contract in nearly a decade.

    4 years ago
  • Federal contract workers call for wages to keep pace with inflation
    Federal contract workers call for wages to keep pace with inflation

    Employees working for the largest federal food service contractor are raising concerns about lagging wages to Congress.

    4 years ago
  • Thrift Savings Plan overseer would get watchdog under Democrat’s bill
    Thrift Savings Plan overseer would get watchdog under Democrat’s bill

    Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia introduced a bill to establish IG for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

    4 years ago
  • White House declares 4.6% pay increase for federal workers
    White House declares 4.6% pay increase for federal workers

    The federal budget proposal included an average pay increase for civilian federal workers that matched a planned pay hike for the military.

    4 years ago
  • AbilityOne brings Goodwill, other nonprofits into federal contracting
    AbilityOne brings Goodwill, other nonprofits into federal contracting

    AbilityOne is a recruitment program to help bridge employment gaps, and it leverages federal dollars to do so. Here’s how it works.

    4 years ago
  • Can Biden fire US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy?
    Can Biden fire US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy?

    The nine-member United States Postal Service Board of Governors has the sole authority to fire, and hire, the postmaster general.

    4 years ago
  • Maximus accused of unfair tactics after call center workers strike
    Maximus accused of unfair tactics after call center workers strike

    The allegations follow a series of Aug. 8 strikes by call center workers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky and Virginia.

    4 years ago
  • Union vows to seek arbitration after Treasury stops remote work pilot
    Union vows to seek arbitration after Treasury stops remote work pilot

    The National Treasury Employee Union initially filed a grievance against the Bureau of Fiscal Service for abruptly ending negotiations over a remote work.

    4 years ago
  • Why do federal pay raises lag the private sector?
    Why do federal pay raises lag the private sector?

    The federal budget proposal unveiled by the White House in March included an average pay increase of 4.6% for civilian federal workers, matching a planned military pay raise. Historically, with pay lagging in the federal sector, other factors including steady opportunities, competitive benefits and hybrid work to retain talent.

    4 years ago
  • Alleged bad-faith bargaining by EEOC over return-to-work policy to get review
    Alleged bad-faith bargaining by EEOC over return-to-work policy to get review

    In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all 24 federal agencies reported at least a quarter of employees teleworking by April 2020. Now some departments are reverting to in-person work, though the Office of Personnel Management within the White House has called for maximizing telework.

    4 years ago
  • VA claims progress in talks over first new labor contract in decade
    VA claims progress in talks over first new labor contract in decade

    Union members and negotiators at the department have been at the bargaining table for months on the first new labor contract in nearly a decade.

  • Federal contract workers call for wages to keep pace with inflation
    Federal contract workers call for wages to keep pace with inflation

    Employees working for the largest federal food service contractor are raising concerns about lagging wages to Congress.

  • Thrift Savings Plan overseer would get watchdog under Democrat’s bill
    Thrift Savings Plan overseer would get watchdog under Democrat’s bill

    Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia introduced a bill to establish IG for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

  • White House declares 4.6% pay increase for federal workers
    White House declares 4.6% pay increase for federal workers

    The federal budget proposal included an average pay increase for civilian federal workers that matched a planned pay hike for the military.

  • AbilityOne brings Goodwill, other nonprofits into federal contracting
    AbilityOne brings Goodwill, other nonprofits into federal contracting

    AbilityOne is a recruitment program to help bridge employment gaps, and it leverages federal dollars to do so. Here’s how it works.

  • Can Biden fire US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy?
    Can Biden fire US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy?

    The nine-member United States Postal Service Board of Governors has the sole authority to fire, and hire, the postmaster general.

  • Maximus accused of unfair tactics after call center workers strike
    Maximus accused of unfair tactics after call center workers strike

    The allegations follow a series of Aug. 8 strikes by call center workers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky and Virginia.

  • Union vows to seek arbitration after Treasury stops remote work pilot
    Union vows to seek arbitration after Treasury stops remote work pilot

    The National Treasury Employee Union initially filed a grievance against the Bureau of Fiscal Service for abruptly ending negotiations over a remote work.

  • Why do federal pay raises lag the private sector?
    Why do federal pay raises lag the private sector?

    The federal budget proposal unveiled by the White House in March included an average pay increase of 4.6% for civilian federal workers, matching a planned military pay raise. Historically, with pay lagging in the federal sector, other factors including steady opportunities, competitive benefits and hybrid work to retain talent.

  • Alleged bad-faith bargaining by EEOC over return-to-work policy to get review
    Alleged bad-faith bargaining by EEOC over return-to-work policy to get review

    In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all 24 federal agencies reported at least a quarter of employees teleworking by April 2020. Now some departments are reverting to in-person work, though the Office of Personnel Management within the White House has called for maximizing telework.

  • VA claims progress in talks over first new labor contract in decade
    VA claims progress in talks over first new labor contract in decade

    Union members and negotiators at the department have been at the bargaining table for months on the first new labor contract in nearly a decade.

  • Federal contract workers call for wages to keep pace with inflation
    Federal contract workers call for wages to keep pace with inflation

    Employees working for the largest federal food service contractor are raising concerns about lagging wages to Congress.

  • Thrift Savings Plan overseer would get watchdog under Democrat’s bill
    Thrift Savings Plan overseer would get watchdog under Democrat’s bill

    Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia introduced a bill to establish IG for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

  • White House declares 4.6% pay increase for federal workers
    White House declares 4.6% pay increase for federal workers

    The federal budget proposal included an average pay increase for civilian federal workers that matched a planned pay hike for the military.

  • AbilityOne brings Goodwill, other nonprofits into federal contracting
    AbilityOne brings Goodwill, other nonprofits into federal contracting

    AbilityOne is a recruitment program to help bridge employment gaps, and it leverages federal dollars to do so. Here’s how it works.

  • Can Biden fire US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy?
    Can Biden fire US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy?

    The nine-member United States Postal Service Board of Governors has the sole authority to fire, and hire, the postmaster general.

  • Maximus accused of unfair tactics after call center workers strike
    Maximus accused of unfair tactics after call center workers strike

    The allegations follow a series of Aug. 8 strikes by call center workers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky and Virginia.

  • Union vows to seek arbitration after Treasury stops remote work pilot
    Union vows to seek arbitration after Treasury stops remote work pilot

    The National Treasury Employee Union initially filed a grievance against the Bureau of Fiscal Service for abruptly ending negotiations over a remote work.

  • Why do federal pay raises lag the private sector?
    Why do federal pay raises lag the private sector?

    The federal budget proposal unveiled by the White House in March included an average pay increase of 4.6% for civilian federal workers, matching a planned military pay raise. Historically, with pay lagging in the federal sector, other factors including steady opportunities, competitive benefits and hybrid work to retain talent.

  • Alleged bad-faith bargaining by EEOC over return-to-work policy to get review
    Alleged bad-faith bargaining by EEOC over return-to-work policy to get review

    In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all 24 federal agencies reported at least a quarter of employees teleworking by April 2020. Now some departments are reverting to in-person work, though the Office of Personnel Management within the White House has called for maximizing telework.

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