Government Shutdown
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In today's Federal Newscast, two bills to protect federal employees' health insurance benefits during future government shutdowns advanced to the full House for a vote.
June 17, 2019 -
New benefits, daycare grants and possible backpay may all be in the future for Defense Department employees, service members and contractors.
June 13, 2019 -
The amount of the 2020 white collar federal pay raise will range anywhere from zero to 3.1% if federal unions and Democrats in the House have their way.
June 06, 2019 -
Eric Jeanmarie, the former division chief for Identity, Records and National Security Delivery in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service and now the CEO of Finality, said by putting the E-Verify system in the cloud, the agency handled 15 times more cases than normal without any problems.
May 10, 2019 -
Federal employees have a new flexibility to earn time off for religious reasons, while Congress considers a partial solution to resolve a shortcoming at the member-less Merit Systems Protection Board.
May 08, 2019 -
Federal contractors said the recent government shutdown was marked by confusion, lack of communication and unclear guidance from agencies about their responsibilities.
May 07, 2019 -
Tony Reardon, the national president of the National Treasury Employees Union, says Public Service Recognition Week is a good reminder for federal employees to continue to tell their stories about the impact they have on the nation.
May 06, 2019 -
Ray Bjorklund, president of BirchGrove Consulting joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf, to discuss the state of the federal market, including how it was impacted by the recent government shutdown.
April 30, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Labor Department will pilot a faster approach to discretionary suspension and debarment with its Inspector General and its Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management.
April 22, 2019 -
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services needs to keep a constant stream of digital records and moving E-Verify to the cloud has been a big help.
April 18, 2019 -
About a quarter of all federal leases held by the General Services Administration will expire within the next two years, giving the agency a big opportunity to renegotiate for long-term leases on buildings where agencies plan on staying put — and at a lower rate.
April 12, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduces new legislation requiring federal regulators to encourage financial institutions to work with consumers and other business impacted by a shutdown.
April 11, 2019 -
The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund serves hundreds or sometimes thousands of feds in need each year.
April 10, 2019 -
Two new bills that would keep federal employee insurance programs in tact during future government shutdowns has bipartisan, bicameral support.
April 03, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers introduced two new bills to ensure federal employees don't lose insurance benefits during future government shutdowns.
April 03, 2019