Workforce

  • The Defense Department\'s acquisition chief said mergers would hurt competition.

    February 09, 2011
  • AFGE members marched on Capitol Hill to put a face on the federal workforce. They want to correct the misperception that government workers are to blame for the deficit and gridlock in Washington.

    February 09, 2011
  • In part 3 of Federal News Radio\'s exclusive investigative series \"Discouraged and Disrespected at SBA,\" Karla Saunders weighs her options to find resolution in her three-year battle against alleged retaliation. Saunders and three other agency employees say they want to return to their original jobs and restore their reputations. SBA officials say the agency is focusing on strengthening management and oversight.

    February 09, 2011
  • The government is proposing a 15 percent pay raise for employees...that\'s the good news...the bad news is that it is not the U.S. government that\'s come up with this plan. So what\'s going on? Mike Causey has a roadmap.

    February 09, 2011
  • The Defense Department wants its information technology projects to be developed in smaller, faster chunks that take no more than 18 months to deploy. One Air Force program executive officer says he\'s already doing it in 12 months.

    February 08, 2011
  • The website for the federal Human Resources University has been launched, the first of three phases in completing the in-class and online training center.

    February 08, 2011
  • AFGE legislative conference will focus on ensuring departments and contractors are abiding by civil rights laws. The union also will march on Capitol Hill to Tuesday in support of federal employees.

    February 08, 2011
  • In part 2 of the special investigative series, Diane Sellers said she faced another round of retaliation just this past January when management moved her into a new position without cause. Sellers and two other career agency officials say they are facing a hostile work environment because they blew the whistle on potential misconduct. SBA says there is no evidence of HR violations or creating phony positions.

    February 08, 2011
  • The American Legion\'s Joseph Sharpe explains why vets continue to struggle to find work as the nation\'s overall jobless rate declines.

    February 07, 2011
  • Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole granted collective bargaining rights to the nation\'s 40,000 airport screeners. The decision comes eight months after Pistole became TSA administrator.

    February 07, 2011
  • NTEU says it\'s eager to move on to the next two steps — a union representation election, then bargaining a contract. We get details from NTEU President Colleen Kelley.

    February 07, 2011
  • When a major snowstorm threatens, does your federal agency release people early, or shutdown altogether? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it mostly depends on where you live and work.

    February 07, 2011
  • Before the teleworkforce can grab the iPad and go, data storage will need to hit the cloud.

    February 07, 2011
  • John Gage is president of the American Federation of Government Employees, one of the unions vying to represent the 40,000 Transportation Security Officers who have been granted collective bargaining rights.

    February 04, 2011