Workforce Rights/Governance

The federal government’s half-million telecommuters are watching, many in horror, what is happening at the Social Security Administration where 11,000 teleworkers have been ordered back to the office.

Suppose you had three weeks to make a decision that could have a make-or-break impact on both your health and your finances.

Margie Graves, federal deputy chief information officer at OMB, has been a big part of the team reworking policy.

In the middle of the telework argument are people who believe teleworking is as good or bad as the individual who is allowed to work from home.

Lawmakers say they fear cybersecurity mitigation efforts are taking a backseat to the mounting pile of IT modernization initiatives ongoing at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Office of Personnel Management in October received the lowest number of retirement claims in a month since April, but the agency’s claims backlog grew for the first time since June.

With winter around the corner, the Office of Personnel Management is reminding federal employees how they should respond to an operating status announcement, and when telework comes into play.

The nation’s minority-serving and tribal colleges and universities house a lot of science and technology talent. For more than a decade, NASA has been funding specialized course work at these institutions.

The idea of extending paid family leave for federal employees comes up year after year in Congress. Bob Tobias thinks it’s long overdue, and in fact the policy is making its way into some union contracts already.

Government shutdowns accomplish little, lose a lot and can have a political backlash.

The Interior Department said the proportion of its workforce who had experienced some sort of harassment has been cut in half in 2019 after an alarming survey of the agency’s employees two years ago.

Why do people feel a possible need to sleep at the office? GSA would like to remind workers they can’t.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Interior Department says it’s making progress in its ongoing efforts to reduce instances of harassment at the agency.

Unions facing pushback nearly everywhere they turn. And one battles an internal demon.