Workforce Rights/Governance
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Four cadets at the Air Force Academy may not graduate or be commissioned as military officers later this month because they have refused the COVID-19 vaccine, and they may be required to pay back thousands of dollars in tuition costs, according to Air Force officials.
May 14, 2022 -
The EPA told employees last week that it is pushing back plans to relocate Houston lab employees from their current leased office space to another facility about 400 miles away in Ada, Oklahoma.
May 13, 2022 -
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced reentry deadline for its union employees, but the agency’s in-person plans remain undetermined beyond 2022.
May 13, 2022 -
The bill would bring 60,000 TSA employees, including transportation security officers, under the same personnel system as other federal employees under Title 5 of U.S. Code.
May 12, 2022 -
The Biden administration is telling employers and software vendors to avoid artificial intelligence hiring tools that may screen out employees with disabilities.
May 12, 2022 -
Yes, federal employees are returning to their offices. No, conditions won't return to normal, whatever that is. At the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, management and union representatives have been trying out different workplace configurations.
May 12, 2022 -
The inspectors general for two intelligence agencies were each overpaid by tens of thousands of dollars between 2016 and 2020.
May 12, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the American Federation of Government Employees has filed an unfair labor practice complaint, saying that EEOC did not finish union negotiations before announcing its re-entry plans.
May 12, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, some Interior Department employees will see their remote work options expand.
May 10, 2022 -
Federal News Network is conducting a survey to gauge your thoughts on returning to the office.
May 10, 2022 -
If remote working, remote hiring, remote on-boarding are all here to stay, could virtual reality be far behind. That's what people at Accenture are trying to find out.
May 09, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the House of Representatives is trying to recruit more diverse and high-quality candidates, and get them to stay there.
May 09, 2022 -
The new policy is aimed at ensuring FEMA employees are properly categorized under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
May 06, 2022 -
It's expected to take "months" for the Class Action Implementation Group to gather enough information to determine who is eligible to receive payments.
May 03, 2022 -
While acceptable attire will obviously vary on the agency and the position, there’s some anecdotal evidence that some feds are getting flexibility with their workplace dress codes.
May 02, 2022