Workforce Rights/Governance
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A court found President Biden lacked the authority to issue the employee mandate, and blocked the government from enforcing it nationwide.
January 21, 2022 -
Kiran Ahuja, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, explains why making sure the federal workforce earns a minimum wage of $15 per hour is so important.
January 21, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the seeming disconnect between the Smithsonian and its largest employee union continued over the weekend.
January 18, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, death benefits for federal employees killed on the job may increase soon.
January 13, 2022 -
The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis has consistently ranked as among one of the worst places to work in the federal government.
January 12, 2022 -
Appeals to MSPB have fallen to the wayside as the board has operated without the appointees needed to run its quorum.
January 12, 2022 -
The Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Debra Roth, a partner at Shaw Bransford & Roth.
January 12, 2022 -
For five years, the Merit Systems Protection Board has lacked a quorum, or even any of its three members at all.
January 12, 2022 -
The Safer Federal Workforce task force released a new and updated FAQs to help shed some light on lingering questions about testing of unvaccinated, on-site employees and contractors.
January 11, 2022 -
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments on the yes-or-no debate for a federal vaccine mandate.
January 10, 2022 -
New fiscal year data shows 2020 had the highest rates of telework participation and eligibility in nearly a decade, due mostly to the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 06, 2022 -
In a 2-1 decision, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals worried there'd be no limit to a president's authority over contractor employees if the government were allowed to impose a vaccine mandate.
January 06, 2022 -
A year after the Jan. 6 attack, the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says the force is sure "to get tested again” and will be prepared
January 05, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, while COVID-19 drove a majority of federal workers out of the office in 2020, new data from the Office of Personnel Management shows the increase in teleworking wasn't as dramatic as expected.
January 05, 2022 -
Despite the recent rise in COVID cases reported by the Smithsonian, agency heads ignored the pleas of union employees and continued to allow an unlimited number of visitors to pour into the museums over the holiday period.
January 04, 2022