Workforce Rights/Governance
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Former federal technology executives offer their insights of the biggest stories of 2021 and which storylines will carry over in 2022.
December 22, 2021 -
Warning that extremism in the ranks is increasing, Pentagon officials are issuing detailed new rules prohibiting service members from actively engaging in extremist activities
December 20, 2021 -
Even Democrats on Capitol Hill are saying the gigantic so called Build Back Better legislation won't happen in 2021. They'll be back with it next year.
December 20, 2021 -
The 174-page bill, which the House passed earlier this week along party lines, expands federal employee whistleblower protections and updates the 80-year-old Hatch Act. It will likely face a tough path forward in an equally divided Senate.
December 10, 2021 -
An employee journey map, the first of its kind in the federal government, is helping the Department of the Veterans Affairs uncover insights from its workforce — and improve the professional and skills development opportunities along the way.
December 03, 2021 -
With weeks to go before an ostensible deadline, contractors are still vexed by the nuances of the White House mandate.
December 03, 2021 -
The injunction applies only to federal contracts in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee, but is the first court decision among numerous lawsuits challenging the mandate.
November 30, 2021 -
The agency with the highest vaccination rate is the U.S. Agency for International Development, while the lowest was in the Agriculture Department, according to the data.
November 24, 2021 -
The Federal Drive with Tom Temin got one view from the President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration Terry Gerton.
November 23, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Labor Department released the final rule yesterday to implement President Joe Biden's April executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contracts.
November 23, 2021 -
The debt ceiling is looming closer and the government shutdown is only a couple of weeks away. And the mask mandate continues to roil Congress.
November 22, 2021 -
More than 90% of GSA's contractors have signed agreements incorporating the mandate into their contracts, including 95% of vendors on GSA's Federal Supply Schedule.
November 19, 2021 -
A group of senators and House members said "extensive issues with the FBI's current whistleblower program make the bureau one of the most difficult places" to report waste, fraud and abuse.
November 17, 2021 -
To be eligible for federal survivor benefits, widows or widowers must have been married to an employee or annuitant for at least nine months. But meeting that requirement was difficult for some survivors due to provisions in the Defense of Marriage Act and various state laws prohibiting same-sex marriage, which the Supreme Court has since declared unconstitutional.
November 16, 2021 -
"The 2020 election revealed that, at least with respect to an administration’s senior-most officials, the Hatch Act is only as effective as the White House decides it will be," the Office of Special Counsel said in a recent report on the 1939 law.
November 15, 2021