Workforce Rights/Governance
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Federal News Network conducted an exclusive online survey of its readers asking about their current telework situation and found 77% say they are teleworking because of the coronavirus emergency.
March 25, 2020 -
For more, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the director of GAO's Natural Resources and Environment team, Anne-Marie Fennell.
March 25, 2020 -
It looks as if the coronavirus crisis might force some needed workforce reforms permanently.
March 24, 2020 -
The Office Management and Budget released FAQs for agencies and contractors to deal with coronavirus while DoD released a memo detailing what essential vendors mean for them.
March 23, 2020 -
Contractors might be asked to do extra work during the coronavirus and as agency's scramble to keep operating.
March 20, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal contractor associations wrote separate letters to the White House and lawmakers asking for more guidance for how industry should expect to work during the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
March 20, 2020 -
If you're gonna have to telework, you might as well do it right.
March 20, 2020 -
The bureau's public information chief Michael Cook joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more information on the implications.
March 18, 2020 -
We want to know what this unprecedented situation means for the federal workforce. Take our survey and leave us a comment below. Answers will be anonymous with results to be published in the coming week.
March 18, 2020 -
The National Treasury Employees Union had argued it was unconstitutional for the IRS to force tens of thousands of workers to process tax refunds without pay. The union is appealing the decision.
March 17, 2020 -
Too little and too late. That's what Bob Tobias, a long time expert on the federal workplace, sees in the administration's approach so far to telework in the virus scare.
March 17, 2020 -
OMB told agencies to offer “maximum telework flexibilities to all current telework eligible employees" due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the majority of feds aren't eligible.
March 17, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, over a quarter of the Senate is calling on President Trump to sign an executive order mandating telework for all eligible federal employees. 27 Senate Democrats say Trump needs to give clear direction, not general guidance.
March 17, 2020 -
For most of the Postal Service’s 600,000-employee workforce, work continues as usual, but in a heightened state of vigilance.
March 17, 2020 -
The notion that agencies could fire federal employees for “disloyalty” or personal political beliefs has long been dispensed with, and was codified in the Civil Service Reform Act, now over 40 years old.
March 13, 2020