Workforce Rights/Governance
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For thousands of federal employees for whom travel is a part of the job, the coronavirus is a new threat.
March 04, 2020 -
When the government vets people for security clearance, some small differences show up in how it looks at federal employees and contractors.
March 04, 2020 -
Lobotomizing of federal telework programs could be happening for a couple of reasons but the coronavirus is presenting a new test of that trend.
March 03, 2020 -
Warning of long lines and flight delays, the union representing Transportation Security Administration officers said airports are understaffed, officers underpaid.
March 02, 2020 -
A bipartisan group of senators is urging President Donald Trump to reconsider a recent memo he issued to the Defense Department, which allows the secretary and other senior officials to exclude the DoD civilian workforce from collective bargaining.
February 28, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, we get a look inside the command center of the interagency task force, responsible for tracking real-time data on the spread of the coronavirus.
February 28, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, in an open letter to the Democratic candidates for president, Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) asked them how they plan to rebuild the federal workforce.
February 27, 2020 -
A coalition of whistleblower advocates are urging Congress to restore a quorum to the Merit Systems Protection Board by confirming at least two of the president's nominees. The MSPB has lacked a quorum for more than three years.
February 27, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Government Accountability Office shows that while diversity has increased among workers at the State Department overall, that has not been the case for upper level managers.
February 26, 2020 -
One backlog goes down, another one pops up. That's how it is in the background security clearance process.
February 25, 2020 -
Is this maybe not the best time for government agencies to be cutting back on their telework programs? Can you say coronavirus?
February 25, 2020 -
Recently the Federal Labor Relations Authority turned down a request from the departments of Education and Agriculture to issue a policy statement clarifying what's a condition of employment and a working condition.
February 24, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, after a delay, the White House publishes a memo allowing the defense secretary to to exclude civilian employees from current collective bargaining law.
February 21, 2020 -
The National Treasury Employees Union is challenging the Federal Labor Relations Authority's recent decision on dues payments in the U.S. Court of Appeals.
February 19, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the DCSA says it's business model is getting more efficient in its first full year of operation.
February 18, 2020