Workforce Rights/Governance
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Also in today's Federal Newscast, USDA employees relocating to Kansas City will now get incentive payments to make up for their now lower salaries.
August 12, 2019 -
The size and purchasing power of your 2020 biweekly paycheck or monthly annuity payment will be decided in a couple of months. The good news about the January 2020 COLA for federal, military and Social Security retirees is that there almost certainly will be one.
August 12, 2019 -
The Agriculture Department on Wednesday told employees impacted by the upcoming relocation to Kansas City they shouldn't be concerned with violating the Antideficiency Act when submitting for relocation reimbursements.
August 09, 2019 -
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) has been at the top of the legislative hit list for groups representing federal and public retirees for decades.
August 09, 2019 -
By now there have been plenty of stories about the hardships the longest government shutdown in history created for the federal workforce. But new research from Weber State University is among the first to try to quantify the impacts.
August 07, 2019 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The amount of fentanyl needed to kill a person is barely enough to cover up the date…
August 07, 2019 -
When most people think about agency oversight, what springs to mind are Congressional hearings. But a huge proportion of the government’s oversight functions happen out of public view.
August 06, 2019 -
Patrick Pizzella, acting Labor secretary, spent time at the agency in the 2000s and is using that knowledge to push the pace of change in technology, human resources and driving decisions through data.
August 05, 2019 -
Federal employee unions last week asked the U.S. Court of Appeals to deny the government an opportunity to immediately enforce the provisions of the President's workforce executive orders.
August 05, 2019 -
The Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency this week launched several new online tools designed to help and encourage whistleblowers to report waste, fraud and abuse.
August 01, 2019 -
Brian Wagner, president of the National Association of Postal Supervisors, explains why the group is suing USPS for higher postal manager pay.
August 01, 2019 -
Sen. Josh Hawley's new bill would give legal authorities more power to act against social media companies that don't remove addictive features in their websites.
August 01, 2019 -
The idea that the recent budget agreement between House and Senate leaders and President Trump guarantees there will be no shutdown is wrong.
July 31, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Association of Postal Supervisors has filed a lawsuit against USPS seeking back pay to match private sector pay.
July 30, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, an investigation into Marines accused of helping smuggle migrants into the United States led to the arrest Thursday of 16 of their fellow Marines at California’s Camp Pendleton, just north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
July 26, 2019