Workforce Rights/Governance
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The White House believes federal unions across the country have been taking taxpayers for a ride using “official” time, which is meant to monitor health and safety issues in contracts, to conduct union business.
July 12, 2018 -
House Democrats are increasing their pressure on President Donald Trump to rescind his recent executive orders on official time and collective bargaining.
July 11, 2018 -
The Social Security Administration has given the American Federation of Government Employees until July 31 to vacate agency property.
July 10, 2018 -
Following the Obama-era example, maybe it's time for another beer summit — this time between the Trump administration and federal union leaders?
July 10, 2018 -
After more than one year after the Veterans Affairs Department stood up its new Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. senior executives still make up a small fraction of disciplinary actions.
July 10, 2018 -
The Pentagon's inspector general found a senior Marine commander — who is also a former Marine Inspector General — tasked an aide with jobs that compare with "personal servitude."
July 06, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management issued new guidance for agencies to implement the president's three executive orders on employee accountability, official time and collective bargaining.
July 05, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a D.C.-area congresswoman introduces legislation to make sure federal employees get at least up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
July 04, 2018 -
Don Bell, director of the black talent initiative at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, has been poring over the data and has some ideas for how Congress can fix it.
July 03, 2018 -
A bipartisan group of current and former House lawmakers have filed an amicus brief in opposition to the president's three executive orders on the federal workforce.
July 02, 2018 -
With telework agreements scaled back at USDA and Education Department, the future of telework agreements at other agencies may also hang in the balance.
July 02, 2018 -
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) has offered legislation to give federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.
June 29, 2018 -
As part of a revived effort to manage contractors, civilians and military personnel as a "total force," DoD intends to propose a new way to conduct public-private competitions.
June 28, 2018 -
The Supreme Court says government workers can't be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious financial blow to organized labor
June 27, 2018 -
The Department of Justice Inspector General report said women still are underrepresented in leadership postions and promotion selections, despite the rapid growth in federal law enforcement agencies this decade,
June 27, 2018