Workforce Rights/Governance
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A new report from the majority staff on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee finds agencies are largely inconsistent in how they discipline and manage employee misconduct.
October 19, 2017 -
Federal News Radio reporters Nicole Ogrysko and Meredith Somers cover the civilian agencies of the U.S. government. Together they bring a fresh and thoughtful approach to the stories from the federal workforce that are often overlooked.
October 19, 2017 -
After years of shrinking the force, the Army is suddenly in growth mode again, creating new challenges for recruiters.
October 18, 2017 -
A handful of states plus the District of Columbia say their residents will be harmed by the military transgender ban.
October 17, 2017 -
After being reassigned by Secretary Ryan Zinke, Joel Clement claimed it was retaliation for statements about climate change.
October 09, 2017 -
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will consider more than a dozen bills impacting the federal workforce this week. Here are a few worth watching.
October 03, 2017 -
When Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke used the L-word and said 30,000 of his employees aren't loyal or aren't saluting the flag, he made headlines and hit a lot of nerves.
October 03, 2017 -
President Donald Trump disbanded the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations, eliminating a formal advisory panel designed to create better relationships between agency management and labor.
October 02, 2017 -
The Office of Compliance's executive director tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what's been going on since she joined earlier this year.
September 27, 2017 -
The Veterans Affairs Department fires its D.C. medical center director, Brian Hawkins. This is the second time the department has attempted to fire Hawkins for "ineffective leadership."
September 20, 2017 -
Social Security, the Veterans Affairs Department and the Office of Personnel Management have one thing in common: a big backlog of applications for what they provide. OPM's National Background Investigative Bureau has a backlog of 700,000. Trey Hodgkins, senior vice president of the Information Technology Industry Council, says this is becoming a national security concern and Congress isn't doing enough to cut it down.
September 15, 2017 -
AFGE and NFFE say they have not had a substantive seat at the table during the drafting of HUD’s reform plans.
September 11, 2017 -
Without action from the president, the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations will expire at the end of the month.
September 01, 2017 -
The Pentagon's new Cyber Excepted Service will extend the probationary period for new employees to three years and give hiring managers more flexibility to recruit candidates.
August 30, 2017 -
A group of lawyers is encouraging the Office of Special Counsel to take special notice of the senior executive reassignments at the Interior Department, out of fear they could have dangerous implications for the future of the civil service.
August 25, 2017