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As many other agencies announce decreases to telework, the Government Publishing Office is taking a different approach to the future of work.
Agencies are hatching return-to-the-workplace policies one by one, and none of them quite match
The U.S. has experienced a hot summer so far. Yet one group of students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), are spending their time in heavy gear, learning to fight wildfires. It is part of a partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and a group of four HBCUs.
In today's Federal Newscast: The State Department has launched a Bureau of Global Health to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. Airmen stuck overseas, due to lack of government money -- three weeks later -- have the funding. And top employees at the Interior Department get their telework opportunities cut to 50%.
The Pathways Program is a common path for agencies to pay interns. Now, the Office of Personnel Management plans to revise the program's regulations and broaden the paid internship applicant pool governmentwide.
The IRS is dipping into its multi-year modernization funds to digitally process all the tax returns it receives by 2025 — a major shift for an agency that still relies heavily on paper forms.
Two recent Supreme Court decisions changed the calculus for contractors when it comes to dealing with the False Claims Act. The court altered long-standing definitions of "reckless disregard" and "deliberate ignorance." And it gave the government more discretion over dismissing whistleblower cases under the false claims act.
In today's Federal Newscast: Calling it "coercive," Ohio Congressman Brad Wenstrup goes after President Biden's 2021 get-it-or-be-fired vaccination order for feds. A union for federal employees is supporting a bill to make union dues tax deductible. And most Thrift Savings Plan funds were back in the black in July.
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee leaders are moving ahead with their own proposal to remove VA employees accused of misconduct — after department leaders panned a recent House bill with the same goal.
The FAA's order for employees to return to the office didn't sit well with one of its unions. They call the order a clear violation of their collective bargaining agreement.
It’s no secret that there is a universal staffing problem across the federal sector — critical positions remain unfilled, agencies are having a hard time attracting and retaining talent, as well as developing that talent,…
Gil Cisneros, the Under Secretary of Defense for personnel and readiness, oversaw the creation of the DoD chief diversity officer position and implemented the recommendations from the independent review commission on sexual assault in the military.
Agencies have a key role to play in expanding the number of “good paying, middle class” cyber jobs available to a more diverse range of people.
Congressional concerns about affirmative action and recruiting problems for the armed services reveals a fault line in how the military should set policies to increase diversity.