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Congress

More federal hiring reforms to come, as Congress passes Chance to Compete Act

The Chance to Compete Act requires agencies to assess job applicants based on their skills, instead of using candidate self-evaluations in federal hiring.

Federal Newscast

President elect Trump appears to be no fan of federal telework

Workforce

House Republicans seek details on federal telework agreements with unions

Federal Newscast

Some Social Security Administration employees lock in telework through 2029

Hiring/Retention

DOGE leaders plan telework rollback, as agencies say it improves retention

Management

House GOP setting up DOGE subcommittee to address ‘wasteful’ federal spending

Workforce

Federal groups, unions brace for what a second Trump term may bring

Flags decorate a space outside the office of the education secretary at the Education Department, Aug. 9, 2017, in Washington.

Federal Newscast

Education Dept to offer early retirements to employees

The Labor Department building

Unions

Federal union clashes with Labor Dept over return-to-office announcement

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Pay

Proposed federal pay adjustment could boost wages for thousands of blue-collar feds

Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Garret Graves (R-Pa.) gathered advocates in front of the Capitol building Wednesday morning, urging a vote to repeal WEP and GPO, two provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for certain public servants. After just one week, the lawmakers’ discharge petition to push the Social Security Fairness Act to a floor vote reached the 218 required signatures. (Abigail Spanberger staff photo)

Congress

Bill to repeal WEP, GPO reaches threshold to force a House floor vote

federal pay reform

Pay

Blue-collar feds may soon see pay adjustments under proposal for reforms

Telework, federal telework

Congress

First Look More House appropriators target federal telework, office space

Environmental Protection Agency Building

Unions

EPA finalizes union contract, but AFGE wary of telework’s future

Image of leaders at AFGE and TSA at signing ceremony.

Unions

TSA, AFGE see milestone contract as ‘pivot point’ for frontline workforce

unions, AFGE, representation

Unions

AFGE set to negotiate after more feds overseas opt for representation

Federal Workforce

Workforce

Return-to-office review: The latest from Congress, agency leaders and employees

DHA

Unions

DHA, AFGE cement workplace policies for 38K DoD health employees

VA bonuses, Veterans Homeless Grants

Pay

Exclusive VA reviewing 4,000 positions at risk of pay downgrade

2020 Census-Noncitizens

Federal Report

Census Bureau rethinks scope of remote work policy, consolidates office space

The Labor Department building

Federal Report

Labor employees show up to protest for more telework

Return-to-office, Education Department

Federal Report

Education’s return-to-office announcement ‘perplexing’ to union

Small Business Administration (SBA) building

Federal Report

GOP lawmakers pan SBA return-to-office plans as ‘extremely minimal’

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