American Federation of Government Employees
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The Senate confirmed Dale Cabaniss to be the permanent director of the Office of Personnel Management, following nearly a year of acting leadership from the Office of Management and Budget.
September 11, 2019 -
The EPA has notified employees relocating to a vehicle emissions testing lab that their new workplace is safe to work in, after one of several indoor air quality tests provided to staff showed higher-than acceptable levels of carbon dioxide in some of the facilities.
September 06, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, given the acute and ongoing shortage of cybersecurity talent, government officials are starting to think about hiring on skill, rather than specific degree.
September 06, 2019 -
An American Federation of Government Employees local is suing the Trump administration, the Social Security Administration and the Federal Service Impasses Panel for violating an injunction on the president's workforce executive orders.
September 05, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department is looking to hire an ethicist who can guide defense agencies on the application of artificial intelligence.
September 04, 2019 -
In a surprising reversal, President Donald Trump has chosen to give civilian federal employees a pay raise next year.
August 30, 2019 -
The legal battle over the president's workforce executive orders continues, after federal employee unions on Friday asked the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to hear their case.
August 30, 2019 -
The government management ranks aren't totally at odds with their employees.
August 22, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department's smoking ban at medical facilities now extends to its employees, something their union is not happy about.
August 22, 2019 -
AFGE officials representing the affected employees have concerns about their lack of access to air quality records at their new workplace: the EPA’s vehicle emission testing facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
August 21, 2019 -
Eligible employees at the Agriculture Department who plan to leave the agency rather than relocate to Kansas City by the end of the fiscal year will receive buyouts worth $10,000, rather than the maximum incentive payment of $25,000.
August 20, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will host free online training on the agency's new online filing system for federal sector complaints and appeals.
August 20, 2019 -
The American Federation of Government Employees has sued the Federal Service Impasses Panel over its decision to rewrite major portions of the unions' contract with the Social Security Administration. If AFGE is successful, the case could have significant implications for other federal employee unions engaged in agency negotiations.
August 19, 2019 -
OSC guidance seems to leave plenty of room to talk impeachment at work.
August 15, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced plans to streamline the department's 13 ethics programs into one.
August 15, 2019