American Federation of Government Employees
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Roughly 57% of employees given relocation notices at the Economic Research Service and 67% of such employees at the National Institute of Food and Agriculture have rejected USDA's reassignment to Kansas City.
July 17, 2019 -
A federal judge invalidated nine provisions of the President’s workforce executive orders in a ruling last August. But the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned that decision Tuesday.
July 16, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Labor Relations Authority and OPM said a 2018 Supreme Court decision opens up existing law to a new interpretation.
July 15, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, yet another legislative attempt to block the Trump administration's proposed merger of the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration, passed the House.
July 12, 2019 -
Three members of the Federal Salary Council have made their official recommendations to the President's pay agent suggesting how to improve the way government evaluates and compensates federal employees.
July 11, 2019 -
A federal court in part reversed a previous ruling in two class action suits against the Office of Personnel Management as a result of its 2015 data breach which affected more than 21 million people.
June 27, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the new local union at the Agriculture Department's Economic Research Service estimate four out of five employees will decline to relocate out of the national capital region.
June 27, 2019 -
The Environmental Protection Agency has introduced a collective bargaining proposal that would reduce telework to one day a week, reduce time spent on official time, and remove union offices from EPA office space.
June 26, 2019 -
More than half the Social Security workforce is crabby over contracts.
June 26, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from a Senate committee shows at least eight cabinet agencies are failing to comply with federal cybersecurity standards.
June 26, 2019 -
Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke earlier with the president of the Association of Administrative Law Judges, Melissa McIntosh, about the outcome.
June 26, 2019 -
House Democrats joined members of the American Federation of Government Employees on Tuesday to rally against the Trump administration's proposed merger of the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration. Congress on Tuesday also began debate over an appropriations bill that would block the OPM-GSA merger.
June 25, 2019 -
The Trump administration's national research and development AI plan has set a goal to focus more on collaboration between government and private sector.
June 24, 2019 -
Federal unions generally dislike HR initiatives from the Trump administration. Bob Tobias at American University has some possible ways ahead.
June 20, 2019 -
Another group has recommended the Social Security Administration share its Death Master File with Treasury to cub improper payments.
June 20, 2019