American Federation of Government Employees
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has $15 million more to spend for the rest of fiscal 2018 compared to previous years.
March 27, 2018 -
Bob Tobias of the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University shared his predictions about the AFGE's grievance against the plan.
March 23, 2018 -
AFGE is pursuing legal action over the the Veterans Affairs Department's implementation of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act.
March 19, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department says malicious hackers managed to steal the credit card numbers of several hundred people who'd been issued government travel cards.
March 16, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senator and 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wants to know what Defense Secretary James Mattis is doing to address Pentagon waste and high contractor pay.
March 15, 2018 -
The Education Department ended negotiations on Friday with the American Federation of Government Employees and instead announced plans to implement its own terms. AFGE said it hasn't agreed to those terms.
March 14, 2018 -
Two members of Congress have introduced separate bills that would extend expedited disciplinary and removal procedures to employees and senior executives at the Education and Labor Departments.
February 28, 2018 -
The Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead on its decision to shutter an agency-owned facility in Michigan that will impact nearly 20 emergency response employees.
February 16, 2018 -
Members of the American Federation of Government Employees took to Capitol Hill this week, to rally against the proposed pay freeze and cuts included in the president's 2019 budget request.
February 15, 2018 -
When Congress isn't negotiating on spending caps or budget deals for this fiscal year and the next, members are considering other pieces of legislation that could have an impact on your work.
January 29, 2018 -
As the House and Senate appear ready to lift the government shutdown on its third day, one question remains — who will get paid, and when?
January 22, 2018 -
The president signed a three-week continuing resolution until law, that reopens the government and keeps it open until at least Feb. 8.
January 22, 2018 -
The Office of Management and Budget told agencies to begin sending employees informal notices about their work status by the end of Friday. Formal notices detailing their "excepted" or "furloughed" status should come over the weekend and into Monday.
January 19, 2018 -
The Agriculture Department issued a new policy that requires employees to be in the office at least four days per week thus limiting telework to two days per pay period.
January 16, 2018 -
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) have reintroduced the FAIR Act, which would give federal employees a 3 percent pay raise for 2019.
January 12, 2018