American Federation of Government Employees

• Sequestration effects would reach far beyond Capitol Hill

  Congressional leaders are calling for bipartisan efforts to raise spending caps, to keep Defense funded and also provide government services that so many Americans rely on for education, health and employment.

  Budget

  October 08, 2015
• Congress passes continuing resolution, avoids government shutdown

  Congress passed a 10-week temporary funding bill on Wednesday to keep open the government. The House voted 277-151 on the measure. It now heads to the White House for the president's signature.

  Congress

  September 30, 2015
• Reps. Beyer, Wittman introduce bipartisan companion to ‘Shutdown Pay Bill’

  Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Rob Wittman (R-VA) introduced the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, which would secure retroactive pay for all federal employees during a government shutdown, regardless of furlough status.

  Government Shutdown

  September 29, 2015
• Analysis: shutdown less likely, but one in December lurks

  Congressional and budget experts say House Speaker John Boehner's decision to resign opens the door for a short-term continuing resolution that could be voted on early next week.

  Government Shutdown

  September 25, 2015
• As shutdown looms, employee unions ramp up activity

  A new plan that would keep the government open through Dec. 11 is beginning to emerge. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) introduced a clean, short-term continuing resolution that does not include language that would defund Planned Parenthood.

  Government Shutdown

  September 24, 2015
• New threat of shutdown rehashes old fears for feds

  AFGE reminds Congress, White House and others of the concerns feds had during the last government shutdown and the impact the work stoppage had on them and their families in 2013.

  Government Shutdown

  September 18, 2015
• Alternative GOP budget proposal ‘dead on arrival,’ shutdown worries continue

  Reps. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Nita Lowey (D-NY) said there have been few bipartisan negotiations so far, and a new budget proposal from the Republican Study Committee has them particularly worried. Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass some sort of budget resolution that would keep the government open past the end of the month.

  Government Shutdown

  September 17, 2015
• Draft proposal calls for major revamp of DoD civilian personnel system

  A draft version of Ashton Carter’s Force of the Future initiative seeks to transition Defense civilians out of existing civil service rules and create the underpinnings of a more “flexible” system.

  Defense

  September 16, 2015
• Jeff Neal: Hit list reopens debate over federal unions

  Federal unions and the employees they represent aren't always on the same page. For example, the American Federation of Government Employees recently targeted some leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs for discipline. And some members of Congress have called for an end to some collective bargaining rights like official time for feds. Jeff Neal is senior vice president of ICF International and former chief human capital officer at the Homeland Security Department. He's also the author of the Chief HRO blog and he tells In Depth with Francis Rose that federal unions come in all kinds of flavors.

  All News

  August 31, 2015
• Emily Kopp: Union ‘hit list’ has VA managers steaming

  Managers at the Veterans Affairs Department may be targets of one of the largest federal employee unions. Representatives of the American Federation of Government Employees may have been using their work time to compile suggestions for discipline by top VA leaders. Federal News Radio Reporter Emily Kopp tells In Depth with Francis Rose why this controversy may boil down to a classic labor-versus-management clash.

  All News

  August 19, 2015
• Union’s ‘hit list’ draws managers’ fury at VA

  Just when Congress is considering tougher penalties for Veterans Affairs employees engaged in misconduct, the Senior Executives Association and the Federal Managers Association have asked lawmakers to investigate a "hit list" created by the American Federation of Government Employees, VA's largest labor union.

  Workforce

  August 19, 2015
• Former fed files a class-action lawsuit against OPM for cyber breach

  The Office of Personnel Management faces a third lawsuit in the wake of the cybersecurity breach it suffered in June that resulted in 22 million past, present, and potential federal employees having their personal information stolen.

  Workforce

  August 18, 2015
• OPM’s plan to ‘pass-the-hat’ to pay for data breach services draws ire

  UPDATED: Agencies with the largest percentage of security clearances, such as DoD, DHS and VA, will end up shouldering a huge part of the burden to pay for the credit monitoring services for 21 million current and former federal employees impacted by the second data breach. AFGE and federal officials are angered after acting OPM Director Beth Cobert tells agencies about OPM’s plans to raise its fees for security clearance services it provides in order to recoup the costs of the identity protection services it must purchase for the victims of the attack.

  Workforce

  July 21, 2015
• Bill to make it easier to fire VA employees advances in House

  VA Accountability Act of 2015, would extend the probationary period for new employees to at least 18 months from the current 12. All employees would have a shorter window in which to appeal their firing or demotion.

  Congress

  July 15, 2015