American Federation of Government Employees
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Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Biden Administration Office of Personnel Management gets its first second-in-command. And the Navy has a new top intelligence officer.
August 04, 2022 -
AFGE, which represents around 283,000 VA employees, said 70% of respondents reported needing more administrative and support staff, and 64% said there are vacant positions for which no recruitment is taking place.
August 03, 2022 -
SBA, in an all-staff email obtained by Federal News Network, told employees on July 13 that it will bring bargaining unit employees back into the office at least two days a pay period, starting Sept. 12.
August 02, 2022 -
The Preventing a Patronage System Act would stop any federal job from reclassification outside of merit system principles.
August 02, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: It looks like DoD might be underreporting what it's spending on cloud services. CISA can expect a huge budget increase next year.
August 02, 2022 -
AFGE helped shoot down a plan for an independent review board to look at VA's proposals for rearranging its nationwide map of facilities. First Executive President of AFGE's national VA council Mary Jane Burke explained why they opposed the plan.
July 29, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Some 800 IT workers at the Agriculture Department vote to join a union. In Hawaii, a Coast Guard couple might be Russians, with fake identities. And federal agencies achieve historic levels of success with small business contracting.
July 27, 2022 -
Bottom line: Both parties could be missing the boat (and vote) if they attack or ignore feds because they THINK they know their politics, but don’t!
July 18, 2022 -
AFGE has begun the process to separate its union chapter for ICE officers, essentially dissolving the council's collective bargaining agreement.
July 18, 2022 -
Current policy lets feds use sick leave to travel for medical care, but some employer groups want the White House to go further.
June 30, 2022 -
At least some members of Congress are pushing for telework to become a big and permanent feature of federal employment. The latest gambit is a bill that requires agencies to gather statistics about telework and prevent them from restricting it. It's called the Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act.
June 24, 2022 -
Backers say it's needed in part because of low pay and high turnover on Capitol Hill. But not everyone thinks it's a good idea.
June 16, 2022 -
DoD’s approach to its civilian workforce is stale, but its next moves need to be the right ones if it wants to keep bringing in the best.
June 13, 2022 -
The American Federation of Government Employees filed a fourth unfair labor practice complaint with EEOC over safety protocols in reentry plans.
June 10, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, news on a potential multimillion dollar settlement for victims of the Office of Personnel Management hack.
June 09, 2022