Andrew Wheeler

Union files grievance against EPA administrator over recap of negotiations

In today’s Federal Newscast, A union representing EPA employees has filed an unfair labor practice charge, saying Administrator Andrew Wheeler is lying…

Federal Newscast

Former top EPA official turned whistleblower is suing the agency for retaliation

Federal Newscast

Legislators hope to secure higher COLA for federal retirees

Federal Newscast

EPA takes another step to fulfill transparency EO

Federal Newscast

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Even after signing a new contract, EPA and AFGE are still at odds over telework

Workforce

Protesters chant placards during a demonstration to protest sexual harassment and bullying and demanding rights, in front of the government house in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Scores of women marched through the streets to protest sexual harassment and bullying and demanding rights including the passing of citizenship to children of Lebanese women married to foreigners. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Sexual harassment claims at federal workplaces on the rise

Federal Newscast

Jets line up on the tarmac at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Flights at Dallas' two major airports were temporarily halted after air traffic controllers were forced to evacuate a building because of smoke, and the resulting flight delays are expected to continue for hours. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

FAA whistleblower claims managers in Jacksonville are creating dangerous situation

Federal Newscast

In this May 18, 2017, photo, Nathan Singletary, 67, a social worker for 40 years, fills out paperwork at the AARP Foundation in Harrisburg, Pa. Singletary is beyond the traditional retirement age, but he’s only just beginning a new career - helping other low-income, unemployed Americans over age 55 find jobs. Singletary got his job through the half-century-old Senior Community Service Employment Program, a training and placement program underwritten by taxpayers aimed at putting older Americans back into the workforce. (AP Photo/Laurie Kellman)

Union for relocated EPA employees pushes for air quality records promised at new workplace

Workforce

Former leaders skeptical of EPA’s ‘new direction’ for science advisory board

Several former Environmental Protection Agency administrators said flat budgets and pushback on agency scientists from political leadership have frustrated…

Agency Oversight

Labor Dept. trying out faster way to process contractor punishments

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Labor Department will pilot a faster approach to discretionary suspension and debarment with its Inspector General and…

Federal Newscast