Don Beyer

What happens to furloughed employees during a government shutdown?

During the last government shutdown in 2018 and 2019, roughly 800,000 of the 2.1 million civilian federal employees at the time were furloughed.

Government Shutdown

FILE - People walk outside the U.S Capitol building in Washington, June 9, 2022. The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare program. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions leftover to pay down federal deficits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

After a summer break, Congress has a lot on its plate this fall

Congress

Two lawmakers move to unalterably slam the door shut on government shutdowns

Federal Newscast

After USDA Antideficiency Act violation, lawmakers push bill for more relocation oversight

Workforce

A progress report on a sitting Congressman who is back in college

People

In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, a research engineer works on image processing at the Ford Motor Company Research and Innovation Center in Palo Alto, Calif. The convergence of cars and technology is blurring the traditional geographical boundaries of both industries. Silicon Valley is dotted with research labs opened by automakers and suppliers, who are racing to develop high-tech infotainment systems and autonomous cars. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

This bill would pay colleges and universities to offer more data science

Open Data/Transparency

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Union leaders, lawmakers call for expanded pay, benefits for federal workforce

Congress

Lawmakers renew calls to offer paid family and medical leave to federal employees

Workforce

TSP board shares ‘optimistic’ timeline for resolving call center issues

TSP

customer experience, customer service, customer support, glitch, technology, digital government, computer, phone, mobile device

‘We don’t always have the right answer:’ Why agency leaders should be more transparent

Federal Report

Sheet metal worker Carey Mercer assembles ductwork at Contractors Sheet Metal on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in New York. The construction industry is fighting to recruit more women into a sector that faces chronic labor shortages. As spending on infrastructure rises, construction firms will need to hire at least 430,000 new skilled laborers in 2021, according to an analysis of federal data by the Associated Builders and Contractors. Right now, only 4% of construction laborers in the U.S. are women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Contractors have less than two months to create affirmative action programs

Federal Newscast

The Capitol is seen at dawn as a consequential week begins in Washington for President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders in Congress who are trying to advance his $3.5 trillion

Bereavement leave for feds, a new ‘digital corps,’ and more highlights from House NDAA

The National Defense Authorization Act is often a grab-bag of sorts for members looking to easily address other legislative priorities with a bill that’s…

Workforce

DMV reps want to let feds use leave to get vaccinated

In today’s Federal Newscast, Maryland and Virginia Democrats say federal employees should have the option of taking administrative leave to get the COVID-19…

Federal Newscast

House Democrats seek expansion of paid leave program for federal employees

Benefits

Three House committee chairmen have introduced the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, which would allow government workers to take up to 12 weeks of paid time off to care for a sick family member or themselves.