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Congress will let federal employees carry over more annual leave into 2021

The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act will allow federal employees to carry over more vacation time into next year. It also corrects past legislative mistakes with the paid parental leave program by expanding coverage to include all federal employees.

Congress

Annual leave carryover, new anti-discrimination safeguards for feds in House NDAA

Federal Newscast

Government answers FAQs about feds attending conferences

Congress

Cummings remembered as ‘true champion’ for federal workforce

People

Cummings, powerful congressman leading Trump probe, has died

Federal Newscast

GAO says some Marine commands spent too much or too little on civilian employees

Federal Newscast

FBI to access social media data in search of bad guys

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Federal Newscast

Proposed law would empower FTC to end addictive practices in social media

OPM IT outage

OPM Reorganization

OPM IT outage sparks Trump administration's efforts to again make case for GSA merger

Michael Horowitz, Christopher Wray

Facilities/Construction

Justice Dept. inspector general to probe FBI headquarters decision

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2013 file photo, the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. A significant worsening in the financial condition of Social Security and Medicare and bitter political divisions among lawmakers who'd have try to find solutions have raised the level of concern around the government's latest status report on the two bedrock programs. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Federal Newscast

Negotiations between Social Security and administrative law judges' union break down

U.S. troops gather on the USS Wasp where U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver Memorial Day remarks to the troops, at the U.S. Military Base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, May 28, 2019.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Federal Newscast

Senate passes NDAA, includes pay raise for troops

Glenn Fine, inspector general, Defense Department

Defense

TransDigm agrees to reimburse Pentagon following allegations of price gouging

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen past the base of the Washington Monument just before sunrise in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced a partial government shutdown early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion to start erecting a border wall with Mexico. Overall, more than 800,000 federal employees would see their jobs disrupted, including more than half who would be forced to continue working without pay. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Workforce

Workforce roundup: New religious time off authority, a short-term fix for MSPB

postal service, Megan Brennan

Congress

Postal Service will run out of cash by 2024 without congressional reform

Bennie Thompson

Federal Newscast

Lawmakers worried about turnover at Homeland Security

federal pay raise

Federal Newscast

Another clue into when feds will see a raise in their paychecks

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.)

Workforce

Democrats demand more details on proposed OPM, GSA merger

FEHB Act

Government Shutdown

Lawmakers introduce protections for federal employee health benefits ahead of future shutdowns

In this March 24, 2019 photo, The White House is seen behind security barriers in Washington. A White House official turned whistleblower says dozens of people in President Donald Trump’s administration were granted access to classified information despite “disqualifying issues” in their backgrounds including concerns about foreign influence, drug use and criminal conduct. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Congress

Trump team overruled 25 clearance denials, official says

ban the box

Hiring/Retention

House oversight committee approves 'ban the box' bill for agencies, contractors

Elijah Cummings

Agency Oversight

GAO urges more transparency of political appointments, compliance with agency ethics programs

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Federal Newscast

DMV lawmakers ask about pay raise...again

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