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In today's Federal Newscast: This summer's Post Office rate increases are expected to decrease business and make more money, and the U.S. Fleet Forces Command has a new leader.
Scores are published by the Partnership for Public Service, whose Vice President of Federal Workforce Programs, Michelle Amante, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Results from this year's Best Places to Work rankings show federal agencies receiving high marks in their handling of the pandemic, but leadership effectiveness scores still showed much room for improvement.
Many employees want to return to their offices not because they're so great, but because they want to renew human connections weakened over the past year.
The words workplace and worker health have taken on whole new meanings in the year plus long pandemic.
This big department has been working to raise its employee engagement score since the beginning.
The dedication of our federal workforce and government contractors has been undeterred at every stage of this latest crisis. Join Federal News Network throughout the month of May for our 2nd annual “May We Say Thank You” e-card campaign to recognize the federal and contract workforce.
Teleworking is great for email, phone calls, and futzing with documents online. But what about the detailed collaboration needed to keep your agency or company's projects moving along properly?
As the Trump administration urges agencies to expand telework to employees at “higher risk” of exposure to coronavirus, the Education Department has taken steps to relax limits on how often employees can work from home.
Bob Tobias, a professor at American University, says next-year's budget proposal from the White House is enough to make some feds say, "Stop the world, I want to get off."
DHS morale numbers are unlikely to rise without significant reforms on multiple levels.
The Department of Homeland Security has launched an employee and family readiness council that senior leaders believe are addressing workforce engagement challenges.
Results from the most recent Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey showed that less than half of federal employees are satisfied with their senior leadership.
Officials considering federal telework program changes first might want to check the press clippings about the Social Security Administration’s decision, or read results of a survey of Education Department workers.