Federal employees, union officials and lawmakers heightened calls for an 8.7% federal pay raise in 2024 at a rally in front of the Capitol building.
It's happening slowly, but telework policy and real estate needs are starting to gel.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) introduced the SHOW UP Act, which would require agencies to return to their pre-pandemic office arrangements.
In today's Federal Newscast, emphasizing the availability of telework for federal jobs may lead to better recruitment and retention.
The National Archives and Records Administration signed a memorandum of understanding with its union to extend telework eligibility to all permanent agency employees.
Agencies’ ‘future of work’ plans, priorities in the President’s Management Agenda and hiring reform efforts defined 2022 for federal employees.
In today's Federal Newscast: OPM prepares to gather telework information from all federal agencies. DoJ and HHS strengthen their partnership to put more heat on fraudsters. And a senior official leading workforce issues at the State Department is stepping down.
EEOC and AFGE reached a settlement agreement after the Federal Labor Relations Authority issued a complaint over the agency's office reentry policy.
The National Science Foundation and the American Federation of Government Employees signed a four-year collective bargaining agreement that will add more telework, create a student loan repayment program, expand the “after hours” program and more.
About one quarter of 2022 FEVS respondents said they'd consider leaving their position based on their agency's current telework or remote work options.
OPM is prioritizing early-career recruitment, as the federal government trails the private sector in its percentage of millennial and Generation Z employees in the workforce.
About 64% of FNN survey respondents said they were satisfied with their current work situation, but at the same time, the requirement of working in the office at least once a week was a pain point for some.
The results of the 2022 FEVS showed a governmentwide employee engagement score of 71%, the same score as last year's survey, but a 1% drop compared with the 2020 FEVS.
Biden’s nominee for OPM deputy director, Rob Shriver, would be the first position-holder since January 2021, if the Senate confirms him.
SSA will restore previous levels of official time for union activities, but AFGE said more must be done to address staffing issues.