Labor Department

Labor Dept backs state-by-state refresh of UI benefits systems rocked by pandemic

The Labor Department is embarking on a state-by-state refresh of unemployment insurance (UI) systems pushed to their limits at the height of the pandemic.

Management

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Return-to-office review: The latest from Congress, agency leaders and employees

Workforce

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FTC rule on non-compete employees has contractors worried

Contracting

Pathways Program overhaul seeks to open doors to more candidates

Workforce

White House presses agencies to use apprenticeships for skills-based hiring

Workforce

USPS mailboxes are seen in Annapolis, Md.

Federal court sends USPS police jurisdiction case back to arbitrator

Agency Oversight

Government Accountability Office, federal budget oversight

This line of federal improper spending is among the most galling

Agency Oversight

Labor Dept watchdog offers buyouts, early retirement to cut staffing by 20%

The Labor Department’s watchdog is not only losing staff, but racing against the clock to complete its ongoing work on pandemic-era fraud before time runs out.

Workforce

Labor’s Bafundo assumes new role with TMF program management office

TMF has a new acting leader, a long-time Senate staffer heads to the White House cyber office, and three federal acquisition and IT leaders head out the door.

People

FILE - In this May 6, 2020, file photo, a sign stands outside the Department of Labor's headquarters in Washington. A government watchdog has found that the Labor Department’s widely watched weekly unemployment benefits data are providing an inaccurate reading on the number of newly laid off workers because of flaws in the government’s data collection. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Labor Dept delays return-to-office plans as union negotiations continue

Workforce

The Labor Department’s initial return-to-office plan, originally set to take effect on Jan. 28, would have required telework-eligible employees to report in person at least five days per pay period.

Labor Department

Labor Dept backs state-by-state refresh of UI benefits systems rocked by pandemic

Return-to-office review: The latest from Congress, agency leaders and employees

FTC rule on non-compete employees has contractors worried

Pathways Program overhaul seeks to open doors to more candidates

TMF Board invests $47M in projects at NASA, Labor

Return to office in 4 parts: Feds facing the pressure to reduce telework

Labor employees show up to protest for more telework

Agencies continue to struggle with overspending when doling out benefits

White House presses agencies to use apprenticeships for skills-based hiring

Federal court sends USPS police jurisdiction case back to arbitrator

This line of federal improper spending is among the most galling

Labor Dept watchdog offers buyouts, early retirement to cut staffing by 20%

Labor’s Bafundo assumes new role with TMF program management office

Labor Dept delays return-to-office plans as union negotiations continue