Labor Department
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The most serious discussions about possible changes to the federal pay and locality system are on hold, at least until the president nominates new members to the Federal Salary Council.
December 22, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, service members facing job loss after returning from deployment will see a renewed focus from two of their most staunch defenders.
December 20, 2021 -
As more employers add artificial intelligence to their technology stacks, AI has the potential for misuse, or even for introducing unlawful bias all by itself.
December 14, 2021 -
The Labor Department is leaning on experts in technology, process flow, equity, fraud and unemployment insurance to develop new capabilities that every state can use to modernize and better secure their unemployment insurance systems.
November 29, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Labor Department released the final rule yesterday to implement President Joe Biden's April executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contracts.
November 23, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has proposed rescinding a Trump era rule.
November 09, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A federal appeals court is fast-tracking a legal challenge to the president's vaccine mandate for large, private employers. Hundreds of millions of dollars are headed toward IT modernization. The Secretary of State has named two top diplomats to lead efforts to deal with Havana Syndrome.
November 08, 2021 -
EO 14028 calls for changing contracting language to require greater data storage and logging as a way to improve the sharing of threat information between service providers and federal partners.
November 03, 2021 -
The Labor Department’s CIO doesn’t report directly to the secretary or deputy secretary, and the IG raises the issue in a new audit that received a sharp response from agency leadership.
October 20, 2021 -
The AbilityOne Commission, an independent federal agency, issued a proposed rule Tuesday that would bar federal contractors and subcontractors from paying a “subminimum wage” to workers who are blind, or have a physical or mental disability.
October 13, 2021 -
The Labor Department has appointed 29 members to its Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship.
October 05, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council has issued regulatory guidance on implementation of the vaccine mandate for federal contractors.
October 04, 2021 -
A published report cites Labor Department records showing the U.S. Postal Service has regularly shortchanged hourly employees to the tune of nearly $700,000 in back pay.
September 27, 2021 -
Several agencies have followed a pattern of restructuring their IT shops, embracing artificial intelligence and automation, or developing programs with less siloes.
September 22, 2021 -
The Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building, in a meeting Friday, outlined its recommendations to create a National Secure Data Service, which would give vetted researchers access to sensitive government data for statistical purposes.
September 21, 2021