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In what has become tradition in recent years, a bicameral pair of Democrats proposed a bill to give most civilian federal employees an 8.7% pay raise in 2024.
The VA Employee Fairness Act would provide full collective bargaining rights for 100,000 VA doctors, physician assistants, nurses, dentists and chiropractors.
Although low pay is the most common barrier to retaining federal wildland firefighters, the Government Accountability Office said other factors like poor-work life balance and career advancement challenges also impact the workforce.
The Office of Personnel Management highlighted information available in FedScope to aid federal unions in targeting union-eligible employees.
The Preventing a Patronage System Act would stop any federal job from reclassification outside of merit system principles.
In today's Federal Newscast, Forest Service workers press for better living conditions.
At least some members of Congress are pushing for telework to become a big and permanent feature of federal employment. The latest gambit is a bill that requires agencies to gather statistics about telework and prevent them from restricting it. It's called the Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act.
Agencies hope to resolve growing recruitment and retention challenges for federal firefighters with a pay raise and new guidance for career paths.
The Department of Labor establishes a special claims unit for federal firefighters, complemented by House legislation looking to expand the list of illnesses covered by workers’ compensation.
In today's Federal Newscast, five unions say VA should immediately develop a joint COVID-19 training task force to design education courses for employees.
The IRS, SSA, State Department and other agencies face backlogs around citizen services, but returning to the office is not the best solution as some lawmakers believe.
In today's Federal Newscast, House Republicans are pressing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on how she is abiding by the STOCK Act.
Shalanda Young, the nominee to be the director of OMB, told Senate lawmakers that agencies are on track to bring employees back to the office by March.
The new online feature will allow travelers to avoid a trip to a nearby post office or passport agency, and ensure greater continuity of operations.