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Agencies, unions should work together to correct any bargaining unit eligibility errors

Agencies and unions should work together to determine if any federal positions are erroneously excluded from bargaining unit eligibility, according to…

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Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in Washington, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP)

Democrats reintroduce bill to give feds 8.7% average pay raise next year

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House GOP prioritizes end to ‘unnecessary’ federal programs, cutting $80B from IRS

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FLRA proposes reinstating limited timeframe when feds can cancel union dues payments

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Why a continuing resolution is ‘not enough’ to resolve staff issues at SSA

Budget

Open Season 2023 FEHB Guide

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AFGE files grievance over VA facilities limiting time off for employees to vote

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Advocacy groups raise concerns about federal pay system amid growing wage gap

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New data shows feds’ pay is lagging even more behind private sector counterparts

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IRS awards $1K bonuses to ‘surge team’ employees tackling tax return backlog

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Federal employees will pay 8.7% more, on average, toward 2023 health premiums

Open Season

FILE - This Aug. 2, 2018 file photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md. The Food and Drug Administration has issued a negative review of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The review comes ahead of a meeting this week for outside experts to vote on the drug for ALS. The drug has been the focal point of a lobbying campaign by patients, their families and lawmakers. FDA reviewers said Monday, March 28, 2022 the single study from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals was “not persuasive” due to missing data, errors in enrolling patients and other problems. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Deadline approaches to pass bill affecting employment for 3,500 FDA workers

Thousands of employees at the Food and Drug Administration would face potential furlough if user fee program legislation isn’t passed by Sept. 30.

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Security personnel from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Protective Service, watch the vicinity around the Alexandria Federal Court in Alexandria, Va., on day one of Paul Manafort's trial, Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House Dems want details from Federal Protective Service in wake of rising threats

The House Oversight and Reform Committee said it’s “extremely concerned” about growing threats against federal employees and visitors to federal…

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FILE - People walk outside the U.S Capitol building in Washington, June 9, 2022. The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare program. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions leftover to pay down federal deficits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Five federal workforce items on Congress’ to-do list

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Congress has a lot on its plate to try to avoid a continuing resolution, including a host of appropriations bills.