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(U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service photo by Lisa Cox)Practice makes perfect: firefighter Nick Vallardo trains with an engine crew as they prepare for the coming wildfire season. (Lisa Cox, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

Interior, USDA to implement pay raises for federal firefighters later this month

About 3,500 federal firefighters at the Interior Department and 11,300 others at the Agriculture Department’s Forest Service will see pay raises to meet…

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In this May 14, 2021, photo provided by the High Desert Museum, U.S. Forest Service firefighters carry out a prescribed burn on the grounds of the High Desert Museum, near Bend, Oregon. The prescribed burn is part of a massive effort in wildlands across the West to prepare for a fire season that follows the worst one on record. (Kyle Kosma/High Desert Museum via AP)

Biden expands pay, hiring for federal firefighters, but union warns it’s not enough

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(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)The bronze Statue of Freedom, by Thomas Crawford, is the crowning feature of the dome of the U.S. Capitol, shown ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

TSP changes, retirement help for former seasonal feds and other bills to watch

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(Getty Images/iStockphoto/fotostok_pdv)Close up of female hands counting US dollar banknotes at the table in front a laptop computer. Woman accountant with money and notebook.

Trump aiming for late-September launch of payroll tax deferral for federal employees

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(Getty Images/iStockphoto/gpointstudio)telework, coronavirus

Agencies should ensure employees are ‘telework ready’ amid coronavirus concerns, OPM says

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Lawmakers unveil details of ‘historic’ federal paid parental leave benefits

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locality pay, minimum wage

No new recommendations for additional locality pay areas, at least not yet

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AP/Andrew HarnikCompany representatives invited to the White House, walk towards President Donald Trump as he signs an executive order during a Made in America showcase on the South Lawn White House in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Court reverses decision on Trump’s workforce executive orders, defying unions’ legal challenge

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AFGE/Chelsea Bland

Unions sue VA over decision to cut official time for some employees

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federal unions

Recent court ruling on Trump EOs may set up further debate over federal collective bargaining

With the federal district court’s late-Friday ruling, unions are declaring victory and asking agencies to immediately return to the status quo before the…

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Donald Trump, Melania Trump

Legal challenges mount against Trump’s workforce executive orders, as 13 unions file joint lawsuit

The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) is leading a coalition of 13 unions in another lawsuit against the president’s recent workforce executive…

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Box of office supplies on desk

Employment attorneys see more proposed firings, fewer settlements under VA Accountability Act

Workforce Rights/Governance

The Veterans Affairs Department recently clarified its disciplinary data, which the department posts publicly on its website every two weeks.

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