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Lawmakers file discharge petition, aiming to force floor vote on WEP, GPO bill

The discharge petition the lawmakers filed requires 218 signatures — a simple House majority — to force a floor vote, possibly ending WEP and GPO for good.

Government Shutdown

There's only one question before Congress, at least this week

Congress

After a summer break, Congress has a lot on its plate this fall

Workforce

Commerce, HUD detail office reentry plans as lawmakers urge faster return to in-person work

Congress

2020 roundup: Most key lawmakers for feds keep congressional seats

Pay

Payroll tax deferral will kick in for military, civilian feds next week

Workforce

Vacation on hold? House bill would allow feds to carry over unused annual leave

FILE - In this Thursday, April 2, 2020, file photo, workers in hazardous material suits clean inside the Abigail Hotel in San Francisco. The hotel is one of several private hotels San Francisco has contracted with to take vulnerable people who show symptoms or are awaiting test results for the coronavirus. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who made solving the state's homelessness crisis a priority even before the pandemic struck, announced in mid-March his administration was negotiating with 900 hotels to house the homeless. Two weeks ago he announced Project Roomkey, a program in which the Federal Emergency Management Agency will pay 75% of costs associated with housing some homeless, including people who test positive or may have been exposed to the virus, and older homeless people and those with underlying health conditions. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Federal Newscast

Lawmaker looks to secure hazard pay, extra leave for feds

Senate Armed Services Committee member, Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on "Nuclear Policy and Posture" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Workforce Rights/Governance

Senators mount defense of DoD collective bargaining amid recent Trump threat

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Workforce

Uncertain fate lies ahead for DoD collective bargaining with Trump memo

AFGE

Unions

Despite last year's victories, familiar challenges resurface for AFGE in 2020

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2017, file photo, a crew with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) battles a brushfire on the hillside in Burbank, Calif. California regulators on Tuesday. Dec.31, 2019 said that they have streamlined the state's permit process to make it faster to approve tree-thinning projects designed to slow massive wildfires that have devastated communities in recent years. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, file)

Federal Newscast

Interior touts success with forest fire prevention measures

Census

Federal Newscast

Commerce IG auditing Census Bureau’s cybersecurity ahead of 2020 count

Donald Trump, Rex Tillerson

Federal Newscast

GAO: Changes in leadership at the State Dept. have hampered reorganization efforts

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Reporter's Notebook

How a simple tweet opened frustration floodgates over security clearances

Tim Kaine, Mark Warner

Federal Newscast

Senators hope to secure back pay for contractors affected by government shutdown

Ben Cardin

Government Shutdown

Now in a new Congress, lawmakers reintroduce back pay legislation for feds during shutdown

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Federal Newscast

Air Force plans to welcome back retired pilots to fill manpower shortages

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, followed by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, join other senators in a rush to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, for a procedural vote to advance the $585 billion defense bill. With a midnight Thursday deadline to keep the government running, a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill is teetering as many lawmakers find more in the measure to dislike than like. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress

Senators call for end to DoD's per diem travel cuts

Cybersecurity

Fears rise over little-known cyber bill provision

Congress

Senators want DHS to have NSA-like defensive cyber powers

Federal Drive

Bill would strengthen whistleblower protections for military personnel

Congress

Senate bill calls for random background checks for clearance holders

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