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In today's Federal Newscast, a new HR directive to employees at the Agriculture Department makes severe changes to the agency's telework policy.
OPM says federal employees in the Washington, D.C., metro area can also take unscheduled leave or telework.
As winter storm Grayson is expected hit parts of the Florida and the Southeast seaboard early Thursday morning, federal agencies along the East Coast are preparing for an impact on Thursday's commute.
Longer probationary periods for employees in the competitive service and Senior Executive Service are among the many topics the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will consider this week.
The Office of Personnel Management announced on its website that federal offices in the D.C. area are open on Wednesday.
The Office of Personnel Management was almost spared from making any tough calls this winter over whether to close federal offices in the Washington, D.C. area or delay commutes for the federal workforce.
Is the D.C. metro area in danger of losing its national title as Weather Wimp Center? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that might be the case.
Marc Gutman, chief events officer at Lighthouse Conferencing, highlights the benefits of recruiting new employees in a different way.
Inaugurations can be nice, but also messy and very confusing, as Senior Correspondent Mike Causey will try to explain.
With the forecast calling for snow Thursday evening into Friday morning's commute, federal employees should revisit their agency's telework policies and contingency plans to prepare for the first weather event of the year. OPM will update its website and social media channels with any changes to the government operating status.
Telework can be a helpful tool for work-life balance, but that doesn't mean working from home is an excuse to give the babysitter the day off.
Unified communications involves making sure everyone gets the message, no matter how it was sent. At the National Institutes of Health, it means combining phone, video, text and more to link doctors, administrators, researchers and patients with each other and outside organizations like universities.
The Office of Personnel Management issued a memo Dec. 2 detailing the government’s plans for federal workers during the week of Jan. 16.
The percentage of the federal workforce eligible to telework remained unchanged between fiscal 2014 and 2015, but more workers could be eligible to use the program, the Office of Personnel Management said. About 46 percent of eligible employees participated in the program in 2015, a bump over the previous year's rate.