Workplace Discrimination

• IG: Education had decent reopening plans for allowing employees back

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Education Department's inspector general says the agency developed a decent enough reopening plan for its employees during the pandemic.

  Federal Newscast

  December 23, 2020
• ‘We have a way to go and a lot to do,’ FEMA administrator says of culture improvement efforts

  The initiatives FEMA began over the course of the last 18 months to address harassment, discrimination and employee engagement challenges in the workforce will require "constant maintenance" from future leaders and current career executives, said agency Administrator Peter Gaynor.

  Workforce

  December 09, 2020
• FEMA calls workplace harassment and discrimination findings ‘alarming’ and ‘unacceptable’

  A recent survey of employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency found 20% of the workforce had experienced some kind of sexual or gender-based harassment or discrimination on the job.

  Workforce

  December 03, 2020
• 5 workforce executive orders President-Elect Biden should cancel on Jan. 20

  Commentator Jeff Neal lays out 5 Trump administration executive orders for the civil service that he thinks should be high on the list to be canceled immediately by the Biden administration.

  Commentary

  November 09, 2020
• Two Black federal employees, two totally different experiences

  A one-time hospital orderly and a Coast Guard officer - can this be the same federal government?

  Tom Temin Commentary

  October 27, 2020
• What the president’s new order on race training means for federal contractors

  The controversial White House directive banning what the Trump administration thinks is divisive diversity training - it applies to federal contractors, too.

  Contracting

  October 06, 2020
• The diversity and inclusion training debate

  Federal D&I training needs a more methodical examination for fairness and effectiveness.

  Tom Temin Commentary

  October 06, 2020
• House members now pushing for way to let feds opt-out of payroll tax deferral

  In today's Federal Newscast, Congress makes another push to allow federal employees and military members to opt-out of the president's payroll tax deferral.

  Federal Newscast

  October 05, 2020
• VA sees slight drop in facilities with staffing shortages

  In today's Federal Newscast, medical centers at the Department of Veterans Affairs see a slight improvement in staffing shortages over the last year.

  Federal Newscast

  September 25, 2020
• The case for OMB’s new race training memo

  Few White House memos have sparked as much debate as the one telling agencies to stop presenting certain forms of training related to racial diversity and inclusion.

  Workforce

  September 22, 2020
• EEOC gets new chief operating officer

  As long as people discriminate unfairly or illegally against one another, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will never run out of work.

  Federal Drive

  January 15, 2020
• LGBT workers at the Justice Department want reassurance from Attorney General

  In today's Federal Newscast, employees at the Justice Department, who are also members of the LGBT community want reassurance from Attorney General William Barr that they won't face discrimination at the workplace

  Federal Newscast

  November 27, 2019
• New tool to help contractors comply with federal workplace discrimination rules

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has launched the Contractor Assistance Portal.

  Federal Newscast

  August 14, 2019