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Sen. Kaine revives effort to ban Schedule F through the defense policy bill
This marks the second straight year that the Virginia Democrat has sought to attach a measure requiring congressional approval for new federal job classifications to the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Where agencies are turning to automation to augment human work
Tech policy leadership discussed ongoing federal use cases for automated systems, emphasizing responsible implementation and agency-specific training.
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Biden administration to Congress: Don't give us more authority to fire people
Legal hurdles to already failed approaches would only complicate the disciplinary process, officials say.
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Proposed marijuana waivers acknowledge blunt recruiting truths
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want to remove a barrier to joining the U.S. military.
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House supports a 5.2% pay raise in its draft Defense policy bill, but slashes diversity initiatives
Committee leaders hope to end the National Defense Authorization Act's reputation as a Christmas tree for non-national security amendments.
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‘They don’t care about my life’: Lawmakers, employees raise concerns about heat after USPS mail carrier's death
Record temperatures are renewing longstanding fears that USPS is pushing employees to the brink without adequate concern for their safety.
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Court opens up more discretion for reducing feds’ punishments
Federal employees facing firings will have an easier time mitigating that discipline to a lower form of punishment under new precedent.
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Feeling alone? Try a job share
COMMENTARY | Two former State Department job-sharers reflect on their experience serving the mission of the department and each other.
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DeSantis pledges to eliminate agencies and slash the federal workforce, following a long line of recent GOP candidates
Florida governor and presidential candidate says his administration would "fundamentally reshape Washington."
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Schedule F architects say the plan’s critics are ‘hyperbolic’
Officials behind the Trump administration’s abortive effort to strip tens of thousands of federal workers in policy positions of their civil service protections called concerns of politicization overblown, but espoused making all federal employees at-will.
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Supreme Court rejects USPS bid to require employees to work on Sundays
The Postal Service may still prevail in lower court, but the high court has created a new precedent USPS must now follow in providing religious accommodations.
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OPM’s ‘Intern Experience Program’ promises to standardize, improve agencies’ internship offerings
The plan is the latest in a series of initiatives aimed at boosting participation in internship programs at federal agencies and improving the government’s ability to recruit younger civil servants.
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Republican leaders take another shot at easing the firing process for VA workers
Previous efforts to speed up firing at VA have fallen flat, but lawmakers are launching a new, bipartisan effort.
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Meet the long-shot presidential candidate who wants term limits for federal employees
Vivek Ramaswamy also pledges to eliminate unions, move workers out of Washington and end “pro-lazy” remote work.
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A gender equity group still wants better protections for feds who need abortion care
One year after the Dobbs decision, President Biden signed a new executive order potentially expanding contraceptive access for federal workers, but a gender equity group at the Justice Department says more needs to be done.
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Social Security’s staffing crisis is getting dire, union says
Agency management is doing “the bare minimum” to improve workplace conditions amid a daunting workload and morale that is among the worst in the federal government, union officials argue.
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USPS begins issuing layoff notices to some employees
The Postal Service hopes to find new jobs for those impacted, but it has not detailed the reasons for the cuts.
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Federal Employee Unions Endorse Biden for Reelection
Labor leaders described President Biden as “the most labor-friendly president in history.”
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Adjusting Jobs to Protect Workers’ Mental Health is Both Easier and Harder Than You Might Think
The tasks employees perform are often not what leads to their mental health degradation. Instead, an employer’s culture and the way its jobs are designed play big roles.
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