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Fired State Department IG cites 'bullying' from senior officials
Steve Linick told lawmakers that he didn't know why he was dismissed from his post, but many Democrats say investigations of Secretary Mike Pompeo played a role.
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Public sector employment continues to slide
However positive signs in the May jobs report could sideline federal legislation to extend aid to local governments.
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Civic tech internship programs wins Harvard innovation challenge
Steve Kelman notes the latest accomplishment for the federally focused Coding it Forward initiative.
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AFGE urges Congress to back labor priorities in defense bill
Priorities include preserving collective bargaining rights, granting paid family leave
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Military leaders try to walk a fine line amid protests against police violence
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and other senior officials signaled opposition to the use of active duty troops to police nationwide protests, but are running up against a commander-in-chief who appears to welcome conflict.
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OPM looks to its own reopening
As Capitol Region local governments are starting to phase in their own reopening plans, the Office of Personnel Management put out a detailed guide for returning its own employees to the office.
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Pentagon considers reducing quarantine to 10 days
The Pentagon is considering compressing the COVID-19 quarantine period for personnel from 14 to 10 days, top officials said.
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Pentagon readies reopening plan
The Defense Department is planning to shift from pandemic footing to more normal operations, and is using White House issued criteria on declines in reported symptoms, declines in new cases and hospital access to determine when restrictions will be lifted.
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House passes $3 trillion HEROES Act relief legislation
The Senate has no plans to take up the bill and White House said it would veto what it called an "partisan and ideological wishlist".
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SSA didn't share key information with judges union, arbitrator finds
The decision comes as the Association of Administrative Law Judges is in the midst of a lawsuit against component of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
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White House pushes Thrift Board to back off China index investment
Citing national security and economic risks, senior officials instructed the Secretary of Labor to overturn plans by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to buy a fund that includes investments in China.
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Navy IT looks beyond COVID
The Navy's network operations, like most federal agencies, scrambled to shift to completely remote workforce, but the experience has also shifted workers' network expectations.
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Data sharing and COVID-19
Agencies are working to simultaneously modernize and share data to ensure continuity of business.
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House Dems want paid parental leave benefit to apply retroactively
Letting new parents take time off would alleviate coronavirus-related concerns, members stated in a May 8 letter to leadership.
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House bill would protect unused leave during COVID-19
A bill from Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) would make sure that feds won't forfeit unused annual leave.
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Attracting today's students to careers in public service remains a problem
A new report sets an ambitious goal of revising the public sector workforce by 2031, but engagement remains a sticking point.
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SSA delays contract articles amid union lawsuit
The move comes as administrative law judges for the Social Security Administration sue the Federal Services Impasse Panel over their contract rulings.
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House Homeland Dems want to help TSA workers in next COVID-19 relief package
Survivor benefits and health insurance premiums are expected to be covered in future legislation.
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Feds caught up in Trump's meat processing order
The executive order declaring meat processing plants as critical infrastructure means that federal food inspectors must visit plants that had been closed by their owners for safety reasons.
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