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GSA chief takes heat on FBI HQ plans

Now that they're in the majority, House Democrats are pressing for answers on why a planned move by the FBI to a suburban campus was derailed.

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White House proposes deep cuts to federal benefits

The White House renewed pushes to cut federal retirement benefits and pay, move away from the general schedule and transfer workforce functions away from the government's central personnel agency.

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Unions expecting pay freeze, workforce cuts in Trump budget

With the president's fiscal year 2020 budget planned slated for release on March 11, federal unions are bracing for proposed cuts to retirement benefits and agency size, as well as a civilian pay freeze.

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VA and DOD set to pick health data decider

Top officials at the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are closing in on a plan to name a single person to settle disputes between the two agencies when it comes to the implementation of the Cerner electronic health record.

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Lawmakers seek answers on CBP's HR contract

Lawmakers pressed Accenture Federal Services over a $300 million contract to build a hiring system for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Federal unions face a busy 2019 in Congress and in the courts

Much of the legislative wish list for one of the federal government's largest unions consists of fighting against workforce changes proposed in the first two years of the Trump administration.

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House Dems to federal HR: Where's that pay raise?

Nine capital-area Democrats want answers from the Trump administration on when a 1.9 percent pay raise for civilian feds will start showing up in employee paychecks.

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Trump picks candidate to lead OPM

Dale Cabaniss, a former chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, is set to take over as the federal government's top human resources official.

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Federal government rolls out new framework for security clearance process

Trusted Workforce 2.0 is new framework to improve a security clearance process that has received criticism across the spectrum for being slow, inefficient and overly reliant on manual procedures.

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MSPB set to enter unprecedented territory with no members

At midnight March 1, the Merit Systems Protection Board will be in unprecedented territory: without a single appointed member.

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How legacy IT complicates hiring at DHS

As the Department of Homeland Security continues to dig out from the shutdown, staffing challenges are exacerbated by legacy IT systems.

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How innovation draws techies to GSA

IT modernization not only makes agencies run better, it also helps with getting top IT talent, said GSA's CIO.

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Pay raise for feds likely included in funding bill

A long-sought 1.9 percent pay raise appears to be packaged in appropriations bills to keep the government fully open for the rest of the fiscal year. Back pay for contractors, however, was dropped from the compromise package.

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Trump taps Education adviser to lead OFPP

Michael Wooten, a senior advisor on acquisitions at the Federal Student Aid office, was nominated to lead the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

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Murkowski optimistic on funding deal: 'We're going to get this figured out'

As a deal to avert another partial government shutdown began to take shape Monday afternoon, the Alaska senator also voiced support for a 2.6 percent federal pay raise.

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Shutdown still in play, White House says

With the clock running out on a continuing resolution funding multiple agencies, the White House and the Congress appear to be edging toward a deal -- but a lot can still go wrong.

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Defense Digital Service looks to retool tech recruitment

In the race for tech talent, the Defense Digital Service is seeking a contractor to help lure workers from industry, state, local and federal agencies.

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USDS veterans tapped to head OPM IT shop

Clare Martorana will take over as CIO of the personnel agency, and David Nesting will serve as her deputy.

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House to probe legality of making feds work during shutdowns

A House panel is probing the legal gray area of excepted operations during a lapse in appropriations.

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TSP loan rules relaxed ahead of next shutdown deadline

A rule change allows furloughed feds and those working without pay to take out loans against their retirement during shutdowns.