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Unions sue VA over move to curtail official time
Three federal unions are suing Department of Veterans Affairs for its plan to alter its collective bargaining deal to move more than 400 employees off of union work.
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Salary Council backs two new locality pay areas
The council overseeing general schedule locality pay at the Office of Personnel Management recommended adding two new locality pay areas and changing the rules under which localities are eligible for higher locality pay.
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A civic tech summer fellow becomes a full-time fed
Steve Kelman reports that Coding it Forward is turning temporary college-break postings into longer-term public service commitments.
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What does a split Congress mean for the workforce?
In two years under a unified government, proposed workforce been defined by quarrels with federal unions, disputes over proposed pay freezes and retirement cuts and plans to reorganize the federal government.
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Election Day isn't over for Will Hurd
One of the most popular lawmakers on IT modernization issues is in a tight race for his political survival.
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Could GSA's Murphy join the race for the exits?
The ongoing political fight over the Trump administration's handling of the FBI headquarters plan could ensnare the popular chief of the General Services Administration.
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Senate Dems say federal agencies are bargaining in bad faith
Union talks are grinding to a halt across multiple agencies, and a group of Senate Democrats wants to know if it's because negotiators are taking their cues from invalidated executive orders.
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Can OPM retain its independence?
As the Trump Administration looks to split OPM between the White House and the General Services Administration, longtime human resources experts hope the HR shop can retain some autonomy.
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Telework crackdowns showing up in FEVS data
A few big agencies have restricted telework in recent months, and those new policies appear to be playing out, according to data from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.
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Engagement up, happiness stagnates in 2018 survey of feds
Employee engagement saw a slight bump in 2018 over last year, but overall employee happiness stagnated, according to the newest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results.
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HHS employees picket collective bargaining breakdown
Frustrated by the break in contract negotiations, federal employees and union members picketed outside the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Are bots coming for your job?
While vendors and federal managers try to paint a future of "high value work," some are starting to acknowledge that robotic process automation could lead to job losses in the federal workforce.
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White House pitches tech giants on civic service
The Office of American Innovation hosted some of the biggest names in U.S. tech to explore ways to inject government with tech expertise from the private sector through "tours of duty."
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Evidence-based policymaking uneven across government
Since the evidence-based policymaking commission unanimously approved its report, backers are waiting for new legislation or an administrative push.
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Graves: TMF is about more than the money
The Technology Modernization Fund's proposal process and review board are teaching agencies how to put together a solid business case.
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Federal retirement claims on the rise
Retirements are up this year over last, but it's not yet clear whether this is the start of the long-predicted "silver tsunami" of baby boomer retirements.
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Agencies still queueing for TMF funds
While Congress has yet to fund the Modernizing Government Technology Act for FY2019, agencies continue to submit project for consideration this year.
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At OPM, Weichert pushes direct hire, pay agent changes
Margaret Weichert, now acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, is clearing agencies to make direct hires in IT, cyber and other tech fields and is changing pay for specialized occupations.
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Weichert: Workforce issues stall IT modernization, data progress
Now acting head of the Office of Personnel Management, Margaret Weichert laid out her priorities for the workforce and the commercialization of federal data.
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