Workforce
TSA Screeners Begin Staying Home En Masse After Agency Loosens Leave Rules
'We've just opened the floodgates,' one senior executive says.
Management
Feds Without Telework Options Are Using Personal Leave to Avoid Going Into Offices
'We are all very concerned,' one employee says.
Management
Immigration Courts Become the Latest in the Executive Branch to Postpone Cases
Immigration courts and services will largely pause during the coronavirus pandemic.
Management
TSA’s Decision This Year to End Payments for Janitorial Services at Checkpoints Has Some Worried
Airports are being forced to do more with less as cleaning efforts ramp up to prevent coronavirus spread.
Management
Mass Telework Causes Operational Strains for Agencies
Some agencies are telling employees to cut back as networks get overloaded.
Management
As White House Expands 'Maximum Telework' Across the Country, Many Employees Fear They Are Unprotected
VA health care workers want protections, administrative judges want closures and employee groups want answers.
Workforce
White House Calls for 'Maximum Telework Flexibilities' for D.C.-Area Employees
It also gives agency heads more discretion to offer paid time off for those who cannot telework.
Management
Trump Administration Deploys More Feds for Airport Screenings, Coronavirus Testing
Deployments follow cries for an enhanced federal response.
Management
Census Delays and Extensions Possible Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
IG, lawmakers fault the Census Bureau for providing "little explanation" for its contingency planning.
Management
Federal Agencies Don't Yet Have a Plan to Implement Trump's Europe Travel Ban
The guidance is coming soon, an official said. It goes into effect Friday evening.
Management
As More Feds Contract Coronavirus, Agencies Scramble to Keep Employees Safe
Federal offices also looking to ensure a continuity of operations as outbreak spreads.
Pay & Benefits
Panel Pushes Measure to Allow VA Docs and Nurses to Negotiate Pay, Scheduling
The Veterans Affairs Department opposes the legislation, saying it would harm delivery of care to veterans.
Management
Government Auditor Blasts Interior for Unjustified Relocations That Did Not Consider Employee Views
The Bureau of Land Management also failed to provide key documentation supporting the decision to move its headquarters.
Management
Federal Pork Inspectors Are Sounding the Alarm Over USDA’s Plan to Give Industry More Control
After 20 years of studying the issue through four administrations, USDA is moving forward to give industry a bigger say in food safety operations.
Pay & Benefits
FDIC to Offer Separation Incentives to One-Fifth of Its Workforce
Agency says effort is not a cost-cutting move, though it is also closing field offices.
Management
New Complaint Alleges White House Official Violated Civil Service Laws in Threatening to Purge Disloyal Feds
Comments violated three provisions of Title 5 of the U.S. Code meant to maintain a non-partisan civil service, group says.
Management
VA's Whistleblower Protection Office Again Faces Allegations of Retaliation, Intimidation
New leadership promised changes after previous scathing reports, but employees say little has changed.
Workforce
Most Interior Employees Reject Mandatory Reassignments, Secretary Says
Despite widespread vacancies, department says Bureau of Land Management is in "pretty good shape."
Management
As White House Involves More Agencies With Coronavirus Response, Discrepancies Develop
The Trump administration struggles to deliver consistent messages about who is doing what.
Management