Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Look to Ban 'Bribes' Federal Unions Use to Recruit New Members
Union says payments are merely rebates used to incentivize participation.
Workforce
‘People Will Be Afraid’: How Trump’s Ukraine Call Could Chill Public Servants
Diplomats condemn Trump for "threatening" a foreign service officer and other civil servants.
Management
U.S. to Remain in International Postal Agency After Securing More Favorable Deal for American Mailers
The Trump administration had said it would withdraw from UN body with roots in 145-year-old treaty.
Management
Senate Sends Trump Seven-Week Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown
The president is expected to sign the stopgap measure and avoid an appropriations lapse, but a funding fight still looms.
Pay & Benefits
New Program Leads to Uptick in Vets Using Private Health Care, but VA Insists It's 'Not Privatizing'
Ninety days into new initiative, VA has provided more than 1 million private sector consultations.
Workforce
Interior Threatens to Relocate Employees Without Incentive Payments If Congress Withholds Funding
Lawmakers say Interior should pause the relocations altogether.
Pay & Benefits
Yet Another Impasse at the Postal Service as Two More Labor Contracts Expire
The fate of compensation and other issues for 250,000 employees now hangs in the balance.
Management
House Passes Seven-Week Stopgap Spending Bill in Hopes of Avoiding October Shutdown
The Senate must still pass the bill.
Workforce
EPA Chief Says He's 'Absolutely' Concerned About Brain Drain at the Agency
While EPA has consistently pushed to slash its own workforce, administrator says he wants to prevent a mass exodus.
Pay & Benefits
Higher Pay and Parental Leave Could Help VA Address Vacancies, Official Says
Administration officials at multiple agencies acknowledge shortfalls in medical staffing.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Paid Federal Employees $3.7 Billion Not to Work During Recent Shutdowns
One department lost 90 employees during the most recent lapse, while another slashed hiring by nearly 40%.
Workforce
ICE Employees: Don't Blame Us for 'Extreme Impact' of Our Work
Agency supervisors say politically motivated attacks on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement workforce are “unconscionable.”
Workforce
State Department Recognizes Terror Attack Hero as Inaugural Honoree in New Program
"We have to tell these stories," State secretary says of woman who got back to work after her nose was blown off.
Management
Court Rules Postal Service's Largest-Ever Stamp Price Increase Is Illegal
Decision sparks confusion as USPS says it is weighing its legal options.
Pay & Benefits
Interior to Offer Large Relocation Incentive to Employees Who Move Out West
The offer exceeds one recently provided by the Agriculture Department for a move to Kansas City.
Oversight
IG Says HUD's Furniture Order Violated Law, But Clears Carson of Wrongdoing
Secretary's wife "guided the conversation" on $31,000 order, but did not improperly influence career officials.
Management
Leaders Warn of 'Disturbing Signals' As Senate Starts on Spending Bills to Avoid Shutdown
Just days after beginning work, appropriators delay scheduled votes on measures to fund agencies past September .
Workforce
Interior Official: Land Bureau Relocations Are Not Intended to 'Drain the Swamp'
Department would like to retain all employees and has instituted a hiring freeze to ensure positions are available for those who don't want to move, official says.
Workforce
Agencies Kick Off Annual Giving Drive for Federal Workers, Hoping to Reverse Years of Decline
A series of internal and external factors has driven the Combined Federal Campaign to the brink of irrelevance.
Oversight