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Supreme Court Takes Up Case Challenging FLRA's Long-Settled Jurisdiction Over National Guard Civilians
If the court’s conservative majority throws out the long-standing precedent that state national guards must comply with federal sector labor law, more than 20,000 employees could lose their collective bargaining rights.
GovExec Daily: Feds Will Pay More Toward Health Care Premiums This Coming Year
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss Federal Employees Health Benefits Program premiums.
Can Coworkers Prevent ‘Quiet Quitting’?
"...it is clear that companies can benefit significantly when employees go above and beyond what's required of them."
GovExec Daily: Solving the Climate Finance Problem
Columbia professor Bruce Usher joins the podcast to discuss the ways to remove friction from financing green solutions.
Managers, Err On The Side Of Too Much Communication
It's better for managers to give employees too much communication than too little, researchers report.
Senate Democrats Are Pushing to Prevent Another Schedule F, As Part of the Defense Policy Bill
Two senators hope to attach the text of the Preventing a Patronage System Act to the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, following the House’s lead.
VA Acquisition Workforce Are Mostly Satisfied, Despite Reported Program Issues
A large majority of acquisition staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs said in a recent Government Accountability Office survey that they are satisfied in their current positions, despite continued issues with the VA’s acquisition programs.
Avoiding 'Change Overload' for the Federal Workforce
Federal agencies need to consider the emotional reactions their employees are likely to have when told that organizational change, business process change or systems modernization is on the way.
Only Two Agencies Had Submitted Their Schedule F Plans for Approval Before Its Rescission, But Several Others Had Begun Work
Officials with the Office of Personnel Management told the Government Accountability Office that it did not issue regulations on the controversial executive order because they wanted to “observe” how agencies would implement it first.
Can Apprenticeships Help Address the Cyber Workforce Gap?
The push comes as part of the Labor Department's cybersecurity apprenticeship sprint, which it launched with the Commerce Department over the summer.
Unions Are Making a Last-Ditch Effort to Expand Bargaining Rights for VA Medical Professionals
Labor leaders are urging lawmakers to vote to repeal a longstanding bar against negotiating over matters affecting patient care before the end of Congress’ session.
EEOC to Propose Rules Codifying Electronic Filing Options for Feds
Although the agency that investigates complaints of workplace discrimination has offered the option to file documents and track cases electronically for years, its regulations do not specifically endorse the current system.
Does the Hatch Act Apply to You? Election Season Do’s and Don’ts
The first installment in a series about the rules and policies federal employees should know ahead of the midterm elections.
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