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Private sector’s best practices can help agencies bring feds back to the office
COMMENTARY | Federal agencies can help employees ease their way back into the office this fall by creating a healthy and flexible workplace culture, writes one observer.
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‘There’s no fat left to trim’: FLRA chairwoman warns of possible furloughs in 2024
The agency tasked with overseeing labor-management relations in the federal government had a smaller budget in fiscal 2023 than it did in 2004.
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IRS chief confident tax experts will make the 'financial sacrifice' necessary to work for his agency
The commissioner on Tuesday defended his implementation of new funds to skeptical Republicans.
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State Dept. expands capacity for training and onboarding amid hiring surge
Middle East war demonstrates need for a competent diplomatic workforce, State Secretary Antony Blinken says.
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Biden seeks federal hiring surge in new $100B emergency funding request
A variety of agencies would collectively add nearly 6,000 employees if Congress provides the supplemental funding.
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Rep. Jim Jordan’s hardline approach targets federal employees and, by extension, veterans
COMMENTARY | "As lawmakers, it's incumbent upon our representatives to understand the ramifications of their proposals, especially when they negatively impact a group as deserving of our support as veterans," writes Michael Embrich about the GOP speaker nominee.
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Biden administration pleads for WMD office’s salvation
Hundreds of employees are facing job elimination, leaving the 'sword of Damocles hanging over their head.'
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Impasses panel preserves telework levels for FEC bargaining unit workers
FEC officials had argued that employees need more “water cooler discussions,” despite the agency’s own assessment of a pilot program finding that increased telework improved agency operations.
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The latest GOP speaker nominee has a history of targeting federal employees
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has orchestrated shutdowns and called for drastic reductions in federal agency rolls.
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Federal agency accused of tolerating employees who distributed Nazi propaganda and harassed colleagues
One worker greeted coworkers with a Nazi salute and praised Hitler, a lawsuit alleges, while supervisors declined to take action.
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What are federal agencies doing to fill out the cyber workforce?
New numbers released Monday show that employers posted over 572,000 cybersecurity jobs in a 12-month period starting in September 2022.
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Agencies have hired nearly 5,500 feds to implement Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law
The Biden administration has surpassed its infrastructure law hiring goals, and plan to bring on another 1,000 personnel next year.
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Meet the winners of this year’s ‘Oscars’ of public service
The recipients join the over 750 awardees of the Partnership for Public Services’ recognition program since it began in 2002.
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House Republicans want answers on agency spending on Biden’s federal climate corps
The lawmakers launched the probe in part to understand how the administration will recruit 20,000 individuals into government and other roles.
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Senate bill would codify remote work, increase telework reporting
The Telework Reform Act also would authorize noncompetitive hiring of military and law enforcement spouses into remote work positions.
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IRS says 33% staff increase over two years will help address growing unpaid tax total
The tax agency will need to hire as many as 52,000 employees by 2025 to reach its staffing goals.
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Biden’s FAA nominee promises renewed focus on reversing air traffic controller understaffing
There is bipartisan support to quickly address the shortfalls.
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House passes bill to limit education requirements for federal cyber roles
The push for skills-based hiring is already underway in the executive branch, where the Office of Personnel Management is reworking qualification standards for some government jobs.
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OPM extends flexible hiring of military spouses
Interim regulations will allow federal agencies to hire the spouses of military service members outside of the traditional competitive hiring process through 2028.
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