Workforce
GOP Will Slash Federal Workforce and Limit Service Time if It Retakes Congress, Senator Says
In his "Rescue America" plan, Sen. Rick Scott proposes that the new majority push for reducing the workforce by 25%, 12-year term limits and new pay caps.
Workforce
Female Business Travelers Pay Less Than Their Male Colleagues because They Tend to Book Earlier
New research shows women paid an average of $18 less per flight than men in the same position at the same company, mainly because they consistently booked earlier.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: What Feds Need to Know About Clearances
Federal employment attorneys Elaine Fitch and Mary Kuntz join the podcast to discuss new information about the process of getting cleared.
Workforce
New Bills Try Once More to Force Feds Back to Traditional Offices
Federal employee unions have blasted the latest round of Republican legislation, arguing the bills improperly infringe on their right to negotiate over working conditions.
Workforce
IRS Is Deploying Mandatory Overtime and Reassignments to Address Its Backlog. Democrats Want More.
The tax agency has entered the 2022 tax season with an unprecedented number of unresolved cases.
Workforce
The Justice Dept.’s Workplace Safety Plan Details COVID-19 Testing Protocols
The plan’s language encouraging a “broader” application of telework disappointed career prosecutors, who had hoped for a firm baseline of two days per week of working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Workforce
Part of Biden’s $15 Contractor Minimum Wage Order Was Temporarily Halted
“This ruling helps more than 40,000 companies like Arkansas Valley Adventures who provide seasonal recreational services on federal lands,” said an attorney for the plaintiffs.
Workforce
Tell Us How the Pandemic Has Changed Your Job and Life
We’re looking for readers who want to share with us their experiences two years into the pandemic.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Trump COVID Official Pens a Memoir; Republicans Attempt to Force a Vote on Vaccine Mandates Before Government Funding
Today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Workforce
Why This Federal Agency Is a Breeding Ground for Celebrities
One huge entity has served as a launching pad for the careers of a lot of famous people.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: DHS is in Los Angeles For the Super Bowl
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss how the Homeland Security Department is partnering with local law enforcement.
Workforce
An Appeals Court Has Rejected the Biden Administration's Request to Resume the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Feds
Dozens of Republican lawmakers have joined the cause of the mandate's opponents, calling it "tyrannical."
Workforce
Nine Federal Agencies Had Almost All of Their Employees Teleworking During COVID-19
A new watchdog report looks at how 24 federal agencies balanced in-person and offsite work during the pandemic.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: There’s No New Mask Guidance Yet from the CDC
Today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Workforce
Ready for Another Pandemic Malady? It’s Called ‘Decision Fatigue’
Pandemic living has come with a barrage of daily choices that have many of us complaining of a sort of brain freeze. That exhaustion is real, and it’s got a name: “decision fatigue.”
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Is the Justice Department Following the Spirit of the Diversity Executive Order?
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the diversity officer job ad facing criticism because it lists salary history.
Workforce
White House Task Force: Agencies Need to Do More to Support Unionization in the Federal Workforce
A task force chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said that as a “model employer,” the federal government should be at the forefront of removing barriers for employees to organize or join a union.
Workforce
5 Strategies Employers Can Use to Address Workplace Mental Health Issues
Two years of pandemic have put a severe strain on the mental health of America’s workers. Employers with a plan in place will be best equipped to help them cope.
Workforce
The Justice Dept.’s Diversity Officer Job Listing Requires a Salary History, Despite a Mandate Discouraging the Practice
Asking job candidates about their salary histories has been shown to lead to pay disparities across genders and ethnicities, and President Biden has tasked the Office of Personnel Management with finding a way to ban its use at federal agencies.
Workforce