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House Panel Advances Bill to Undo Trump Order on Administrative Law Judges
A bill working its way through Congress would restore the judges to the competitive civil service three years after the Trump administration gave agencies greater leeway in hiring decisions.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Concerns About the Delta Variant Rise; Administration Will ‘Continue to Follow the Science’ for Agency Reentry Plans
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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AFGE, VA Reach Settlement to 'Reset' Labor Relations
The Veterans Affairs Department has agreed to reverse actions taken to crack down on unions during the Trump administration, including compensating union officials for leave they took in the absence of official time and reimbursing the union for past office space and equipment rentals.
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GovExec Daily: The Latest Paid Leave Update
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the plan's advancement out of committee.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Biden Administration Hits Six-Month Mark
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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GovExec Daily: OPM's Role in This Stage of the Pandemic
Katherine McIntire Peters talks to Office of Personnel Management's Rob Shriver about the future of the civil service.
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IRS Funding Surge Punted From Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
Democrats still plan to fund major hiring boost for the tax agency in another measure.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Smithsonian and National Archives Advance Reopenings; Court Sides with CDC on Cruises
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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63% of Workers Who File an EEOC Discrimination Complaint Lose Their Jobs
Workers who filed complaints faced retaliation and rarely got a favorable result from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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GovExec Daily: The Complications of Raising the Minimum Contractor Wage
GovExec contributor Stan Soloway joins the podcast discuss the the Biden Executive Order.
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Biden Targets Noncompete Agreements, Which Restrict the Job Opportunities of Millions of Low-Wage Workers
The president is asking the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit their use as part of an executive order promoting competition.
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GovExec Daily: Federal In-Person Office Policies and the 'Honor System'
Federal employment attorney Stephanie Rapp-Tully joins the show to discuss vaccination proof and agency's – and feds' – risks.
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House Spending Bill Pushes Social Security to Reverse Trump-era Workforce Changes
Language accompanying the bill orders a report by the end of 2021 on telework, and urges the agency to reverse actions that undercut the independence of administrative law judges.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Surgeon General Advises on Health Misinformation; New Group Watches for Identity Theft
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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Democrats Look to Redirect Homeland Security Hiring After Trump Era
Lawmakers advance funding measure that would slash the number of law enforcement officers at the department.
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Coronavirus Roundup: FDA Issues Warning on J & J Shot; Republicans Call for Hearing on VA Records Backlog
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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GovExec Daily: Getting Gen Z Into Federal Service
GovExec contributor Kaitlyn Rentala joins the show to discuss how the government can recruit and retain young workers.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Federal Agencies Say No Booster Shots Needed Yet; Post-COVID Telework Could Benefit Feds with Disabilities
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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EPA Directs Employees Not to Talk to the Press
Agency faces criticism of hypocrisy after promising new era of transparency.
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