Trump claims big jump in VA trust scores, but data shows modest gains
Patient satisfaction rates have improved steadily at VA in recent years, but Trump insists his changes have reformed the entire department.
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VA cancels plans for employee satisfaction survey this year
VA has conducted a poll of federal employees every year since 2006, but won't distrubute one this year amid multiple reforms to the workforce.
Feds are first priority in Biden’s governmentwide agenda
The White House intends to use a strengthened federal workforce as one of the pillars of government reform in the coming years.
Could stronger enforcement help restaff federal transportation jobs?
The fines collected from unruly or abusive travelers could go toward hiring more officers at the Transportation Security Agency and the Federal Air Marshal Service.
Personnel office fixes loophole impacting same-sex survivors of feds
The notice allows same-sex spouses of deceased feds to receive survivor benefits if they were denied due to prior marriage restrictions.
OPM revamps decade-old federal telework guidance
The updated guidance features an entirely new section on employees that work remotely for the vast majority of their hours.
Congressional rights office announces interim head amid privacy reform effort
The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights could soon lose its executive director to a presidential nomination at the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Federal union calls for delay on vaccine mandate deadline
Federal contractors have until after the holiday season to ensure that all employees are vaccinated, while feds have a pre-Thanksgiving deadline.
Collins joins push to send federal workers back to in-person
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, joined 43 Republican senators in calling for federal agencies to immediately transition to in-person work.
House members propose reducing public service retirement limitation
The legislation would mandate a new calculation for employees under the Civil Service Retirement System that are impacted by the Windfall Elimination Provision.
Feds have days left to get final vaccine
Federal employees that have not received any vaccine doses yet can only get the Johnson & Johnson version and still meet the Nov. 22 deadline.
