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.
Defense agencies among worst for disclosing contracting needs
General Services Administration received the highest score. Marine Corps Systems Command and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command won honorable mentions.
Norcross to bring back tougher ‘Buy American’ legislation that rankled allies
A group of U.S. allies is again urging key House lawmakers to oppose any proposals to tighten federal “Buy American” requirements through the annual defense authorization bill.
Paul to oppose small business program Pentagon uses to spur innovation
A key U.S. lawmaker says he will oppose reauthorization of federal small business innovation grants favored by the Pentagon, raising doubts about how Congress will avert their expiration Sept. 30.
VA to delay electronic medical records deployment to additional sites until 2023
VA sites in Portland and Seattle were scheduled to start work with the new system later this year.
Federal call center employees protest over wages at Maximus headquarters
Workers at a federal call center run by Maximus Inc. planned to deliver a letter signed by 12,000 community supporters to the company’s management, asking for higher wages and better health benefits.
For federal retirees, COLA is not a retirement panacea for inflation
For January 2022, COLA jumped to 5.9%, the largest since 1982. Some may be wondering how much it will be adjusted for 2023 as prices have been rising since April.
VA workers union ‘hammering away’ at negotiations for first new contract in 10 years
Representatives VA workers are chipping away at 12 articles subject to bargaining, as talks over a new contract that were paused at the start of the Biden administration pick up steam.
Federal worker wages could cap military pay raise
Both troops and civilian employees are in line for at least a 4.6% pay raise in 2023.
Is Juneteenth a federal holiday?
Juneteenth has been celebrated annually around the country since 1865 when a Union General arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed the enslaved African Americans that the Confederacy had lost the war and that they were free as per the Emancipation Proclamation, which was inked in 1863.
