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Biden selects IG empowerment advocate for personnel watchdog
President Joe Biden announced his choice to lead the Office of Personnel Management Office of Inspector General, which has been without permanent leadership for five years.
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Pay & Benefits
Second largest federal insurer launches vaccination reward program
Federal employees insured under a GEHA plan could receive $75 for proof of their vaccination status.
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Feds have two months to get their COVID-19 vaccine
White House vaccine mandates mean that feds will have to get their first dose of the vaccine by either mid-October or early November, depending on the type of vaccine.
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OPM leadership largely agrees with proposed reshaping of agency
Office of Personnel Management leadership laid out an initial plan to put into practice many of the recommendations made by a Congressionally-mandated report.
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Biden issues full vaccine mandate for federal employees
President Joe Biden has announced a comprehensive vaccine mandate for federal employees and contractors.
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Federal agencies slowly expand long-term telework eligibility
Over 25,000 more employees have been listed as telework eligible over the past 6 months.
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Emergency leave transfer authorized for Ida-impacted feds
Hurricane Ida made landfall in the continental U.S. Aug 29, causing severe damage in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, New York and New Jersey.
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Defense bill approves $15 minimum hourly wage for DoD contractors
A provision to raise the minimum wage for Defense Department contractors to $15 was adopted into the annual defense policy bill advanced by the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
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Answers to federal workers’ questions about government labor unions
The majority of federal employees are listed as being in a bargaining unit, meaning that the union is an influential part of their jobs even if they don't become union members.
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Biden uses emergency authority to cement feds’ 2022 pay raise
President Joe Biden informed Congress that he intends to implement the pay increase laid out for feds in his 2022 budget proposal.
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