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Is Juneteenth a paid federal holiday?

In 2021, President Biden signed a bill into law to establish the holiday federally .

5 days ago

Lawmaker proposes firing federal workers who resist return to office

Unions and employees have said they feel insulted by the insinuation that they ever stopped working.

5 days ago

Benefits

Federal telework survey: do you want agency remote work to stay?

We want to know how telework decisions affect you and the relationship you have with your public service career.

Supreme Court upholds labor rights for ‘rare birds’ of National Guard

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling affirming that National Guard dual-status technicians are entitled to union representation.

11 days ago

Why the military moves faster than government on AI

A Q&A with a former member of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence about how agencies can get around talent and budget constraints.

12 days ago

Is Memorial Day 2023 a federal holiday for government workers?

Memorial Day has a lot to do with when the flowers bloom, believe it or not.

14 days ago

Social Security proposes making virtual benefit hearings permanent

Virtual hearings could eliminate costs associated with having to travel to an agency office.

2 weeks ago

Government dress codes? They’re old hat, federal workers say in survey

The consensus was that workplace dress has relaxed, if it even changed at all since 2020.

3 weeks ago

Telework curbs may prompt federal workers to rush for the exit: survey

More than half of government employees prefer to work with an organization that offers hybrid and remote work.

3 weeks ago

US Coast Guard missed recruiting targets for four straight years

There is an entire team devoted to bringing back employees who may have separated during the pandemic and who the agency has paid to train.

3 weeks ago

Fear, funds and fossilware top barriers to updating federal tech

Agencies say they’re constrained by stagnant budgets and an aging IT workforce that is poached by the private sector.

4 weeks ago

Republicans bring back bill to make firing federal workers easier

The Public Service Reform Act would also dismantle the Merit Systems Protection Board.

4 weeks ago

How would ending ‘Chevron deference’ impact federal agencies?

The decision could deal a blow to the administrative state, which critics and conservatives have long decried as too unwieldy and overbearing.

4 weeks ago

Holistic upgrades to IT can enhance the federal employee experience

To recruit and onboard a diverse pool of talented candidates, federal agencies must modernize their hiring practices.

4 weeks ago

Disparities in STEM pay at Pentagon a sticking point in diversity push

Women of all races tend to also make less money than men for similar STEM work in the Pentagon.

4 weeks ago

Coast Guard fills cyber skill gaps with all-remote team of volunteers

The Coast Guard, an armed service within the Department of Homeland Security, recruits a volunteer body of more than 20,000 members.

5 weeks ago

Federal workplaces reimagined as ‘destinations’ to draw back employees

The General Services Administration is a piloting project that mirrors a commercial co-working space (think WeWork) just for federal employees.

7 weeks ago

Logan airport’s advanced X-ray tech allows 3-D searches by TSA workers

TSA is testing the technology through May, and the main goal is to collect enough data from roughly 10,000 bag scans.

7 weeks ago

Which Pentagon agency is best to work for?

The Air Force had the highest overall score for employee engagement and satisfaction, followed by the Army, Navy, Space Force and Marine Corps.

8 weeks ago

Career

Covering a new era of public service in the federal government.

In 2021, President Biden signed a bill into law to establish the holiday federally .

Unions and employees have said they feel insulted by the insinuation that they ever stopped working.

We want to know how telework decisions affect you and the relationship you have with your public service career.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling affirming that National Guard dual-status technicians are entitled to union representation.

A Q&A with a former member of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence about how agencies can get around talent and budget constraints.

Memorial Day has a lot to do with when the flowers bloom, believe it or not.

Virtual hearings could eliminate costs associated with having to travel to an agency office.

The consensus was that workplace dress has relaxed, if it even changed at all since 2020.

More than half of government employees prefer to work with an organization that offers hybrid and remote work.

There is an entire team devoted to bringing back employees who may have separated during the pandemic and who the agency has paid to train.

Agencies say they’re constrained by stagnant budgets and an aging IT workforce that is poached by the private sector.

The Public Service Reform Act would also dismantle the Merit Systems Protection Board.

The decision could deal a blow to the administrative state, which critics and conservatives have long decried as too unwieldy and overbearing.

To recruit and onboard a diverse pool of talented candidates, federal agencies must modernize their hiring practices.

Women of all races tend to also make less money than men for similar STEM work in the Pentagon.

The Coast Guard, an armed service within the Department of Homeland Security, recruits a volunteer body of more than 20,000 members.

The General Services Administration is a piloting project that mirrors a commercial co-working space (think WeWork) just for federal employees.

TSA is testing the technology through May, and the main goal is to collect enough data from roughly 10,000 bag scans.

The Air Force had the highest overall score for employee engagement and satisfaction, followed by the Army, Navy, Space Force and Marine Corps.