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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Social Security proposes making virtual benefit hearings permanent
Virtual hearings could eliminate costs associated with having to travel to an agency office.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Republicans bring back bill to make firing federal workers easier
The Public Service Reform Act would also dismantle the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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