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VA severs ties with most federal unions, terminating worker contracts
About 80% of VA's roughly 450,000 employees are union members, but the department will no longer honor its contracts with the bargaining units.
US aid agency becomes most vaccinated by Biden’s deadline
Find out which agency proved the most proactive in fulfilling vaccination requirements, according to numbers released by the Office of Management and Budget.
By Jessie Bur
New bill codifies OPM role in federal employee policy
The legislation cements the legally-mandated role of the Office of Personnel Management and sets credential requirements for future heads of the agency.
By Jessie Bur
Biden to keep Powell as Fed chair, Brainard gets vice chair
President Joe Biden announced Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 that he's nominating Jerome Powell for a second term as Federal Reserve chair.
By Christopher S. Rugaber
Official: More than 90% of fed workers got shots by deadline
President Joe Biden announced in September that all federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no test-out option, unless they secured an approved medical or religious exemption.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Non-essential feds have one day to schedule excess leave
Excess annual leave must be scheduled three pay periods in advance of and taken sometime before the end of the 2021 leave year.
By Jessie Bur
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.
By Jessie Bur
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.
By Jessie Bur
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.
By Jessie Bur
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.
By Jessie Bur