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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.
Inside a years-long failure to establish plans for the workforce
The Federal Housing Finance Agency failed to implement workforce planning initiatives that it said it had undertaken years ago.
By Jessie Bur
Defense secretary didn’t ask for new union bargaining rules, unsure if he’ll use them
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he is reviewing the recent surprise decision by the White House.
How China poses an insider threat
Officials warned that China's intellectual property theft includes using company insiders, not just cyberattacks.
By Andrew Eversden
OPM’s hiring time measurement makes room for innovation
The Office of Personnel Management hopes to give agencies a broader understanding of their hiring times and the factors that influence them.
By Jessie Bur
Shine a light on AI’s black box
Here are three strategies you can use to increase your comfort level in working with AI, so that you are better positioned to take advantage of its capabilities.
By Sean McPherson
What FedRAMP wants to improve this year
FedRAMP wants each agency to have a liaison and up employee training in the coming months.
By Andrew Eversden
How automation can transform federal compliance requirements and executive requests
Untold hours each year are swallowed up by tasks automation could streamline, ultimately eliminating associated waste.
By Drew Jaehnig
Why the US chose to ‘name and shame’ Russia over cyberattacks
Nearly a dozen countries, including the United States, attributed a 2019 cyberattack on the country of Georgia to Russia’s military, a move that experts said was the most high-profile example yet of an effort to establish acceptable behavior in cyberspace.
By Mark Pomerleau, Aaron Mehta and Andrew Eversden
The quality of federal health insurance increased in 2019
Health insurance providers offering plans under the Federal Employee Health Benefits program generally improved in the areas most highly valued by the Office of Personnel Management.
By Jessie Bur
Federal labor authority looks to overturn union dues regulations
The reinterpretation of federal statute would change when employees are able to decide to end voluntary contributions to their union.
By Jessie Bur