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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.
OPM calls a snow day for capital-area feds
Federal buildings in the Washington, D.C.-area are closed Feb. 20 in anticipation of snow and ice scheduled to hit the area.
By Jessie Bur
OPM reminds agencies to prepare for upcoming workforce reviews
Federal agencies will soon be required to meet with the Office of Personnel Management to discuss personnel successes and challenges.
By Jessie Bur
Appropriations bill could fund retroactive federal pay raise
The proposed government funding legislation would counteract a federal pay freeze instituted by President Donald Trump for 2019.
By Jessie Bur
Feds hold silent protest to remind Congress of shutdown costs
Members of the American Federation of Government Employees held a silent protest Feb. 13 over the impacts of the last shutdown and potential for a second government shutdown in 2019.
By Jessie Bur
Is the new US strategy on artificial intelligence to play catch up?
Both the White House and the Department of Defense are eager to follow the private sector in using AI however they can.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
How the shutdown negatively impacted feds’ finances
Many federal employees had to dip into savings, take out loans or find a temporary job to make it through the month-long government shutdown.
By Jessie Bur
White House and unions have no relationship, say leaders
Federal employee unions received far fewer updates during the most recent government shutdown than they have in the past.
By Jessie Bur
Why some feds are still missing pay after the shutdown
Though agencies made an effort to process back pay quickly for shutdown-impacted feds, those payments weren't always accurate.
By Jessie Bur
OPM draws on digital service team for its IT leadership
The Office of Personnel Management welcomes two new technology leaders from the U.S. Digital Service.
By Jessie Bur
What comes after legally mandated OPEN data
Agencies are now legally required to make their data publicly accessible, but fulfiling those legal mandates will require additional time and effort.
By Jessie Bur