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Vets tap businesses for VA disability claims help, but there’s a cost
Thousands of veterans work with for-profit firms to apply for disability benefits. Veterans advocates call the practice predatory and possibly illegal.
House passes bill to establish job codes for software and data work
The Office of Personnel Management would be required to update job classification standards to accommodate positions in software development, software engineering, data science and data management.
By Jessie Bur
OPM temporarily drops relocation requirements for special military spouse hiring
The new Office of Personnel Management regulation allows agencies to use military spouse special hiring authorities in a broader range of cases.
By Jessie Bur
Biden issues full vaccine mandate for federal employees
President Joe Biden has announced a comprehensive vaccine mandate for federal employees and contractors.
By Jessie Bur
Biden picks 2 officials for federal labor office with a case backlog
The nominations are for a vacancy on the Federal Labor Relations Authority and for its general counsel.
By Jessie Bur
Reports: Biden expected to require all feds to get COVID vaccine
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his administration was considering requiring all federal employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Jessie Bur
Contract workers protest employment changes at the Census Bureau
Contract custodial staff gathered outside the Census Bureau headquarters July 15 to protest changes a new contractor has made to their employment.
By Jessie Bur
How a data team became the heroes of one agency’s pandemic response
The Farm Credit Administration's Office of Data Analytics was central to determining a pandemic response strategy that was hugely successful with employees.
By Jessie Bur
TSA employees to get more rights under Biden administration order
Transportation Security Administration officers will get more collective bargaining rights and a plan to improve pay under a new agency initiative.
By Jessie Bur
How the pandemic changed federal hiring
The Office of Personnel Management authorized special authority to bring on workers for COVID-19 response, but it didn't bring about widespread change.
By Jessie Bur
Will TSA officers get a better deal under Title 5?
Transportation security officers do not currently have the same pay and workplace protections as most other federal employees.
By Jessie Bur