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Do federal employees get Christmas Day off of work?
Christmas and New Year's Eve are on a Sunday this year. What does that mean for feds?
Agencies and workers can now donate time off to federal employees affected by 2021 tornadoes or Colorado wildfires
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has authorized the use of the emergency leave transfer program for federal employees in affected areas.
By Nathan Strout
New leadership initiative aims to add 400 paid federal interns
The Future Leaders in Public Service Internship Program comes as the federal government struggles to draw young talent to replace those soon to retire.
By Jessie Bur
New bill aims to bolster plummeting federal internship numbers
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., introduced legislation Dec. 1 to ensure that all federal internships are paid, as the number of interns has plunged over the last decade.
By Jessie Bur
Feds get broader leave approval for COVID-19 vaccination
Agencies must now offer feds a certain amount of discretionary leave in order to get or recover from the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Jessie Bur
OPM lays out path for more paid federal interns
Agencies will soon have the authority to hire college students to temporary, competitive positions, as part of the government's expansion of paid internships.
By Jessie Bur
Federal paid leave expansion advances in the House
The Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act would allow federal employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid time off for personal medical challenges, to care for a sick family member or to prepare for a family member's deployment with the armed forces.
By Jessie Bur
Debate over paid family leave falls along stark party lines
Proposed legislation would expand paid leave for federal employees to include caring for themselves or loved ones during medical emergencies.
By Jessie Bur
Congress moves to expand feds’ paid leave options
The bill expands on legislation passed in 2019 to guarantee 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents in the federal workforce.
By Jessie Bur
2021 defense policy bill would expand leave benefits for feds
Congress has included provisions in it's 2021 National Defense Authorization Act that would expand benefits for civilian employees.
By Jessie Bur
People, process and technology: An essential triad for government payroll modernization
Payroll modernization is foundational to help agencies make more informed decisions and easily adapt to a rapidly changing workforce that views digitization as table stakes.
By Rick Strasser and Gurnaik Dosanjh, IBM