Workforce

Environmental Protection Agency Building

How EPA is dealing with its telework-induced high-vacancy offices

Federal workplaces aren’t what they used to be, not with a third or half of employees teleworking at least some part of the week.

Workforce

American Federation of Government Employees

Image of leaders at AFGE and TSA at signing ceremony.

TSA, AFGE see milestone contract as ‘pivot point’ for frontline workforce

Unions

GAO

Best Places to Work: How to read the results

Federal Report

GSA

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Better federal building upkeep, right-sizing office space key to governmentwide savings, GAO says

Facilities/Construction

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OPM issues time-off guidance for feds experiencing domestic violence

Federal Newscast

A Deeper Look at the Department of Housing and Urban Development

A Deeper Look with Joe Paiva

NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

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Best Places to Work top 10 list has a few new faces, and many familiar ones

Workforce

Senators delay federal telework bill to consider adding work-from-home supervision

Congress

VA’s IT shop defends raises under Special Salary Rate amid planned budget cuts

Hiring/Retention

DoD challenge brought in 200 great talent management ideas

Management

FILE - Convicted mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, hands are seen in handcuffs as he arrives at the court room in a courthouse in Oslo, Aug. 24, 2012 . A decade after the 2011 bombing and shooting spree that left 77 dead, Breivik is seeking early release from a 21-year sentence — the maximum term in Norway. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Feds convicted of sex crimes might lose their pensions

Federal Newscast

Sweeping VA bill seeks more pay flexibility for health care workers, stricter EHR requirements

The VA would receive additional pay flexibilities for its health care workforce, if a sweeping legislative makes it through Congress.

Veterans Affairs

Cybersecurity IT engineers are working on protecting networks from cyber attacks from hackers on the Internet. Secure access to online privacy and personal data protection

NIST aims to cut ‘tech speak’ from cyber workforce framework

The NICE framework, which defines cyber workforce roles, just added new competencies and updated skills. But for cyber leaders at NIST, that’s only the…

Technology

Navigating the complexities of federal retirement benefits

Federal Insights

Federal retirement benefits require specialized advice to maximize. Feds planning to retire need a fiduciary who specializes in federal retirement.