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Federal Wage System for blue-collar feds puts some above, others below, local rates

After decades of annual pay caps, wages for blue-collar feds in 75% of Federal Wage System localities no longer align with “prevailing” local rates.

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(Getty Images/iStockphoto/Kiyoshi Tanno)Washington DC/USA Mar 25 2019/Signboard of United States Department of Veterans Affairs(VA).The VA stands in front of Lafayette Square Park in the north of the White House.

VA looks to cut 10,000 positions from health care workforce, but seeks bigger budget in 2025

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At VA, AI and data optimization hold the promise of better health outcomes, job satisfaction

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McDonough says ‘tighter fiscal picture’ at VA requires careful planning to continue health care hiring

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VHA tells leaders to rescind job offers only as a ‘last resort’ to manage size of health care workforce

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FILE Registered pharmacist Sapana Patel, loads a syringe with Monkeypox vaccine at a Pop-Up Monkeypox vaccination site on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in West Hollywood, Calif. Spain is struggling to curtail Europe's leading monkeypox outbreak since the disease spread beyond Africa. The southern European nation counts over 4,500 cases and two men have died from the disease. Authorities and groups in the LGBTQ community are honing their campaigns to get vaccines to the most needy members of the most affected demographic so far. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Bloody syringes in VA hospital laundry bins inject ‘better staff training’ into GAO recommendations

VA is taking steps to protect laundry staff at its hospitals, after an investigation found needles containing blood and other substances in laundry bins…

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VA sexual harassment investigation recommends firing, recouping bonuses from supervisors

An internal investigation at the Department of Veterans Affairs has substantiated claims of sexual harassment carried out by senior leaders in an office…

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Special salary rate gives VHA ‘more robust,’ longer-term tools to hire and keep HR staff

A Special Salary Rate at the Veterans Health Administration gives the agency long-term tools to compete for in-demand HR professionals.

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