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Congress calls for more details on federal telework in 2024 spending package

Congressional appropriators lay out six new agency reporting requirements on federal telework and return-to-office in the 2024 government spending agreement.

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Jeff Neal

Administrative changes are the first step in civil service modernization

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Agencies relying more often on direct hire authorities to compete for talent, MSPB says

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Fast-track hiring authorities taking hold in DoD’s maintenance depots

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Enough with all the hiring authorities already, CHCOs tell Congress

Chief human capital officers at two of the largest federal agencies had a clear message for Congress: Don’t give us any more hiring authorities.

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USDS

USDS applying its own lessons learned to fix federal hiring, acquisition

Eddie Hartwig, the deputy administrator of the U.S. Digital Service (USDS), said the goal is to train 250 contracting officers under the Digital IT Acquisition…

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Pair of bills would ensure federal workers don’t lose insurance during future shutdowns

In today’s Federal Newscast, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers introduced two new bills to ensure federal employees don’t lose insurance benefits during future government shutdowns.

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