‘Ban the Box’ Bill Reintroduced
Bipartisan legislation has been reintroduced in the House and Senate (HR-1076 and S-387) to extend to the federal government the …More
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Ethics, Other Bills Introduced
Among the federal employment-related bills offered early in the new Congress is one by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the chair …More
VA Telehealth Visits Pass 1 Million in 2018
The VA has said it conducted more than one million telehealth visits with veterans during fiscal 2018, an increase of …More
Disputes Continue over Who Works During a Shutdown
Disputes are continuing over decisions on which employees in affected agencies were kept on the job during the partial shutdown, …More
Capitol Hill Panels Reorganized, New Leaders Named
In another sign of the changed priorities for Congress with the House now under Democratic control, the main committee there …More
Shutdown Impact at EEOC: Backlogs, Extended Deadlines
The EEOC has said that the partial shutdown resulted in backlogged work in many of its functions and caused it …More
More Than Half of GAO Recommendations to DoD Remain Open
GAO has said that 53 percent of the 1,122 recommendations it made regarding DoD over 2014-2017 remain open, with 41 …More
‘Buy American’ Directives to Agencies Broadened
President Trump has broadened earlier “buy American” directives to agencies, including an executive order he issued in 2017, to spell …More
Negligence Charge against Manager Overturned
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned an agency’s demotion of a manager on charges of “negligence …More
Security Clearance Proposals Reintroduced
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, has reintroduced legislation (S-314) aimed at speeding up and …More
Dates Set for Annual EXCEL Conference
The EEOC will hold its major annual EXCEL conference (Examining Conflicts in Employment Law) July 31-August 1 in Atlanta with …More
Suit on Obligations for Documenting Decisions Dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that could have better defined the responsibilities of agency officials to create and …More
DoD Reform Program Off to Slow Start, Says GAO
DoD is off to a slow start in complying with a directive in its 2017 budget to better promote collaboration …More
SEA Report Warns of Weakened Federal Workforce
The weakening of the federal workforce has reached the point where “critical operations might fail in stressful events,” according to …More
VA Missing Savings Potential on Data Centers, IG Says
The VA did not meet its 2018 target of $85.4 million in savings and cost avoidances related to data center …More
