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New OPM Director Committed to 'Rebuilding' the HR Agency, Federal Workforce
Ahuja says she wants the agency to reassert itself in helping departments governmentwide become model 21st century employers.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Unvaccinated Feds Who Refuse Testing Will Face Discipline; Questions on CDC’s Data for New Mask Guidance
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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The Push for Paid Family Leave Had Stalled in America. Then Men Bought In.
A wave of dads pushing for paid family leave policies has taken the issue from a non-starter to one that could potentially become national policy.
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GovExec Daily: A Minibus Pay Raise Update
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the latest pay and benefits news.
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Agencies Struggle to Implement Mass Testing for Unvaccinated Feds
The Biden administration is requiring at least weekly COVID-19 testing for the unvaccinated, but the White House has offered few details about how that will happen.
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Coronavirus Roundup: White House Will Be Looking Into the Possibility of More Vaccine Requirements for Feds
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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Shrinking the Tax Gap Requires a Renewed IRS Workforce
Congress must give the agency statutory authority to develop and implement a new set of civil service rules if it is to hire and hold accountable employees with the necessary skills.
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GovExec Daily: A New Vaccine Rule For On-Site Federal Employees
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss how Biden's announcement will affect feds and contractors.
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Many VA Employees Apprehensive About Vaccine Mandate as Department Begins Implementation
Some medical workers say they will quit or retire rather than comply with the new requirement.
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House Panel Advances Bill to Extend TSA Employees the Same Pay System and Workplace Protections as Other Feds
The Rights of the TSA Workforce Act would apply Title 5 protections and the General Schedule pay scale to employees at the Transportation Security Administration.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Pandemic IG Asks for Expansion of Jurisdiction Again; GAO Looks at Contracting and Federal Prisons During COVID
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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Discrimination against Mothers Mars Hiring
Workplaces still discriminate against mothers, a study finds. Another indicates that inflexibility about hours keeps moms out of jobs.
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Biden Announces Vaccine-or-Masks Mandate for Feds, Some Contractors
Federal employees will have a choice: get vaccinated, or wear masks when indoors at federal facilities and subject themselves to regular COVID-19 testing.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Agencies Update Mask Guidelines; Watchdogs Examine VA and IRS Facilities During COVID
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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OMB Reinstitutes Mask Mandate in ‘High Transmission’ Regions, Including D.C.
The return of masking requirements at federal facilities comes amid concerns about the COVID-19 Delta variant.
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GovExec Daily: The Patent and Trademark Office's Approach to Hybrid Work
PTO's Telework Program Office Director Danette Campbell spoke to GovExec about the successes of her agency's telework approach.
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OPM Wants to See More Telework, Remote Work and ‘Maxiflex’ Schedules Post-COVID
Guidance published late last week promotes telework and other flexibilities as retention and recruitment tools.
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Back to Work? Here's How to Help Your Dog Cope
Millions of people returning to the workplace means millions of dogs left home alone. "This is something that's a big deal for a dog..."
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Unions Call on Biden to Name New Labor Board Appointees
More than six months into his administration, President Biden has yet to nominate a second Democrat to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, while the Federal Service Impasses Panel sits vacant.
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