People
USCIS anticipates major furloughs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is staring down the prospect of having to furlough almost three-fourths of its workforce.
Digital Government
Union pushes back on EPA reopening plans
As one agency tussles with employees on reopening, experts told Congress that telework and hybrid approaches will likely be a reality for months to come.
People
Oversight chief locked in tight primary
Just seven months after taking over the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Carolyn Maloney finds herself in a tight primary race against a progressive challenger in her New York City district.
People
Union's complaint against Impasses Panel to go forward
A federal labor union can go ahead with a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the composition of the Federal Services Impasses Panel, a judge ruled June 22.
People
Chairman to exit Thrift Board next week
Embattled Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board chairman Michael Kennedy will exit the agency June 30 as part of a Trump administration overhaul of the agency.
People
Some feds will see use-or-lose leave restored due to the pandemic
New regulations will allow workers designated essential during the coronavirus outbreak to have their unused leave restored.
Acquisition
Retention woes challenge government contractors
Deltek manager says pandemic highlights need for rethinking performance assessments, workplace flexibilities.
Modernization
Pandemic oversight begins to take shape
The Pandemic Response Accountability Council will look at IT challenges, safety measures and funding oversight.
People
Agencies begin slow return to the office as COVID restrictions ease
Veterans Affairs, State, Agriculture and other federal agencies are ramping up operations and bringing more workers into the office.
People
Union heads urge caution as DHS looks to resume normal operations
As the Department of Homeland Security considers the process of resuming normal operations, unions representing agency employees are calling on agency leadership to ensure that personnel have adequate resources to protect against exposure to COVID-19.
People
Landmark Supreme Court ruling extends workplace protections to LGBT employees
The ruling gives state, local and private sector workers the same civil rights protections available for years to federal employees.
Digital Government
Connolly asks IGs to review agency reopening plans
The Government Ops chairman also wants the Pentagon's watchdog to probe a civilian federal worker's death from COVID-19.
People
Federal appeals court denies union push for emergency coronavirus safety rules
The AFL-CIO had sought to force OSHA to issue an emergency temporary standard that would have addressed infectious disease in the workplace.
People
Fired State Department IG cites 'bullying' from senior officials
Steve Linick told lawmakers that he didn't know why he was dismissed from his post, but many Democrats say investigations of Secretary Mike Pompeo played a role.
Cybersecurity
Union wins court case on bargaining rules
A federal judge ruled that the Federal Labor Relations Authority went too far in enforcing new working conditions at Customs and Border Protection.
Cybersecurity
Federal prison riot squads deployed to D.C.
A former union official says crisis management teams have historically been deployed for crowd control, protecting federal buildings.
Digital Government
Growing pains, successes in remote work during COVID-19
Despite plans to incrementally push workers to return to the office, federal agencies still plan on allowing some employees to continue to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
People
AFGE urges Congress to back labor priorities in defense bill
Priorities include preserving collective bargaining rights, granting paid family leave
Modernization
Tennessee Valley Authority lays off IT staff in favor of outsourcing
The government-owned utility was "lagging" in its shift to managed services, the CIO said, and opted to go to a fully outsourced IT services plan.
People
OPM looks to its own reopening
As Capitol Region local governments are starting to phase in their own reopening plans, the Office of Personnel Management put out a detailed guide for returning its own employees to the office.
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