All posts tagged "Office of Personnel Management"

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  Trump nominates controversial new candidate to lead OPM

  The White House has put forward a controversial new candidate to run the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which oversees HR across the federal government. On Monday Trump formally announced

  • Posted July 21, 2020
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  US lawmakers defend federal workers’ rights, but pay hike remains 1%

  A House of Representatives panel moved to protect US federal employees from the Trump administration’s efforts to cut benefits and curb collective bargaining rights last week, but has not improved

  • Posted July 15, 2020
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  Unions vow to continue fighting White House moves to undermine workers

  White House attempts to undermine federal employee rights and union power are wasting government resources and have made it harder to protect worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to

  • Posted June 30, 2020
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  US unions demand COVID safeguards for federal staff

  Unions representing 300,000 US federal workers have written a letter to president Trump urging his administration to prioritise the safety and security of government employees in the face of COVID-19.

  • Posted June 2, 2020
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  US federal CIO signals long-term shift away from face-to-face meetings

  US federal bodies are likely to redesign their “physical footprint” in the light of COVID-19, the federal chief information officer of the United States has said, arguing that “in the

  • Posted May 26, 2020
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  US government agencies to begin “phased transition” to normal working operations

  The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has published a notice stating that the federal government will begin a “phased transition” to normal working operations, in line with guidelines unveiled

  • Posted May 12, 2020
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  Federal bodies win $340bn in US corona stimulus package

  President Trump has signed into law a $2.2 trillion (€2 trillion) stimulus package aimed at propping up the US economy amid the coronavirus crisis. The unprecedented cash injection includes $340bn

  • Posted March 31, 2020
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  US federal workforce HR chief quits after six months

  The director of the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Dale Cabaniss, resigned unexpectedly on Tuesday evening just six months after taking up the role. It is understood her decision

  • Posted March 18, 2020
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  US agencies urged to expand telework as corona spreads

  The White House has recommended that federal agencies allow more employees to work remotely, in a bid to mitigate the risks posed by the coronavirus, COVID-19.   In a memo

  • Posted March 16, 2020
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  US government urged to protect feds from coronavirus as Trump response comes under fire

  US agencies are scrambling to introduce measures protecting federal government workers from exposure to coronavirus, as president Trump faces mounting criticism for his response to the outbreak.  The Office for

  • Posted March 10, 2020
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