VA leadership nominee grilled over recent department layoffs
President Donald Trump nominated Paul Lawrence to serve as the second-highest leader in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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VA dismisses over 1,000 employees as part of probationary worker purge
Department leaders promised the dismissals will not hurt veterans' benefits or medical care and will save almost $100 million annually.
Trump’s federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care
VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It's unclear if that can continue under Trump's hiring halt.
Biden to pardon veterans found guilty under US military’s gay sex ban
Biden administration officials estimated that thousands of veterans were convicted, despite consensual conduct, under military law.
Find a way to retain cyber pros, Pentagon personnel guru says
Part of the reason available flexibilities haven’t been used is they’re expensive and HR personnel don't know how to use them.
Conservative group creating list of fed workers who may resist Trump
The goal is to post names of government workers to a website and show a potential new administration who might be standing in their way.
John Oliver rips Trump’s Schedule F: ‘Not a recipe for good government’
On his June 16 show, Oliver took apart the plan known as Project 2025, a blueprint for a Republican candidate’s transition to the White House.
VA union urges Secretary McDonough to hire more staff
Nurses held a rally outside VA headquarters last week, pleading for the department to address severe understaffing at medical centers.
Trust in government hits fresh lows ahead of US presidential election
Experts worry deepening mistrust could impact voting, ultimately disincentivizing citizens to engaging with the government altogether.
Commerce agency near ‘collapse’ over telework, layoffs, union says
AFGE said safeguarding telework is important to maintaining a workforce for the only federal government agency focused exclusively on economic development.
VA says its trust scores among veterans are at highest level ever
More than four in five veterans surveyed said they trust the department's programs and outreach efforts.
Into the weeds of what DEA rule changes on marijuana mean for feds
Want to know if you can toke up now? We packed a ton of cannabis information into this article.
Here are the best places to work in the federal government
Is your agency in the top 10? Find out.
Forget Silicon Valley. Class of 2024 wants to work for Uncle Sam.
Big Tech layoffs at Apple, Google, Tesla and others cast doubt on the stability of that job market among recent grads.
Special delivery: USPS to collect donations for local food banks May 11
Your local postal carrier will take canned goods for donation this weekend.
Department of Education ripped over ‘lax’ telework policies
Another federal agency has come under fire by lawmakers for permitting its employees to telework.
What do you think of your boss? Are you paid enough? OPM wants to know
Feds will soon begin receiving emails to take the 2024 Federal Employee Viewpoints Survey.
