Federal HR news topics include federal employee unions, labor relations, bargaining, pay/leave and benefits.
A letter released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform gives credit to OPM rather than one of its contractors for discovering the data breach on the agency’s computer network that left the personal information of millions of current and former federal employees vulnerable.
The author reminds federal workers that the new rules regarding salary based coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act do not apply to them. However, he explains what the new rules are and what they could mean for the federal workforce.
The author analyses historical data to determine whether or not human resources offices within the federal government are shrinking.
The author says that the number of gifted and knowledgeable people working in human resources are rapidly disappearing onto the retirement rolls. He outlines a scenario that has arisen as a result of this which could have disastrous consequences for the employee involved.
The Inspector General at OPM was concerned about fraud and abuse in the Federal Employee’s Compensation Program at the agency and recommends changes.
A new policy states that the federal government may look at an employee’s social media accounts as part of conducting background investigations for a security clearance.
What are the best (and worst) federal law enforcement agencies for which to work? Here is a list.
President Obama sent a thank you message to the federal workforce as part of Public Service Recognition Week and also discussed a new initiative he is undertaking for federal job applicants.
Many federal laws protect civil service employees from losing their jobs, but the protections only go so far. The author lists several key points for federal employees to remember to keep their jobs on the right track.
OPM is issuing a proposed rule to prohibit agencies from considering a federal job applicant’s criminal history until a conditional offer of a federal job has been made to the applicant.
