OPM Encourages Use of Telework During the Shutdown
OPM is reminding agencies to be as accommodating as possible to the needs of excepted employees working during the ongoing partial government shutdown.
OPM is reminding agencies to be as accommodating as possible to the needs of excepted employees working during the ongoing partial government shutdown.
The author provides several examples of why he says the longest government shutdown in history is shameful.
OPM has released guidance on the use of leave for federal employees working during the shutdown per a new law that guarantees back pay to federal employees.
PayPal is offering an interest-free cash advance to federal employees of $500. The announcement is based on a false assumption about federal pay.
Another bill has been introduced to allow federal employees to access the TSP without penalty during the shutdown.
Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) has announced a bill to pay excepted federal employees as part of a plan he is proposing to reopen the government.
OPM has provided answers to some frequently asked questions regarding benefits and time off during the ongoing partial government shutdown.
The partial government shutdown continues. What are feds doing to cope with the disruption? Is crowdfunding consistent with federal ethics rules?
A federal judge was not persuaded by plaintiffs to order the government to reopen or to start paying employees required to work without pay.
The author says the shutdown highlights the fact that the Democratic party has forgotten its roots, and federal employees are paying the price.