EPA Delays Plans to Close, Consolidate Labs Following GAO Audit of USDA Relocations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week a closure delay of its Region 6 Laboratory in Houston, Texas, and relocate 30 personnel and 11 contractors by 2023.
Bipartisan Coalition of Lawmakers Renew 5.1% Raise Campaign for Federal Employees
A coalition of 62 lawmakers have urged Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) to include in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations a 5.1 percent salary raise for all federal employees.
AFGE Confirms 600 COVID-19 Fatalities as Commerce, HUD Release Reentry Plans
Everett Kelley, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), revealed at the union's annual conference that more than 600 members have died of COVID-19.
AFGE Pushes for Federal Workforce Provisions in 2021 NDAA
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest union for the federal workforce, is pushing for the inclusion of several federal workforce provisions within the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Their primary focuses include securing proper pay and keeping federal jobs.