New Insight into Closing Federal Workforce Gender Gap
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End of Year Projects to Set Agencies Up for Success in the New Year
As we have begun a new fiscal year for the Federal Government and closed the books on Fiscal Year 2022, we can look back at the urgency that impacted activities in the month of September.
Aha Nature Moments: Save The Monarch Butterfly
The U.S. Department of Energy is working to restore the nation’s Monarch Butterfly population–and you can help to! Watch this video to learn how you can help save the Monarch Butterfly population by planting simple flowers.
Stakeholders Push to Prevent Firings of Career Staff
A coalition of nearly 50 organizations urged Congress to pass the Preventing a Patronage System Act in the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) last week. This week, two lawmakers echoed that call in an op-ed published in GovExec.
The Board Reverses Administrative Judge’s Penalty Mitigation in Sexual Misconduct Case
The Department of the Army removed the appellant in September 2015 based on one charge of conduct unbecoming a supervisor. The charge was supported by two specifications.
IRS Names Acting Commissioner, Announces 4,000 Hires Made This Year
Last week, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen announced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Deputy Commissioner Douglas O’Donnell as Acting IRS Commissioner following the conclusion of Commissioner Charles Rettig’s term on November 12.
Surgeon General Releases Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Wellbeing
The U.S. Surgeon General released a new priority framework for addressing workplace mental health and well-being. In a report outlining the framework, Surgeon General of the United States and Vice Admiral of U.S. Public Health Services Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. emphasized the increasing need for workers to better manage daily stress and receive support from their workplace.
Avoiding 5 Common Work from Home Pitfalls
More Americans are working from home than ever before. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people primarily working from home tripled from 5.7% (roughly nine million people) to 17.9% (27.6 million people) between 2019 and 2021.