White House Unveils New Safeguards to Protect Nonpartisan Civil Servants
Employment
White House Unveils New Safeguards to Protect Nonpartisan Civil Servants
2024-04-05 21:34:22
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday announced new safeguards intended to bolster job protections for career civil servants. The new rule was issued through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, which said on its website the measure both “clarifies... Read More

President Signs Order Giving Civilian Fed Workers 5.2% Raise
Employment
President Signs Order Giving Civilian Fed Workers 5.2% Raise
2023-12-22 20:53:29
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order fulfilling his promise to provide civilian federal workers with an average 5.2% pay raise starting in mid-January. Biden had proposed the bump in salaries in the 2024 budget proposal... Read More

Office of Personnel Management Raises Fed Minimum Wage to $15/Hour
Employment
Office of Personnel Management Raises Fed Minimum Wage to $15/Hour
2022-01-21 19:27:53
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Fulfilling a directive President Joe Biden issued on his first day in office, the Office of Personnel Management on Friday formally raised the minimum wage for federal employees to $15 an hour. The change means a raise for... Read More

Biden Picks Ahuja to Head OPM
Employment
Biden Picks Ahuja to Head OPM
2021-02-23 21:16:04
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced he's picked Kiran Ahuja to be his director of the Office of Personnel Management. If confirmed, Ahuja would be the first South Asian and first Asian American woman to lead the agency.... Read More

Federal Employees’ Lawsuit Reinstated for Data Breach of Personal Information
Litigation
Federal Employees’ Lawsuit Reinstated for Data Breach of Personal Information
2019-06-25 20:49:07
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON - Federal employees will get their day in court after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that their lawsuit over an Office of Personnel Management data breach can be reinstated. A trial court dismissed the lawsuit... Read More

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