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Shiu: Contractors who miss disability goals face debarment
A proposed Labor Department rule to mandate 7 percent of federal contractors' workforce be disabled people is aimed at elevating the importance of disability hiring to the level of affirmative action for race and gender, a Labor official said.
Tags: Patricia Shiu , Labor , disabilities , contracting , hiring , affirmative action , Federal Drive
Tips for agencies when hiring veterans with disabilities
Agencies are increasing the number of disabled veterans in their ranks as they try to fulfill White House hiring mandates. But there's still a lot of unease about how disabled vets will fit into civilian environments. "The civilian workplace is a really bizarre place" for veterans, said workforce and diversity consultant Lisa Stern at a recent training she gave federal hiring officials in Bethesda.
Tags: DoL , hiring , disabilities , veterans , Lisa Stern , diversity , Emily Kopp
Library of Congress, TIGTA offer telework security lessons
Security is a major telework concern for the Library of Congress and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. But, both agencies have found ways to make it work for them.
Tags: telework , Telework Center , Library of Congress , TIGTA , Telework Exchange ,
Deadline approaching to nominate outstanding federal workers for 'Sammies' award
Tim McManus, the vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, which operates and organizes the ceremony, joined In Depth with Francis Rose with how you can write a winning Sammies nomination for a co-worker or outstanding federal worker you know.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Tim McManus , Partnership for Public Service , Service to America Medals
Congress passes bill to honor fallen feds
Agencies can give an American flag to the survivors of a federal employee who is killed in the line of duty under a bill passed Thursday by the Senate. The House unanimously approved the measure last month.
Tags: Congress , House , Senate , Richard Hanna , Carol Bonosaro , SEA , OPM , Emily Kopps
Army moves forward with plan to cut 8,700 civilian staff
The brunt of the Army's plan to cut 8,700 positions by October 2012 will take place within the Installation Management Command, Army Materiel Command, and Training and Doctrine Command.
Tags: Thomas Lamont , Army , budget , Installation Management Command , Army Materiel Command , Training and Doctrine Command
DC-area officials cheer federal 'shelter-in-place' snow strategy
Capital region officials cheered the Office of Personnel Management's "shelter-in-place" option for snow emergencies. Having people stay at the office during sudden or extreme snowstorms would lessen gridlock, officials told lawmakers Wednesday. They also urged area workers to know their children's school emergency policies and have backup childcare arrangements in place.
Tags: DHS , Senate , Congress , Daniel Akaka , Mark Pryor , weather , emergencies , disaster preparedness , National Capital Region , OPM , Terrie Suit , Dean Hunter , Steward Beckham , Emily Kopp
Labor sets disabled worker hiring goal for contractors
The Labor Department is proposing a rule to mandate that seven percent of federal contractors' workforce is people with disabilities.
Tags: Labor , hiring , disabilities , Patricia Shiu , Trey Hodgkins , TechAmerica , industry
Group advocates for renewal of payroll tax cut, long-term unemployment aid - December 2nd, 2011 and December 9th, 2011
This week on AFGE's "Inside Government" Campaign for America's Future Co-director Roger Hickey discusses efforts to extend the payroll tax cut and long-term unemployment benefits and the impact on the middle class. Dan Roam, author of "Blah, Blah, Blah: What to do When Words Don't Work," and Hooks Book Events President Perry Pidgeon Hooks also appear from the recent Excellence in Government Conference.
Tags: Inside Government , AFGE , Dan Roam , Perry Hooks , Roger Hickey
USPS reviews closing 252 processing plants, cutting workforce
The IG's report outlined several recommendations, some of which the Postal Service have already started implementing.
Tags: Postal Service , USPS , IG , budget , management , technology ,
