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Dealing with negative workplace issues

Host Derrick Dortch will talk about employment verification and reference checking with Jeff Shane, executive vice president of Allison and Taylor.
November 11, 2011(Encore presentation March 23, 2012)

Tags: Fed Access , Employment verificaton , reference checks , Derrick Dortch , Jeff Shane , Allison and Taylor

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Staffing and funding shortages plaguing Federal Bureau of Prisons - November 11th, 2011

This week on AFGE's "Inside Government" Council of Prison Locals President Dale Deshotel details the danger of not properly staffing and funding the Bureau of Prisons. AFGE local presidents John Garvey, Mike Guerrissi and Vernon Steed shed light on workplace concerns at their respective agencies. Also, we report from Occupy Oakland and AFGE's recent rally to support Social Security Administration workers.

Tags: AFGE , Inside Government , Vernon Steed , Mike Guerrissi , John Garvey , Dale Deshotel

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Senate approves resolution marking FEB 50th anniversary

The Senate Thursday approved a resolution marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Federal Executive Boards. The resolution, which was sponsored by Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), commemorates the anniversary and notes the work played by the national communication network of the federal government.

Tags: FEB , OPM , Congress , Senate , Daniel Akaka , Daniel Inouye , Carl Levin , Scott Brown

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Labor Department rolls out job-search website for veterans

Jane Oates, the assistant secretary for the Employment and Training Administration at the Labor Department, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss how a new veteran-specific job website works.

Tags: hiring , Labor , VA , DoD , My Next Move , Jane Oates , Federal Drive

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Senate committee approves bipartisan Postal Service reform bill

A plan to cut the Postal Service's costs so it can stay in business has passed the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Relations Committee. Majority Leader Harry Reid has promised a vote on the Senate floor as soon as possible, according to committee leaders.

Tags: USPS , Senate , Joe Lieberman , Jon Tester , Tom Carper , Susan Collins , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee , Tom Coburn , FERS , budget , Emily Kopp

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OPM sets reinvestigations at every 5 years for 'public trust' feds

Agency issued a final rule today implementing the 2009 Executive Order requiring certain employees to be reexamined more often.

Tags: OPM , Jason Miller , security investigations

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CHCO Council rallies around USAJobs

Agency chief human capital officers showed support for the latest version of the federal jobs website despite its rocky launch. They thanked the Office of Personnel Management for frequent updates on fixes. The council gathered Tuesday for its annual public meeting.

Tags: CHCO Council , diversity , OPM , USAJobs , technology , hiring , Pat Tamburrino , John Berry , Emily Kopp

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New federal hiring concentrated in DoD, VA, DHS

Despite considerations to cut federal workforce sizes, three agencies' staff have been growing in recent years.

Tags: Tom Shoop , Government Executive , management , In Depth , DoD , DHS , VA

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Supercommittee Tracker

Track recommendations on federal pay, benefits and retirement made to the supercommittee by top Congressional leaders and the White House.

Tags: supercommittee , management , budget , Congress , House , Senate , Elijah Cummings , Joe Lieberman , Susan Collins , Barack Obama , Darrell Issa , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , pay and benefits , retirement , hiring , deficit , Jolie Lee , Jack Moore

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SSA, AFGE still at negotiating impasse

Nearly two years of negotiating has led to a stalemate between the Social Security Administration and its largest union, the American Federation of Government Employees. The protracted dispute mars the Obama administration's otherwise productive attempts to collaborate formally with federal unions.

Tags: Social Security Administration , Michael Astrue , IFPTE , Greg Junemann , AFGE , Witold Skwierczynski , FMA , Jessica Klement , unions , Labor , management , National Council on Federal Labor Management Relations , Emily Kopp

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