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Employee unions are challenging the Trump administration’s moves to fire vast swaths of the federal workforce, saying they violate regulations for carrying out mass “RIFs” across government. In a new lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday, five… read more
The Trump administration is looking further scale down the size of the federal workforce by giving federal employees governmentwide the option to voluntarily resign from their positions in exchange for eight months of pay. In an email the Office of… read more
President Donald Trump is launching his Department of Government Efficiency within the White House’s governmentwide IT and design shop, according to an executive order he signed Monday evening. Trump’s executive order makes DOGE an official part of… read more
A federal judge in Massachusetts barred the government on Thursday from imposing a midnight deadline on federal workers who were offered a deferred resignation plan, freezing the government from implementing the deadline until a hearing on Monday… read more
After 38 years of SEC service and 5 years as the Vice President of NTEU Chapter 293, Lance Alworth retired from the agency effective January 11, 2025. He has been replaced by CHRO union steward Drew O'Brien.
President Donald Trump has revived a familiar executive order aiming to remove civil service protections for a large portion of the federal workforce, in effect making many career federal employees at-will and easier to fire. The executive order… read more
The incoming Trump administration is preparing executive orders aimed at the federal workforce that could be implemented within days, kicking off an effort that they see as essential for wresting power away from career government employees,… read more
We join the nation in mourning the death of former President Jimmy Carter, whose dedication to public service and humanitarian work has left an indelible mark on our country. With his support, Congress passed the milestone Civil Service Reform Act… read more
The Senate passed a 3-month continuing resolution, just hours after the House, sending it to President Biden. The final CR, which extends funding through March 14, 2025, also provides disaster relief and extends the farm bill for one year.… read more
After walking away from the bipartisan spending deal, House Republican leadership has so far failed to come up with a new plan to fund the government that can pass before the deadline at midnight tonight.
Last night, Republicans reversed their position on the bipartisan deal for a continuing resolution (CR) that they had announced earlier this week, raising the risk of a shutdown when government funding expires on Friday night.
For the career civil service, there are still many unknowns in the days following President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 election win. But many longtime federal workforce experts are at the very least anticipating a revival of Schedule F...
President-elect Trump’s forthcoming government efficiency commission is hoping to institute large-scale layoffs of federal employees and force civil servants to work in their offices five days per week, according to one of the business executives… read more
In a report whose message could apply as well at other agencies, the inspector general of the SEC has cautioned that progress the agency has made in recruiting and retaining staff could be put at risk by continuing budgetary “austerity measures”… read more
In the immediate wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 election, many federal groups and unions are deliberating their next steps amid what they anticipate will be a significantly shifted… read more
On Monday, November 11, our nation will observe Veterans Day and pay tribute to those who have served. The union honors our veterans.
The continued higher rates of offsite working following the spike during the pandemic “could help older people with disabilities, who might otherwise find it hard to get or keep jobs,” says a report from the Center for Retirement Research...
Here’s why the embattled SEC chair is a hot-button presidential issue...The man in question is Gary Gensler, an economist who formerly worked at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As SEC chair, he… read more
Union Members Will Have Access to Consumers’ Checkbook’s Online Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees and Annuitants
Union members will again have access to Consumers’ Checkbook’s online Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees and Annuitants. All NTEU members who currently are, or are planning to participate in Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB)… read more
Several former United States regulators and securities lawyers reportedly said Robinhood chief legal officer Dan Gallagher could be a contender for Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (… read more
Commercially available location data has outed Planned Parenthood visitors and gay priests — and a newly published research paper shows that federal investigations are at risk of being tracked without their knowledge as well. Researchers have now… read more
The federal government has canceled the lease for a new Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters, throwing plans for the new office into disarray...
Recently, FTC employees overwhelmingly voted for NTEU as their exclusive representative. The election is the culmination of the work of a committed group of employees who want to have a meaningful voice in their working conditions. The FTC employee-… read more
OPM Announces 2025 Premium Rates for Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and FEDVIP (Dental and Vision) Insurance
Yesterday, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced rate information for FEHB/FEDVIP insurance plans for 2025. According to OPM, federal employees' contribution to their health plans is expected to increase by 13.5% next year. This would… read more
Enrollees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program are about to see the largest annual increase in their health insurance costs in at least a decade...