With Potential 2017 Federal Job Cuts Looming, OPM Updates Furlough and RIF Guidance

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With Potential 2017 Cuts Looming, OPM Updates Furlough and RIF Guidance

'...OPM also issued new guidance on possible reductions in force, titled “Workforce Reshaping Operations Handbook.” The agency put forward the new manual to “provide assistance to agencies that are considering and/or undergoing some times of reshaping (e.g. reorganization, management directed reassignments, furlough, transfer of function, reduction in force.)” The guidance details layoff procedures under federal law and regulations...'

Reference: www.govexec.com
Tags: Federal Employee Furlough, RIF, Workforce Reshaping Operations Handbook,

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Let the furloughs begin!

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Alternatives to sequester could hit federal employees in other ways

'...Political leaders met Friday but failed, at least for now, to find a path away from budget cuts that threaten more than 1 million employees with up to 22 unpaid days off, for most starting as early as April....'

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com
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Federal employees began receiving furlough notices on Friday

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Federal Furlough Notices Go Out As Sequestration Takes Effect

'...More than 1 million federal employees face the possibility of unpaid time off due to the across-the-board spending cuts. While some notices are going out on Friday, the furloughs will not actually take effect until April...'

Reference: www.huffingtonpost.com
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1000's of FAA workers furloughed

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FAA furloughs thousands amid congressional funding stalemate

'...(Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration, the arm of the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for air passenger safety, furloughed about 4,000 of its workers on Saturday...'

Reference: www.reuters.com
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Federal Furlough Lawsuit

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Union files lawsuit regarding government shutdown

'...The American Federation of Government Employees filed a lawsuit in federal court on March 30 seeking details on agencies’ shutdown plans, AFGE National President John Gage announced today at a National Press Club newsmaker event....'

Reference: www.afge.org
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Guidance for Employees Facing Furlough

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Fed Agency Offers Guidance for Employees Facing Shutdown

'...Federal employees uncertain of whether they are going to work next week can reference a one-page document from the federal Office of Personnel Management for answers....'

Reference: www.nbcwashington.com
Tags: Guidance for Employees Facing Shutdown, Federal Employee Furlough,

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Federal Employee Furlough and Shutdown Q and A

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Most Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Regarding Shutdowns and Furloughs

'...Understandably, this situation has generated some anxiety among federal employees regarding how a government shutdown would affect them. Of particular concern is the fact that many federal employees would be “furloughed” or released without pay for the duration of that shutdown....'

Reference: ourpublicservice.org
Tags: Federal Employee Furlough, DoD Furlough, Federal Shutdown,

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'Excepted' employees are required to work during a shutdown

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Government Shutdown Overview

'...On April 8 the current resolution comes to an end, so federal agencies are preparing for a possible government shutdown if legislators of both parties can’t reach an agreement....'

Reference: compoundcaptive via tucsoncitizen.com
Tags: Federal Employee Furlough

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Memo details Department of Defense Shutdown Plans

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Draft Memo Outlines DoD Shutdown Plans

'...If the U.S. federal government shuts down, all military personnel would be required to continue working without pay, according to the memo. The military would continue to operate in Afghanistan, and troops would continue to prepare for deployment. But many civilian DoD employees could be furloughed. ...'

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Tags: DoD Furlough, Federal Employee Furlough

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Federal Employee Furlough and Pay and Benefit Cuts on the Table

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Two GOP freshmen to handle federal worker issues

'...federal pay and benefits could be especially contentious. President Obama last year ordered a two-year pay freeze for all federal employees, but the bipartisan deficit commission and several Republican lawmakers want to use a three-year pay freeze, furloughs and...'

Reference: washingtonpost.com
Tags: Federal Employee Furlough

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