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- Union demands federal prison leaders be held in contempt after agency ‘openly defies’ court order
- Federal employees’ health insurance premiums to rise by double digits for third straight year
- Retiring in 2027? Picking the right date could pay off
- Renewed CISA support comes too late for midterm prep, some election officials say
- Following court order, OPM replaces 'favorite EO' question for jobseekers
- Your federal benefits changed this year. Here’s what to know
- Maryland gets nonprofit support to implement new work requirements
- Feds target school internet subsidies in ed-tech backlash even as Trump touts AI
- Lawmakers call on leadership to override Trump’s planned pay freeze
- NASA employees: EEOC committed ‘flagrant distortions’ to decertify class complaint
- ‘I love to solve problems’: Awards program honors feds who improved the delivery of public services
- Judge grants temporary pause in USDA relocations in new lawsuit
- Council News Today — September 11, 2026
- What 9/11 can teach federal families about benefits
- Don’t let federal agencies judge their own discrimination cases
- Air traffic controllers are still waiting on 2.8% of their congressionally approved pay raise
- OPM memo pushes agencies to speed up hiring with AI
- Unions: OPM’s suitability and performance management overhauls assert ‘plenary’ authority over federal firing
- Unions accuse mediation agency of ‘doublespeak’ in updated lawsuit
- Federal job listings provide clues for next set of Schedule P/C conversions
- Life happened. Now what about your retirement benefits?
- Plans to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building blocked by federal judge
- Bill expanding paid leave for feds is pared back in Senate
- Key oversight and federal workforce nominees confirmed by Senate
- CDC gets a new chief as agency faces questions over its direction
- LGBTQ+ feds sue to restore FEHB coverage of gender affirming care
- Council News Today — July 31, 2026
- Why time, not timing, is the biggest retirement advantage for federal employees
- Staffing cuts are leaving federal statistical agencies stretched thin
- Council News Today — July 29, 2026
- 8 midterm races for federal employees to watch
- Some former federal employees are still struggling to find the right fit
- Union demands federal prison leaders be held in contempt after agency ‘openly defies’ court order
- Using holiday lights to inform hurricane recovery? Award honors ‘seemingly odd’ federally funded research that brings about groundbreaking discoveries
- Cyber threats put water systems at risk
- GSA still has problems with location data for federal properties, watchdog finds
- Housing finance agency chief moves to slash watchdog’s budget, leading Democrats to demand his resignation
- Federal employees’ health insurance premiums to rise by double digits for third straight year