Whistleblower protection bill reintroduced Rep. Nancy Mace Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has announced she and a bipartisan group of members of Congress will reintroduce The Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 to strengthen protections for federal employees who expose wrongdoing. When Americans alert the nation to waste, fraud, and abuse by the federal government, they take immense personal, professional, and emotional risks, said Mace. Right now, these brave citizens are vulnerable to vicious campaigns of intimidation and retaliation which put their ability to provide for their families in jeopardy. Whistleblowers help root out corruption and we must ensure they aren t victimized or silenced by those who seek to abuse their power.
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The Office of Personnel Management last week published guidance implementing a provision of the latest COVID-19 relief bill that provides federal employees with up to 15 weeks of additional emergency paid sick leave in connection with the pandemic.
Congress included the program, which authorizes paid leave up to $1,400 per week for federal workers if they are suffering from symptoms of the coronavirus, if they are caring for a family member with COVID-19, if they are getting vaccinated or experiencing symptoms related to the vaccine, or if they are caring for a child whose school or child care center is closed or engaging in virtual learning due to the pandemic, as part of a $1.9 trillion relief package in March.
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email Democrats Introduce Slew of Bills to Strengthen Protections for Federal Workforce
Lawmakers are pushing to bolster diversity efforts at national security agencies, require greater transparency ahead of agency relocation efforts, and reauthorize the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a series of bills aimed at improving protections for federal employees and expanding opportunities for those who belong to minority groups to advance in the national security sector.
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., introduced the National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act, which would require all national security agencies to publish regular reports on their diversity and inclusion efforts, as well as encourage those agencies to expand on programs that provide professional development and career advancement opportunities in a more equitable manner.
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Don’t Expect Trump’s Workforce Policies to Be Reversed Overnight
With the Biden team focused on issues like COVID response and immigration reform, significant action to rescind the Trump administration’s harmful federal workforce policies could take a back seat.
On the eve of President-elect Biden’s inauguration, experts sought to temper expectations regarding the speed at which the new administration will act to rescind the Trump administration’s federal workforce policies.
Federal employee unions and good government experts have consistently urged Biden to act swiftly to rescind three executive orders aimed at making it easier to fire federal workers and reduce the role of unions at agencies.