The U.S. Department of Labor has made a final ruling to apply changes to implementation of the Vietnam Era Veteransâ Readjustment Assistance Act intended to ensure that retired servicemen have access to
MoreWhite House Chief of Staff Jack Lew is the favorite to succeed Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary for President Barack Obama’s second term, Bloomberg reports. However, Hans Nichols and Julianna Goldman report
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House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) wants CEOs at 10 major government contractors to inform the committee if they sought external legal advice on whether they should send layoff notices to
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A bipartisan group of senators has sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), saying Congress and the president should not wait until January
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A trade association representing major defense contractors is projecting mass layoffs of air traffic controllers and closings of control towers if sequestration takes effect, Federal Times reports. The Aerospace Industries Association published
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Federal law does not require federal contractors to notify employees of potential layoffs ahead of potential January budget cuts under sequestration, GovExec reports. Citing a Monday Labor Department notice, Tom Shoop reports
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The Energy Department has relaunched its job search site as it looks to add more cybersecurity and nuclear engineering talent to its ranks. Mike Kane, chief human capital officer, told Federal News
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Congress may be closer to a rare moment of accord, as the Senate voted Monday evening to take up a bill that would repeal a requirement that governments withhold 3 percent of
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President Obama announced three new initiatives to help veterans find jobs during a speech from the Rose Garden Monday and asked Congress to pass two provisions in his jobs proposal that would
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One million U.S. jobs could be lost if the congressional supercommittee fails to agree on a deficit reduction proposal and automatic defense budget cuts are imposed, according to the Aerospace Industries Association,
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