New Beginning for Evaluating Employee Performance
May 02, 2016
The Pentagon is changing the way it determines who is hired, fired, promoted, and demoted.
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Creating a More Hostile Workplace
April 25, 2016
Under a new provision, Congress would leave public servants without a path for justice.
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AFGE Wins Back Pay for DoD Health Care Employees
April 18, 2016
With dozens of events across the country, meeting and organizing new members has never been easier. Find out what's happening in your area?
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Activists Speak Up for Workers on Capitol Hill
March 25, 2016
Attacks to the pay, benefits and jobs of DoD employees are coming from all sides. This group of AFGE activists came to Washington to fight back.
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New Beginnings Explained
March 21, 2016
Defense workers are about to get a good new performance system – but only if the Department of Defense doesn't rush it.
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Not So Fast, Department of Defense
March 18, 2016
Defense workers are about to get a good new performance system – but only if the Department of Defense doesn't rush it.
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Fired Up at Fort Gordon
March 14, 2016
They've been harassed, endangered and brushed aside. This week, Defense workers at Fort Gordon stood together and fought back.
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Meet AFGE’s Police Officer of the Year
February 18, 2016
Sgt. Jody Fiala goes above and beyond the call of duty as lead patrol officer at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Fla. He’s an emergency response expert who has trained more than 5,000 people on what to do during an active shooting incident.
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Senator Takes Emergency Action on Commissaries
February 04, 2016
Congress Contemplates Backtracking Commissary Workers Wages and Benefits
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Obama Enlists Pentagon to Overhaul Security Clearance System, Data Protection
January 28, 2016
After security leaks and personnel data breaches, the Obama Administration is overhauling how we keep our information secure.
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4 Out of 5 Experts Agree: Service Contractors Are Bleeding Taxpayers Dry
January 27, 2016
The Department of Defense wastes tens of billions of dollars every year hiring service contractors to do work that federal employees can do for two to three times less.
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Pentagon Targets Military Families for Cuts
January 14, 2016
As military families are trying to make ends meet the Pentagon is working hard to make life even more difficult.
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How would you spend $5.7 billion every year?
January 11, 2016
Did you know there are 340,000 active-duty service members performing non-combat support jobs throughout the Department of Defense?
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Air Force Plans to Lay Off 1,000 Civilian Workers
January 10, 2016
The Air Force just announced it’s about to carry out a reduction in force for 1,000 civilians. Here’s what you need to know.
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DoD Cuts Civilian Employees While Throwing Money at Contractors
January 09, 2016
Congress demanded that the Department of Defense cut civilian workers’ jobs to save money. So why are they spending more on service contractors this year?
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