Congress considers giving federal workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave [repost]
By: Anna Claire Vollers | avollers@al.com | Dec. 14, 2019| Source: Al.com) Congress could fundamentally change how the American workplace treats parents if the Senate passes a…
Cloud, AI Skills Top List of Talent Needs for Federal Government CIOs [repost]
(By: FedScoop Staff | Dec. 20, 2019 | Source: FedScoop) Federal IT leaders foresee a significant need for a wide range of IT skills at their agencies…
Acting Administrator Pilkerton’s Statement on USMCA Agreement [repost]
Source: SBARelease Date: Tuesday, December 10 2019Release Number: 19-62Contact: carol.wilkerson@sba.gov WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Small Business Administration Acting Administrator Chris Pilkerton issued the following statement in response to a successful conclusion…
Oracle allegedly underpaid women and minorities by $400 million. Now the details are set to come out in court. [repost]
The Department of Labor is bringing one of the largest federal anti-discrimination cases to go before a judge (By: Nitasha Tiku | Dec. 5, 2019 | Source:…
‘Healthy Holly’ fallout: City Council president seeks review of Baltimore contracts with financier J.P. Grant [repost]
(By: KEVIN RECTOR and LUKE BROADWATER | Dec. 4, 2019 | Source: The Baltimore Sun) City Council President Brandon Scott has asked Baltimore’s inspector general to review the last…
In cost-cutting, FedLoan student loan call center in Chester closing next year [repost]
(By: Erin Arvedlund and Bob Fernandez | Dec. 4, 2019 | Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) As part of a larger cost-cutting effort, the student loan servicer FedLoan’s call center…
UAW leaders approve Fiat Chrysler labor deal that includes $9,000 ratification bonuses, improved benefits [repost]
(By: Michael Wayland | Dec. 4, 2019 | Source: CNBC ) Key Points The deal includes the Italian-American automaker investing $9 billion in its U.S. manufacturing operations,…
Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update December 2019 [repost]
(By: Jessica C. Abrahams, John G. Horan, Dana B. Pashkoff, Michelle Y. Francois | Dec. 4, 2019 | Source: The National Law Review, Drinker Biddle & Reath…
Alliance announced between TeamingPro, Inc. and The Intelligence Community, Inc. to support federal contractors [repost]
(By: TeamingPro, Inc. | Dec. 4, 2019 | Source: PRNewswire) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. and VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. and WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — TeamingPro, Inc. and The Intelligence Community, Inc. are pleased to…
Defense company owners could see more scrutiny [repost]
(By: MARK ROCKWELL | Dec. 4, 2019 | Source: Defense Systems) The Defense Department must dig deeper into who owns the companies that sell DOD goods and…