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National VA Council

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Official Bluesky account for AFGE National VA Council. We are a union representing over 300,000 employees of VA Medical Centers and National Cemeteries nationwide. We PROUDLY serve those who served! linktr.ee/NationalVACouncil

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GovExec@govexec.bsky.social · last wk.

A documentary captures a moment of upheaval for the federal workforce through the stories of the people who lived it. “Heist” follows former civil servants navigating job loss, uncertainty and what comes next. Sean Michael Newhouse reports:

New documentary recounts ‘free-for-all attitude of cruelty’ toward axed federal employees

The movie, which was filmed during the start of the second Trump administration, examines the human and societal effects of recent federal job cuts.

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GovExec@govexec.bsky.social · 3w ago

House Republicans delayed action on a sweeping VA package for a second time after internal GOP concerns over proposed offsets tied to sleep apnea and tinnitus disability benefits stalled the bill. Here's what held it up and what comes next. By Erich Wagner:

House GOP cancels VA overhaul vote again

House Republicans narrowly defeated a motion that would have sent the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act back to committee but has struggled to build support for its counter to a looming discharge…

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GovExec@govexec.bsky.social · last mo.

The Douglas factors have shaped federal employee discipline for more than four decades. The Trump administration says they've become too rigid. Former officials and employment attorneys say scrapping them could have far-reaching consequences. Erich Wagner reports:

Trump wants to scrap a key framework for federal employee discipline

Officials said the Douglas factors, 12 criteria federal agencies have used for 45 years to devise and justify discipline for misconduct, are too restrictive and “mechanistic.” Practitioners disagree.

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GovExec@govexec.bsky.social · last mo.

Who's measuring the federal workforce, and who gets to see the results? OPM wants agencies to run their own employee surveys, ask fewer required questions and decide for themselves how much data to make public. Erich Wagner explains what that could mean:

OPM proposes ‘decentralized’ FEVS with fewer questions and less transparency

Agencies would be expected to conduct their own workforce surveys each year, with little rules on how much, or how little, they divulge to the public about it.

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National VA Council@afgenvac.bsky.social · last mo.

IMPORTANT: This information should not be downloaded using government equipment, read during duty time or sent to others using government equipment. "AFGE will be submitting formal comments detailing our opposition to the proposed rule."

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GovExec@govexec.bsky.social · last mo.

A vote on the House GOP's sweeping VA package is off the table for now after opposition from Democrats, veterans groups and labor advocates intensified over proposed benefit cuts and expanded private-sector care. Erich Wagner reports: buff.ly/Tjlgdg0

As opposition mounts, House cancels vote on VA overhaul bill

House Democrats and veterans service organizations warned that a bill Republicans claim will increase benefits "robs Peter to pay Paul" and hastens efforts to privatize veteran health care.

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