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Biden’s pick for OPM deputy director addresses concerns about federal hiring, retirement processing

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President Joe Biden’s nominee for second-in-command at the Office of Personnel Management, Rob Shriver, shared his priorities for the federal workforce with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. During a Sept. 29 nomination hearing, the committee raised concerns about the future of telework, the federal hiring process and delays in retirement processing — all of which are involved in OPM’s mission. Telework was a prominent issue for a few of the committee members. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) asked Shriver about the governmentwide telework policy for agencies, saying that…

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Lawmakers raise concerns about EEOC return to office plans

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As some agencies start to reenter office spaces, lawmakers are raising concerns about return-to-office plans for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-Va.), ranking member on the Committee on Education and Labor, and James Comer (R-Ky.), ranking member on the Committee on Oversight and Reform, said the lag on reentry would delay the commission’s ability to efficiently review and resolve discrimination charges. “We are unaware of any plan for the commission to return the remainder of its workforce of approximately 2,000 employees to in-person service,” the authors said…

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In call with China’s Xi, Biden stresses rights concerns, need for free Indo-Pacific – Reuters

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In call with China’s Xi, Biden stresses rights concerns, need for free Indo-Pacific  Reuters In call with Xi, Biden raises concerns over human rights, trade  Al Jazeera English Biden raises concerns with Chinese president in first official phone call  NBC News Biden, in Call With Xi, Talks of ‘Unfair Economic Practices’  Bloomberg US President Joe Biden forms military task force to tackle China  Hindustan Times View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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