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VA sees its special pay authorities driving up workforce retention

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeing signs that some of its newer special pay authorities are leading to improvements in workforce retention. read more

VA employee discipline back in the spotlight as lawmakers move new bills

The results of any investigation into alleged wrongdoing by VA employees would be permanently noted in their records under the Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act, which the House VA Committee ... read more

WorkForce West Virginia announces upcoming Statewide Virtual Job Fair date

An upcoming Statewide Virtual Job Fair date was announced by WorkForce West Virginia. The job fair will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, and both job seekers and employers are ... read more

VA to Demand Productivity Increases From Employees to Fix Budget Hole

Holt, director of VA Portland health care, said he needed to eliminate 160 positions by October, the result of workforce cuts in the federal agency’s latest budget following a recent hiring spree. read more

3 Central Va. counties hold career signing day for students entering workforce

A Career Signing Day in three Central Virginia counties celebrated students who secured full-time employment in their high school program of study. read more

Virginia Board of Education approves $25.4M for six new lab schools

The Virginia Board of Education approved $25.4 million for six new lab schools Thursday. State officials accelerated the approval process to use the existing lab school funding before the current ... read more

Youngkin will visit Europe for his third international trade mission as Virginia governor

Glenn Youngkin will visit Germany, Denmark, Finland and Switzerland next week for his third international trade mission as Virginia governor. Youngkin, a Republican, will meet with Finland's president ... read more

Rocket Report: SLS workforce cuts; New Glenn launch to launch in the early fall

SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland is on track to launch the United Kingdom’s first vertical rocket into orbit, the BBC reports. The Civil Aviation Authority has granted a range license to the Scottish ... read more

Virginia Governor’s Adviser Named Chief Transformation Officer

Longtime business leader Robert Ward, senior adviser to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin since 2023, has been appointed to help state officials in realizing change and modernization. read more

W.Va. among first approved to unlock millions of federal broadband expansion dollars

West Virginia is among the first three states to be approved to start accessing millions of federal dollars for broadband expansion. The upshot is West Virginia can […] ... read more

SECNAV Advocates Increased Legal Immigration to Increase Shipbuilder Workforce

The secretary of the Navy said the shortage of workers in the U.S. shipbuilding industry could be partially alleviated by allowing more legal immigrants into the country to work in ... read more