Department of Labor

Federal effort that reduced coal mining dangers

Few occupations match the many dangers of coal mining. Even to this day, miners experience the dangers of mine collapses.

Workforce

Labor Department hires help to fill specialized talent pipeline

Workforce

Contractors feel the pinch of false claims act cases

Contracting

Drew Friedman, Federal News Network

Rachel Shonfield and Lashea Williams at FAIR Act rally

Lawmakers call telework protest ‘hypocritical’

Federal Newscast

Washington DC USA , Sep 03 2019 : Labor sign and building.

Federal construction contractors have a slew of new compliance headaches

Contracting

‘Eye-watering kind of fraud’: Improper payments account for third of pandemic unemployment program’s funds

Big Data

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

For lots of federal jobs, apprenticeship is the way to go

Federal Report

Contractors take issue with gigantic new rule from the Labor Department

Contracting

Labor Department now has better ability to dig into discrimination claims against federal contractors

Federal Newscast

Curbside service to assist with hearing aid issues
Drive-through set up for Veterans

Many veterans not getting the lifeline they need from TAP

Federal Report

How to achieve your agency’s CX goals

Federal Insights

Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 26: Tech & DEIA Opportunities

Host Dave Wennegren and his guests discuss DEIA efforts in government and some upcoming tech opportunities.

Accelerating Government

Secure, seamless citizen services are driven by modern identity management

During this exclusive webinar, moderator Jason Miller will discuss the shift to the cloud and identity and access management strategy with agency and industry…

Federal Insights

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, the entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington. Unemployment fraud in the U.S. has reached dramatic levels during the pandemic: more than $63 billion has been paid out improperly through fraud or errors since March 2020. Criminals are seizing on the opportunity created by the pandemic and are making false claims using stolen information. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Fraud tallies from pandemic spending just keep piling up

Agency Oversight

The federal unemployment insurance program has been rife with fraud for decades. But Labor Department programs created for pandemic relief spawned so much fraud, the department is opening a hundred new investigative cases a week.