federal workers /tags/federal-workers federal workers en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:08:03 GMT Colorado search and rescue groups face uncertainty after flip-flopping decisions from the federal government /news/2025-03-13/colorado-search-and-rescue-groups-face-uncertainty-after-flip-flopping-decisions-from-the-federal-government Colorado relies on search and rescue groups to keep people safe in the backcountry, but officials say they're struggling to keep up with recent changes at the federal level. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:08:03 GMT /news/2025-03-13/colorado-search-and-rescue-groups-face-uncertainty-after-flip-flopping-decisions-from-the-federal-government Alex Murphy How Donald Trump’s return-to-office order will affect the 45,000 federal employees throughout Colorado /news/2025-01-28/how-donald-trumps-return-to-office-order-will-affect-the-45-000-federal-employees-throughout-colorado At least 44,500 federal workers are in Colorado. According to federal data, most work in-person at the office for some or all of the work week. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tamara Chuang, and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:17:22 GMT /news/2025-01-28/how-donald-trumps-return-to-office-order-will-affect-the-45-000-federal-employees-throughout-colorado Tamara Chuang, The Colorado Sun Federal hiring freeze thaws for avalanche forecasters /2024-12-12/federal-hiring-freeze-thaws-for-avalanche-forecasters Avalanche centers across our region were exempted from a U.S. Forest Service hiring pause for seasonal workers. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:48:42 GMT /2024-12-12/federal-hiring-freeze-thaws-for-avalanche-forecasters Hanna Merzbach 'Unacceptable': Colorado's federal lawmakers respond to U.S. Forest Service seasonal hiring freeze /news/2024-10-31/unacceptable-colorados-federal-lawmakers-respond-to-u-s-forest-service-seasonal-hiring-freeze Local governments including Summit County, Eagle County, Pitkin County, Chaffee County and the towns of Vail and Aspen provide funds to U.S. Forest Service seasonal positions impacted by the hiring freeze. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-31/unacceptable-colorados-federal-lawmakers-respond-to-u-s-forest-service-seasonal-hiring-freeze Ryan Spencer, Summit Daily News Survey of National Park Service employees shows an agency that's 'fallen on hard times' /regional-news/2023-05-10/surveys-of-national-park-service-employees-show-an-agency-thats-fallen-on-hard-times The Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan nonprofit, recently released its annual rankings of the best places to work in the federal government. It found that working at a national park is no picnic. Wed, 10 May 2023 21:58:16 GMT /regional-news/2023-05-10/surveys-of-national-park-service-employees-show-an-agency-thats-fallen-on-hard-times Emma VandenEinde For These Federal Employees, Telework Means Productivity Is Up, Their Backlog Is Down /npr-news/npr-news/2020-05-05/for-these-federal-employees-telework-means-productivity-is-up-their-backlog-is-down Some 53,000 of the Social Security Administration's employees are working from home. And the agency's backlog of pending cases has fallen by 11% since March 23. Tue, 05 May 2020 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2020-05-05/for-these-federal-employees-telework-means-productivity-is-up-their-backlog-is-down Brian Naylor Nearly 200 Federal Workers in Colorado Have Applied For Unemployment Amid Shutdown /politics/2018-12-31/nearly-200-federal-workers-in-colorado-have-applied-for-unemployment-amid-shutdown At least 196 furloughed federal employees in Colorado have applied for unemployment benefits from the state, a number that will likely rise as the… Mon, 31 Dec 2018 21:34:46 GMT /politics/2018-12-31/nearly-200-federal-workers-in-colorado-have-applied-for-unemployment-amid-shutdown Matt Bloom