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Forty workers let go by the now-fired head of the Department of Economic Security got an early Christmas gift Friday: They’re going to get their jobs back.
Read More »40 workers fired by ex-DES chief may get jobs back
Ducey administration increases number of firings
Gov. Doug Ducey's administration is stepping up the firing of state workers, many of whom can be let go without explanation under a law enacted during his predecessor's administration that revamped the state's personnel system.
Read More »Better than email: Facebook at Work makes instant friends out of state workers 
The state hopes a new computer program will increase efficiency and allow employees across agencies to work together better.
Read More »Our State CIO: Then and Now
Few events have the potential to impact technology and the government like the appointment of a new state CIO. And just over a month ago, this is exactly what happened in Arizona, as former state CIO Aaron Sandeen passed the torch to our new state CIO Morgan Reed.
Read More »Cleaning house: DES director fires 72 for being ‘bullies,’ but did he go too far?
Department of Economic Security Director Tim Jeffries has canned 168 employees since he was appointed department head in February, a pace of more than four firings a week. A spokeswoman for the agency could not say how many of those former employees were considered bullies and liars as well.
Read More »Arizona state employees get raises without needed OKs
Arizona state officials gave pay raises to 169 government workers without getting the required approval from the Department of Administration.
Read More »Domestic partners employed by state gain win at Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court today let stand a ruling that struck down Arizona’s policy of denying benefits for domestic partners of state employees.
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court rejects Arizona gay rights case
The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from Arizona and Nevada involving the rights of same-sex couples.
Read More »Money without merit
Bonuses given to state workers who didn’t surrender protections
Raises for rank-and-file state employees came with a choice last year: Become an at-will employee in exchange for a 5-percent pay bump, or keep those protections and receive the same salaries they’d had since 2007.The amount of money the deal directed toward political appointees and top staff, who are among the highest paid state employees, wasn't widely discussed. Read More »
Generous retirement plan for politicians and judges may soon end, setting the stage for others to follow
Almost 20 years ago the Arizona auditor general warned that the retirement plan for elected officials and judges was too generous — a member could retire with an income twice as large as an employee with the same salary and years of service in one of the state's other plans.
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