Appeals Court Lifts Injunction against DOGE Access to Federal Personnel Files
A federal appeals court has lifted an injunction against DOGE project employees having access to personal information on federal employees …More
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Legal Name Change? Complexity, ‘Unhelpful’ Agency Staff Await, Says Report
Federal employees seeking to have their legal names changed in agency personnel records due to marriage, divorce or other reasons …More
Audit: Rise in ‘Severe Staffing Shortages’ at VA Medical Facilities
The number of “severe staffing shortage” occupations across VA’s medical facilities has increased by about half in the current fiscal …More
Several Agencies Move to Deny Union Contracts; Others Likely to Follow
Federal agencies have begun to disavow union contracts under a March executive order from President Trump to revoke past and …More
Unions Denounce Contract Cancellations; Face Financial Impact
Federal unions representing employees affected by the cancellation of negotiated contracts by some agencies under a Trump administration order—with more …More
‘Only High Performers’ Should Receive Awards, Agencies Told
Agencies are to assure that “high performers—and only high performers—are rewarded appropriately” through monetary and other awards, OPM has said, …More
Guidance on Awards Covers a Range of Scenarios
New OPM guidance to agencies on awards (see related story) covers a range of scenarios, from individual to group awards, …More
OPM Quietly Ends Its Role in ‘Five Things’ Reporting
OPM has quietly ended its role in the program to have federal employees report on five things they accomplished at …More
Current Management Fellows Allowed to Finish Their Programs
The several hundred Presidential Management Fellows currently working in federal agencies can finish their programs even in light of the …More
COVID Vaccination Data to Be Deleted from Federal Personnel Records
OPM has told agencies to delete by September 8 all information in federal employees’ personnel records regarding whether they complied …More
Numbers, Impact of Federal Job Cuts Draw Increasing Scrutiny
An increasing focus is being put on both the numbers and potential impacts of cuts in federal employment even as …More
Court Lifts Last Remaining Ban on Executive Order against Unions
A second federal appeals court has lifted the last remaining injunction that trial judges had issued against the executive order …More
OPM Limits Length of Paid Leave in Reorgs—Starting Next Year
OPM has generally limited to 12 weeks the time an agency can put an employee on administrative leave for “workforce …More
Another Report Warns of Safety Risks to IRS Employees
The inspector general at the IRS has issued the latest in a series of warnings about safety risks to IRS …More
Financial, Health and Other Costs of Whistleblowing Cited, Even When Settling
In a report whose findings could apply as well at other agencies, the GAO has said that even those whistleblowing …More
Mine Safety and Health Administration Whistleblowers Recognized by OSC
Two Mine Safety and Health Administration whistleblowers who disclosed that the agency had failed to inspect 51 active mines in the …More
Three of Five Core TSP Funds Gain in July
Three of the five core TSP funds posted gains in July, led by the small company stock S fund, up …More
Congress Leaving Key Policy, Funding Decisions to the Fall
The Senate is to join the House at the end of this week in a recess until after Labor Day, …More
OPM Tells Agencies to Allow ‘Religious Expression’ in Federal Workplace
OPM has told federal agencies that they are to “robustly” protect and enforce “each federal employee’s right to engage in …More
Agency RIFs, Reorganizations Starting to Take Shape
Long-expected agency RIFs and reorganizations are starting to take shape with announcements by several agencies. A list of agencies has …More
Democrats Press IRS, SSA on Impact of Cutbacks on Customer Service
In separate letters to the IRS and the SSA, more than 50 congressional Democrats have pressed for information on the …More
Senate Panel Raises Concerns about Staff Levels at DoD
The Senate Armed Services Committee in approving its version of the annual DoD authorization bill raised several concerns about staff …More
Guidance on ‘Schedule G’ Stresses Political Oversight
Guidance on the new “Schedule G” category of political appointees stresses the political oversight from OPM and the White House …More
OPM, Congress Focus in on VA Awards Issues
Both the OPM and Congress have focused recently on issues related to cash payments to employees at the VA, the …More
Order Formally Launches ‘Schedule Policy/Career,’ Adds Category of Appointees
President Trump has formally launched the excepted service “Schedule Policy/Career” employment category—successor to the short-lived Schedule F of his first …More
Court Allows Order against Unions to Remain, but Congress Eyes Stepping In
A federal appeals court has refused to block implementation of President Trump’s executive order to strip the majority of federal …More
TSP Passes $1 Trillion in Account Balances
The TSP passed the $1 trillion mark in account balances for the first time in June, hitting $1.006 trillion, due …More
GAO Calls for Stronger Efforts against Fraud in FEHB Program
The risk of fraud against the FEHB program goes well beyond the issue of ineligible persons being covered as family …More
Backlog Starting to Build again at MSPB
A backlog of cases before the MSPB governing board that had been all but cleared out earlier this year has …More
A Pre-RIF Checklist for Every Federal Employee, From a Federal Employment Attorney
The Supreme Court’s July 8 decision allowing federal agencies to resume mass layoffs has transformed what was a looming possibility …More
