Trump Calls for Pay Freeze
President Trump has issued a letter to Congress on federal pay in 2019, as expected again favoring a freeze on …More
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Court Blocks Main Parts of Trump Orders
A federal district court has barred implementation of main parts of all three of President Trump’s recent executive orders on …More
Some Elements of Orders Left in Place
A federal district court’s ruling invalidating parts of the Trump administration’s May 25 executive orders on disciplinary and union matters …More
Effect of Court Ruling on Executive Orders May Take Time to Play Out
Although federal employee unions have already started to press agencies to comply with a federal court’s ruling against key parts …More
OMB Tells Agencies to Streamline Operations
OMB has told agencies to “streamline operations” as part of the administration’s initiative to shift from what it calls “low-value” …More
More Automation of Federal Work Envisioned
Like the previously issued Trump administration management initiatives, a new OMB memo on shifting to higher-priority work cites the potential …More
Technical Abilities Still a Key to Reaching SES, Study Says
Although the SES was designed to be a cadre of experts in leadership, in practice agencies typically look for specific …More
Opportunity for Pay Freeze Coming Up
Another opportunity lies just ahead for President Trump to advocate for a freeze on federal pay rates in 2019, although …More
MSPB Faults Implementation, Not Laws on Poor Performers
Criticisms that federal agencies don’t sufficiently deal with underperforming employees were a major motivation behind the last major reform of …More
Record Spotty on Merit Pay, MSPB Says, but ‘Failure Not Inevitable’
The federal government has a checkered history in trying to more closely link pay to performance, although the success of …More
Changing Nature of Federal Workforce Underscored
A recent MSPB publication looking back on the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act says that as changes to that law …More
RIP, Rule of Three
The DoD budget measure now signed into law officially rings the death knell for the “rule of three,” at one …More
GAO Stresses Prevention along with Punishment on Misconduct
While disciplinary actions draw the most attention regarding misconduct by federal employees, there are other ways to respond to it, …More
Orders Will Impact Disciplinary Choices, Says GAO
GAO has said that a recent executive order stating that agencies are not required to use progressive discipline “will affect …More
Defense Bill Signed; Freezes Buyouts at 25K, 2.6% Uniformed Raise
President Trump has signed into law the annual defense authorization bill which keeps the buyout amount at $25,000 for non-defense …More