WH Asks Supreme Court to Remove Barrier to ‘Dozens’ of Pending RIFs; Union Faults ‘Breakneck’ Pace
UPDATED: In what is effectively the first count of pending reductions-in-force across the government, the Trump administration has said that …More
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Appeals Court Upholds Stay on RIFs and Reorganizations; Challenge Filed at Supreme Court
UPDATED: The Ninth Circuit federal court of appeals has upheld a trial judge’s order generally barring federal agencies from conducting …More
HHS Committed ‘Glaring Errors’ in Ordering RIF, Says Suit
A lawsuit charges that HHS committed “glaring errors” in selecting which employees would be separated by a RIF that started …More
House Members Seek Outside Assessment of Postal Employee Safety Initiative
A group of House Democrats has tasked GAO with issuing a report on the status of the Postal Service’s Joint …More
High Court Ruling Could Ease Reverse Discrimination Complaints by Federal Employees
A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court removing a prior restriction on reverse discrimination complaints would apply to the federal …More
Maintenance Backlog at Federal Buildings Accelerating, Says GSA
Deferred maintenance and repairs at federally owned buildings increased by more than 35 percent in 2024 to above $6.1 billion …More
Another Court Finds OPM, DOGE Likely Violated Federal Employee Privacy Rights
A second federal court has ruled that Trump administration officials likely violated federal employees’ privacy rights by exposing personally identifiable …More
OPM Plans to Use Fast-Track Powers to Fire Employees of Other Agencies
OPM has proposed rules under which it could fire employees of other agencies on grounds that they are unsuitable for …More
OPM Sets Hiring Policy Changes Ranging from Routine to Politically Charged
OPM has ordered a range of hiring policy changes that range from routine steps to address long-recognized issues–such as the …More
Upcoming Questions on Federal Job Applications Decried as Trump Loyalty Test
New questions to be added to federal job vacancy announcements for positions at GS-5 and above under the Trump administration’s …More
Detail Emerging on White House Budget Proposal; Points to Further Workforce Cuts
The Trump administration has released further details of a budget proposal for the fiscal year whose start is now only …More
SES Development, Hiring Refocused toward Trump Admin Policies
OPM has refocused SES candidate development and hiring programs toward carrying out Trump administration policies, including revising the standards used …More
TSP Stock Funds Post Strong Gains in May, but S Fund Still Down Year-to-Date
All three stock-based TSP funds posted strong gains in May, with the largest fund, the large company stock C fund, …More
More Changes to Budget Measure Possible as Focus Shifts to Senate
House passage of a long-term tax and spending policy bill has shifted the focus to the Senate, where further changes …More
Court Rejects Request to Green-Light Trump’s Order on Restricting Unions
A federal district court has rejected the Trump administration’s request for a declaration upholding the executive order to bar union …More
Ban on RIFs and Reorgs Extended; Supreme Court Again Sides with White House on MSPB Firing
In two key court actions within the space of a day, a federal district judge has extended a general ban …More
Switch to High-5, Increase in Required Retirement Contributions Dropped as House Sends Key Budget Bill to Senate
UPDATED: The House has passed a sweeping tax and spending bill on a 215 – 214 vote that sends it …More
OSC to Probationers: You’re on Your Own
The Office of Special Counsel has said it will not pursue investigations into whether firings of probationary federal employees should …More
Connolly Remembered as Strong Supporter of Federal Employee Interests
Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and a longtime advocate of federal …More
Appeals Court Reinstates Trump Order against Unions While Challenge Continues
A federal appeals court has lifted a lower court’s injunction against President Trump’s executive order to repudiate existing contracts and to refuse …More
Hill Democrats Expect Agencies to Interpret ‘Schedule Policy/Career’ Authority Broadly
A group of more than two dozen House and Senate Democrats has objected to finalization of the “Schedule Policy/Career” authority, …More
Court Issues Widescale Ban on RIFs, Reorganizations; Administration Appeals
A federal court has ordered that federal agencies stop conducting RIFs and reorganizations under a Trump administration executive order and …More
Begin Closer Monitoring of Employee On-Site Attendance, Agencies Told
OMB has told agencies that they have until July 4 to fully carry out new requirements to more closely monitor …More
VA Ordered to Revert to Management-Friendly Disciplinary Policies
In an executive order, President Trump has told the VA to revert to the management-friendly disciplinary policies in a 2017 …More
Bills on Probationary Periods, Job Protections, Other Issues Introduced
Among bills recently introduced in Congress are House measures to set new standards for probationary periods and to enhance hiring …More
House Panel Revisits FECA-Related Issues
A House committee has revisited long-running issues related to the Federal Employees Compensation Act program, including the question of whether …More
Bill to Increase Line-of-Duty Death Benefits Reintroduced
A bipartisan bill (HR-3317) has been reintroduced to increase payments to survivors on the death of a federal employee in …More
Budget Package Called a Mix of Incentives to Leave, Disincentives to Take Federal Employment
A budgetary package approved last week by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee amounts to a set of incentives …More
Trump Proposes No 2026 Raise for Employees, Cuts in Non-Defense Agencies
President Trump has issued a preliminary budget proposal for the fiscal year starting in October, calling for no pay raise …More
OPM Advocates ‘Forced Distribution’ of ‘Inflated’ SES Performance Ratings
OPM has proposed rules to carry out White House directives on performance evaluations of SES members, aiming to limit how …More
