OPM Issues FAQs on Weather and Safety Leave
Following is a set of frequently asked questions on weather and safety leave recently issued by OPM. Q1: What is …More
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Survey Provides Demographic Snapshot of Federal Workforce
Following is the portion of the recent Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey report showing the demographics of respondents. Characteristic Number Responded …More
Report Shows Whistleblower Complaints Increasing at DoD
Following is the portion of a new report from the Defense Department inspector general’s office on trends in whistleblower complaints. …More
MSPB Suggests Improvements in Hiring
Following is a new MSPB white paper on needed improvements in federal hiring, including putting more emphasis on getting managers …More
EEOC Issues Update on Religious Discrimination, Accommodations
Following is an article in a recent compilation of EEOC decisions involving federal employees providing an overview of law regarding …More
Penalty Tables, Progressive Discipline Hamper Management, OPM Says
Following are sections from recent OPM guidance strongly discouraging agencies from committing to using tables of penalties or progressive discipline …More
OPM Guidance on Complying with Orders Says More Is Coming
Following is OPM guidance to agencies on complying with three 2018 executive orders on union- and disciplinary-related matters now that …More
GAO Cites Need for Better Compensation, Other Steps
Improving compensation for federal employees is one of the steps GAO cited at a recent House hearing for addressing the …More
Performance Appraisals Not Meeting Their Goals, Says MSPB
Following is an article in a new MSPB publication calling for improvements to the performance appraisal process. It is September, …More
New Standards Proposed on Disciplinary Decisions
Following are the key sections of OPM’s proposed rules to change the standards on which disciplinary decisions would be taken, …More
EEOC Summarizes Types of Relief It May Order
Following are excerpts from a recent article by the EEOC summarizing the types of relief it may grant when it …More
Trump Calls Default Federal Raise ‘Inappropriate’
Following is President Trump’s letter to Congress setting an “alternative” raise figure of 2.6 percent for January 2020. Dear Madam …More
Report Addresses Role of IGs in Whistleblowing
Following are portions of a recent report from the interagency council of inspectors general on the role IGs play regarding …More
Agencies Cite Benefits to Themselves, Employees of Loan Reimbursements
Following is the section of the most recent annual report on use of the student loan reimbursement authority for federal …More
Hiring Freeze at State Had ‘Broadly Negative’ Effects, Audit Finds
Following are the summary and several key portions of an inspector general review of the impact of the State Department’s …More