1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (274+ words) The House passed the Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act (H.R. 5578) after a similar bill unanimously passed the Senate in May. Differences between the House and Senate versions must be worked out before the bill can head to President Trump’s desk....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (427+ words) A group of Democratic lawmakers is demanding more information from President Trump on the 8,000 career federal employees classified into the new Schedule Policy/Career job category. This as the administration is reportedly mulling converting additional workers into Schedule Policy/Career,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (383+ words) A third-party arbitrator ordered the U.S. Forest Service to restore telework and remote work agreements for roughly 20,000 employees represented by the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE). In his decision, Arbitrator Robert T. Simmelkjaer ruled that the Forest Service violated its collective…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (431+ words) According to CDC leadership, the agency elevated its Ebola response to a Level 1 activation because of the size and complexity of the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A Level 1 response requires the agency to dedicate its highest level…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (528+ words) The Trump administration proposed sweeping changes to the federal employee disciplinary process, including retiring the decades-old Douglas factors, the 12 criteria agencies use to determine disciplinary penalties. It’s all part of the administration’s push to boost accountability in a proposed rule…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (508+ words) The formal movement of federal employees into the new Schedule Policy/Career job category– which removes some traditional civil service protections, including appeal rights related to certain personnel actions – has started. Schedule Policy/Career is the successor to Schedule F…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (494+ words) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is scaling back performance bonuses for some employees while also beginning preparations to convert certain positions into the new Schedule Policy/Career category. On bonuses, HHS is scaling back performance bonuses and…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (285+ words) The House Oversight Committee is investigating whether federal agencies rely too heavily on settlements in employee disputes instead of pursuing litigation. Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said that settlements are the “dominant resolution mechanism across the federal administrative adjudication landscape…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (494+ words) The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with a major reorganization that includes relocating its headquarters, closing regional offices, and shifting to a new leadership structure. Agency officials say the goal is to streamline operations, but the transition will take time…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (332+ words) The Trump administration continues to streamline and redefine the federal workforce, launching a pair of initiatives aimed at reshaping how government jobs are defined and classified. A new survey is coming, giving federal employees the chance to discuss their jobs…...