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‘It’s The Price is Right’: How USCIS artificially deflated employee ratings under forced distribution mandate
Agencies previously warned OPM that enforcing a forced distribution of performance ratings contradicts merit systems principles and reduces collaboration and cohesion among employees.
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‘A rushed and complicated system.’ Federal employees say they’re in the dark over limited top ratings 
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Cheryl Mason, inspector general of the Veterans Affairs Department, speaks during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Oct. 29, 2025. Mason is also the chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.
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The Natural Resources Conservation Service is giving employees facing relocation across the country a shot at voluntary reassignment to a vacant position in their local commuting area
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‘Last chance to stay where you are.’ USDA gives some employees facing relocation a shot at unfilled local jobs 
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services conducted a forced distribution as part of its 2025 performance appraisal process, months before such a practice became legal under federal regulations.
Management
‘It’s The Price is Right’: How USCIS artificially deflated employee ratings under forced distribution mandate
Agencies previously warned OPM that enforcing a forced distribution of performance ratings contradicts merit systems principles and reduces collaboration and cohesion among employees.
Management
‘A rushed and complicated system.’ Federal employees say they’re in the dark over limited top ratings 
The National Nuclear Security Administration had shrunk to 1,755 civil servants by the second quarter of fiscal 2026.
Oversight
Oversight of nuclear material security cut back due to civil service reductions, GAO finds
Cheryl Mason, inspector general of the Veterans Affairs Department, speaks during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Oct. 29, 2025. Mason is also the chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.
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Trump’s IG pick at the VA is ‘watering down’ oversight, some employees allege
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