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Oversight
There's Plenty of Precedent for Feds Facing Discipline and Removal for Hatch Act Violations
Trump says he will not fire Kellyanne Conway after White House calls OSC recommendation "unprecedented."
Pay & Benefits
Final Merit Board Nominee Promises to Protect Civil Service as Agency Looks to Regain Teeth
House panel moves to protect whistleblowers in the interim as central board still has no confirmed members.
Oversight
Former Republican EPA Chiefs Condemn Trump's Leadership of the Agency
Four former administrators say the Trump administration is putting the environment, and public health, at risk.
Pay & Benefits
VA Faces Multi-Faceted Challenges to Its Attempts at Firing and Accountability Reform
The department can no longer publicly post its disciplinary data.
Workforce
IG: USPS Is Putting Injured Workers at Risk by Failing to Adequately Reduce Opioid Use
Average number of opioid prescriptions per injured employee has climbed over last few years, despite nationwide cuts.
Management
Trump Skirts Vacancies Law With Selection of Acting Agency Director
Legal experts say the president is flouting the spirt of vacancies statute.
Pay & Benefits
Disputes Over Pay, Layoffs Create Impasse Between USPS and 200K Employees
Union and agency will head to interest arbitration.
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Oversight
Surprise Inspections Reveal Widespread Violations at Immigrant Detention Facilities
Poor conditions add to the expanding list of crises caused by the influx of migrants at the souther border.
Pay & Benefits
Presidential Hopeful Aims to Give Feds Faster Access to Student Loan Forgiveness
Federal employees would no longer have to wait until they had served 10 years.
Management
Democrats Set Up Another Spending Fight By Proposing Not to Fund Border Wall or Agents
House spending bill would allow for hiring elsewhere in the Homeland Security Department.
Management
VA Expects 'Hiccups,' but an Otherwise Seamless Health Overhaul This Week
Some lawmakers and veterans groups are nervous about VA's implementation process for the new private care program.
Pay & Benefits
House Democrats Move to Block Agency Relocations, Buyouts
Lawmakers put language in appropriations bills to prevent the Trump administration from advancing key initiatives.
Management
Postal Service Scores Victory After Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge From UPS
Court will not consider appeal that the Postal Service is unfairly calculating package costs.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Demand Changes at TSA After Investigations Find That Low Pay Is Causing High Turnover
Blue ribbon panel says TSA must make targeted pay increases, but not convert employees to GS system.
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Management
HUD Promises 'New Day' After GAO Finds Furniture Spending Violated Law
Department will implement task force reforms after notifying Congress, president of its violations.
Pay & Benefits
House Passes Bill to Permanently Codify Protections for LGBTQ Feds
Passage comes after Trump administration has rolled back some of those protections.
Management
Feds Rarely Win Before MSPB. Board Says That’s Not a Problem.
Many cases settle before a ruling, board says, and agencies judiciously take action.
Management
Court Upholds Firing of Key Official at Epicenter of VA Waitlist Scandal
Precedent-setting ruling finds that federal supervisors cannot claim ignorance of subordinates' misdeeds.
Management
The Federal Agencies Americans Like (and Dislike) the Most
Survey finds the same winner once again.
Management