Management
USPS Defaults on Billions in Mandatory Payments, Despite Scheduled Relief
Lawmaker joins agency in renewing call for comprehensive postal reform.
Pay & Benefits
Watchdog: OPM Denied 20 Percent of Agency Requests to Let Political Appointees 'Burrow In'
Denied requests violated merit system principles; in all political-to-career conversions that actually went through since 2010, agencies followed the rules.
Management
VA Still Well Short of the Doctors It Needs Despite Small Gains
Most of the department's new hires were offset but employees leaving, report finds.
Management
State Dept. Reform Plan Aims to Couple Drastic Cuts With Making Employees’ Lives Easier
Department spells out five tenets of redesign; Democrats skeptical of intentions.
Oversight
Nearly One in Five Female Feds Say They Have Experienced Recent Workplace Sexual Harassment
One percent of feds said they have been raped or assaulted at work in last two years, survey finds.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker Questions Oversight of Agencies’ Buyout, Early Retirement Offers
OPM has a history of approving faulty requests for separation incentive authority, congressman says.
Management
Agencies Begin White House-Mandated Training for Every Fed on Consequences of Leaks
Employees across government are receiving training this week on unauthorized disclosures.
Pay & Benefits
VA Re-Fires Scandal-Plagued Employee in Test Case for Trump's New Law
New law took effect after initial disciplinary act against director of medical center in Washington, D.C.
Pay & Benefits
Some Agencies Say Reform Plans Won’t Focus on Job Cuts, Layoffs Unlikely
HR leaders say they will find new jobs for anyone whose function is eliminated.
Management
Senators Want Heads to Roll After Postal Service Underestimates Delayed Mail by 2 Billion Pieces
Lawmakers cite report finding employees intentionally misrepresented statistics.
News
Hillary Clinton to Feds: ‘Stick It Out’ Under Trump and the Tide Will Turn
Former presidential nominee says federal employees could face friendlier climate after 2018 election.
Oversight
Federal Employees Used Government Charge Cards to Expense Rooms at Trump Hotels
Watchdog group says payments were unconstitutional.
Management
Full-Year Continuing Resolution Would Trigger Sequester, Budget Office Says
Simply continuing fiscal 2017 spending levels would exceed spending caps.
Management
DHS Seeks Volunteers From Other Agencies to Join Hurricane Relief Surge Force
This is the first time the department has called for outside volunteers through the surge capacity program.
Management
Senate Skips Vote on Repealing Sequestration
Measure would have rolled back both defense and non-defense spending caps.
Management
After Striking Short-Term Deal, House Approves Funding for Rest of Fiscal 2018
House Republicans set their marker for agency budget cuts ahead of upcoming negotiations.
Management
Focus on ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ in Agency Reform Efforts, Senators Tell Trump Administration
Lawmakers also say agencies need to solicit input from front-line feds.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Considers Cutting Retirement Benefits for Feds Working for Unions
Union mobilizes members to oppose the amendments.
Management
Trump Administration’s Transparency Questioned as It Awards First Border Wall Contracts
DHS selects four companies to build concrete wall prototypes.
Pay & Benefits