Pay & Benefits
Bill to Boost VA Hiring, Private Care Heads to Trump's Desk
Measure will provide $3.9 billion in emergency funds to VA.
Pay & Benefits
There's No Proven Need for Trump's Mandated Hiring Spree at Homeland Security, IG Says
Two agencies would need 1.2 million applicants to fulfill Trump's request, given current hiring and attrition rates.
Management
How Trump’s White House Shakeup Will Affect DHS
Lawmakers and employee groups press administration to move quickly in finding a new secretary.
Pay & Benefits
Republicans Take First Shots at Slashing Individual Federal Employees’ Salaries
"Where does this end?" asks Democratic lawmaker, who called process an "abuse of federal employees."
News
Education Department Cannot Elaborate on Trump’s Donation
Few details about how the agency will spend the president’s $100,000.
Pay & Benefits
As Trump Pledges to Triple Private Care for Vets, Congress Struggles to Save VA Program
Democrats, vets groups seek to boost private and governmental care simultaneously.
Pay & Benefits
Initial House ‘Minibus’ Spending Bill Would Trigger Sequester
Measure would exceed caps without a budget deal to override them.
Management
Alleged Retaliation Against Senior Executives Prompts Bipartisan Concern
One senator will request an investigation into controversial reassignments.
Management
Annual Defense Bill Aims to Rein in Pentagon Outsourcing
Supporters say measure would protect federal employees from seeing their jobs contracted out.
Management
The 'Chilling Effect' of Forced Reassignments at Trump's Interior Dept.
Interior argues reassignments are normal for SES, not retaliation.
Oversight
USPS Vows Corrective Action to ‘Systemic Violations’ of Hatch Act During 2016 Election
Postal management created "institutional bias" in favor of individual candidates, watchdog says.
Management
Nine Major Agency Reform Proposals in the House GOP Budget
Eliminating programs, restructuring agency components, streamlining hiring and more.
Management
The Homeland Security Hiring Surge Trump and Republicans Aren't Supporting
While Border Patrol and ICE ramp up hiring, some offices are taking a more cautious approach.
Pay & Benefits
Sustained EPA Cuts Could Make Employees Eager for Buyouts
Agency lays out details of where it will try to cut jobs.
Management
DHS Spent Millions on Conferences It Didn’t Report
Two-thirds of high-cost conferences went unreported, IG finds.
Management
Lawmakers Task Trump Administration With Overhauling Federal Hiring
OPM says it looks forward to satisfying the request.
Pay & Benefits
House GOP Rejects Massive EPA, Interior Cuts While Approving Buyouts at Both Agencies
Agencies would still face less severe spending reductions.
Oversight
House-Backed Bill Would Ramp Up Punishment for Feds Who Discriminate
Measure aims to boost enforcement of federal employee antidiscrimination laws.
Management
Staff Cuts and Budget Increases Are Both on Tap for 2019
OMB also wants agencies to submit "bold reform" proposals in their 2019 budget submissions.
Management