Employee Policy
Opponents to appeal fed vaccine mandate, as WH pushes for suspensions
An appeals court recently struck down an injunction on the federal employee vaccine requirement, but it is not set to take effect until next month.
Workforce
Republican Senators Have a Plan to Fix the ‘Dysfunctional’ Federal Hiring Process
Lawmakers aim to allow agencies to bring new employees on more quickly.
Oversight
DoD Sent a Soldier’s Remains to a Dump. Now It Must Give His Wife a Civilian Job
The new MSPB is taking a wide interpretation of what constitutes whistleblower retaliation.
Exclusive
Employee Policy
‘I am against retreat:' The Louis DeJoy ethos and the future of the Postal Service
Everything is “on the table” in this postmaster general’s USPS—except the status quo.
Management
Biden Administration Agrees to Change Federal Officer Tactics Following the 2020 Crackdown on Racial Justice Protests
The agreement is part of a settlement with civil rights groups that sued over the Trump administration's violent response to demonstrations.
Workforce
Opponents to Appeal the Fed Vaccine Mandate as the Biden Administration Pushes Court to Allow Immediate Suspensions
An appeals court struck down an injunction on the federal employee vaccine requirement, but it is not set to take effect for six weeks.
Exclusive
Management
‘I Am Against Retreat:’ The Louis DeJoy Ethos and the Future of the Postal Service
Everything is “on the table” in this postmaster general’s USPS—except the status quo.
Employee Policy
USPS converted 63,000 non-career employees to permanent status
The Postal Service has converted over 63,000 part-timers and non-career employees to permanent status just in the last year—and is promising new reforms to "all aspects of our operations" in the coming years.
Workforce
USPS Converted 63,000 Non-Career Employees to Permanent Jobs Over the Last Year
The Postal Service is promising new reforms to "all aspects of our operations" in the coming years.
Employee Policy
Appeals court reinstates Biden's vaccine mandate for feds
Agencies will soon be able to start punishing unvaccinated workers.
Workforce
Appeals Court Reinstates Biden's Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees
Agencies will soon be able to start punishing unvaccinated workers.
Oversight
Years After Scandal, the VA Is Still Reporting Misleading Medical Appointment Wait Times for Veterans
The department is not "clearly and accurately presenting" how long patients wait for appointments, IG says.
Management
As Biden Signs Postal Reform Into Law, USPS Announces a Huge Jump in Prices
Stakeholders had hoped the legislative overhaul would help avoid another large rate hike.
Workforce
Agency Officials Defend Biden's Proposed Hiring Surges to Congress
USCIS, for example, says it cannot respond to immigration emergencies without more staff.
Employee Policy
Feds can now hold partisan elected office
Holding political office concurrently with a federal civil service job had previously been considered a violation of the Hatch Act. That's no longer the case.
Workforce
Federal Employees Can Now Concurrently Hold Partisan Elected Office
Holding political office had previously been considered a violation of the Hatch Act.
Management
'It's Life Shattering:' Employees and Lawmakers Denounce VA's Efforts to Shutter Facilities
The department is telling employees not to panic, but the message is not getting through.
Employee Policy
WH's USPS nominees pledge to reexamine key DeJoy initiatives
Current nominees' confirmations would give President Biden's appointees a majority of the Senate-confirmed seats on the Postal Service board.
Management
Biden's USPS Nominees Pledge to Reexamine Key DeJoy Initiatives
Nominees' confirmation would give Biden appointees a majority of the Senate-confirmed seats on the Postal Service board.
Management