Management
Postal Regulators Lay Out New Proposal to Enable Larger USPS Rate Hikes
Mailers say the new system could create uncertainty and drive customers away from the Postal Service.
Management
Court Affirms Agencies Don't Have to Negotiate Over Performance Appraisals
Management can shift the number of appraisal levels without bargaining with unions, court says.
Management
Democrats' Impeachment Report Cites Trump for Sidelining and Threatening Federal Employees
Republicans, meanwhile, issue report blaming "unelected bureaucrats" for pushing impeachment.
Workforce
House Passes Bill to Guarantee Citizenship for Kids of Overseas Feds
Bipartisan bill passed in response to a recent Trump administration policy change.
Management
Agencies Are Cracking Down on Employees' Opioid Use, Both Legal and Illegal
At least one agency is testing the fitness of employees with legal opioid prescriptions.
Workforce
DOJ Employees Say They're 'Afraid' After Department Argues in Court Against LGBTQ Protections
Employees say morale is tanking and some are questioning their commitment to the Justice Department over its positions.
Oversight
Census Fails Key Recruiting and Hiring Tests as It Gears Up for 2020 Count
Despite warnings of delays and cost overruns, agency says it's confident operations will not be interrupted.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Is Planning Major Changes for Temporary and Seasonal Federal Employees
Changes would enable them to stay in government longer and provide new benefits.
Management
State Dept. Promises Financial Assistance and No Discipline for Employees Tied Up in Impeachment
During testimony, State official offers support to employees castigated by Trump and others.
Management
President Trump Signs Stopgap Bill Averting Shutdown for One Month
Lawmakers hope to pass full-year funding by Dec. 20, but caution the president could still throw a wrench into those plans.
Management
House Passes Month-Long Spending Bill With Two Days Until Shutdown
Congress appears likely to avoid a Thanksgiving lapse in appropriations, but will face a new deadline near Christmas.
Management
White House Tells Agencies They Can Ignore Legal Decisions on Spending Violations
Findings from government's top watchdog that agencies spent illegally are not binding, the Office of Management and Budget says.
Management
Trump Bashes Career Federal Employees as Impeachment Hearings Heat Up
Secretary of State Pompeo refuses to defend specific employees but says his workforce is the best "in the history of the world."
Workforce
VA Issues Eviction Notices to Unions at Its Facilities
Unions can keep office space if they pay their "fair share," VA says as it implements Trump's executive orders.
Management
Postal Service Doubles Annual Losses to $8.8 Billion
USPS is no longer seeing accelerating growth from its shipping and package business.
Management
State Dept. Violated Civil Service Laws in Transferring Employee, IG Finds
The report is the second this year to substantiate allegations of illegal political retaliation against civil servants at State.
Management
Congress Expects to Pass Another Stopgap Spending Bill to Keep Agencies Open Through Dec. 20
Lawmakers hope to pass full-year appropriations before the new deadline and avoid another holiday season shutdown.
Workforce
Interior Department Delivers Hundreds of Relocation Notices to Employees
Headquarters staff now has 30 days to accept the reassignment or face removal from the agency.
Management
Bernie Sanders Announces Plans to Break Up Homeland Security Dept. and Expand VA
DHS is an aimless "bureaucratic behemoth," Sanders says, while VA is on a path toward privatization.
Management