Management
Supreme Court Union Ruling Could Energize Both Sides in Fight Over Civil Service Reform
Observers predict that both conservatives and labor supporters will capitalize on the ruling stripping non-federal public sector unions of some dues collection authority, making civil service reform more difficult.
Pay & Benefits
Expanded Access to Dental Insurance, Rising Participation in Blended Retirement and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Lawmakers Demand to Know How Americans Got Their Hands on OPM Hack Data
The Justice Department says Americans may have used data from the breach in bank fraud scheme.
Management
House Democrats Demand Documents on Education Department’s ‘Union Busting’ Effort
Lawmakers request withdraw of a unilaterally implemented collective bargaining agreement and seek return to negotiations.
Management
Homeland Security Warns of Increased Threats to Employees
A memo from department leadership offers safety tips after public outcries over immigration policy.
Management
Proposed OPM Reorganization Draws Widespread Criticism
Dismantling most of the federal government’s HR agency "makes absolutely no sense whatsoever," says a former architect of the plan.
Management
OPM Would Lose Its Independence, Service Functions Under Reorganization Plan
Without responsibilities like retirement processing and administering employee health insurance, observers fear a more politically driven agency.
Pay & Benefits
A Possible Pay Raise, A Panel Pushes Benefits Cuts, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Management
Federal Judge Consolidates Lawsuits on Workforce Executive Orders, Schedules Hearing
Federal employee unions will rescind motions for preliminary injunctions against the orders’ implementation in exchange for requests for summary judgment.
Management
45 Senate Democrats Demand That Trump Rescind Workforce Executive Orders
Recent executive orders on firing, unions “undermine the foundations of our civil service system.”
Pay & Benefits
Senate Appropriators Ignore Trump's Proposed Pay Freeze, Back 1.9% Raise for Feds
The pay boost, approved by a Senate subcommittee, marks the first pushback in Congress to President Trump’s plan to freeze federal civilian employee pay in 2019.
Management
HUD Moves to Evict Union from Federal Office Space
Department leaders say they’re implementing Trump’s executive orders, but union officials say the move runs afoul of current law as well as the orders themselves.
Management
Education Department Proposes New, More Restrictive Telework Policy
Action follows unilateral implementation of a new management edict by agency leadership.
Management
House Democrats Join Fight Against Workforce Executive Orders
Twenty-three lawmakers say the three edicts reduce protections for whistleblowers, attempt to “eradicate unions.”
Pay & Benefits
Democratic Senators Demand OPM Reverse Course on Proposed Retirement Cuts
Lawmakers offer to work with the administration on civil service reform if OPM Director Jeff Pon abandons push for “draconian” measures.
Management
13 Unions File Lawsuit Against All Three Workforce Executive Orders
The coalition of smaller federal employee unions argues that the executive orders unconstitutionally usurp the power of Congress, unions, management and independent agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Debt-Free College for Future Feds, Expanding Military Parental Leave and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Management
Republican Lawmakers Ask Trump to Repeal Workforce Executive Orders
House GOP members argue a collaborative labor-management relationship saves money, improves operations.
Management
New Collective Bargaining Rules Won't Hurt Telework, OPM Says
A recent executive order is intended to speed up the collective bargaining negotiation process, but won’t impact existing governmentwide policies encouraging telework, officials said.
Management