Pay & Benefits
Expanded Job Training for Vets, GI Bill Changes and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
House Panel Advances Bills to Streamline Firing, Reduce Employee Protections
Legislation aims to make it easier for managers to deal with poor performers; critics say provisions will undermine due process and hurt employees.
Oversight
Judges' Union: Supreme Court Decision an 'Excuse' to Politicize ALJs
Union is examining all avenues to stop executive order removing ALJs from the competitive service.
Oversight
Oversight Democrats Demand Subpoena on EPA FOIA Practices
Staff interviews suggest the agency withheld documents deemed "politically charged."
Management
AFGE Recounts Evictions, 'Union Busting' at Federal Agencies
Union officials say they are unsure how they will perform legally required representational duties under Trump executive orders.
Management
Democrats, Advocacy Groups Pan Order Moving Administrative Judges Out of Competitive Service
Opponents fear an erosion of protections for judges against unfair removals.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Creeps Up, Justice Backtracks on Link Between OPM Hack and Fraud Case
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Management
Trump Moves Hiring of Administrative Law Judges Out of the Competitive Service
White House officials said the change will not affect the judges' protections against removal.
Management
Agencies Strip Union of Office Space, Attempt to Charge Rent
Social Security’s Office of Hearing Operations unilaterally stripped NTEU of its office space, while Health and Human Services has proposed the union begin paying rent.
Management
Appointee Watch: Movement at Consumer Bureau, More Ambassadorial Nominations
Trump has recently announced a number of picks to be inspectors general, as well as key posts at Energy.
Pay & Benefits
Thousands of Feds Would Get Raises Under OPM’s Locality Pay Proposal
Proposed rule would implement Federal Salary Council’s recommendations from 2016, 2017.
Management
OPM Issues Guidance on Executive Orders, But Many Questions Remain
Agencies are instructed not to violate existing collective bargaining agreements, but that will be tricky.
Management
The Empty Chair at the Heart of the White House’s War on Unions
Advocates say efforts to curb the influence of labor groups hinges on one unfilled presidential appointment.
Pay & Benefits
Paid Parental Leave, Human Capital Reviews and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Management
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Files Brief Supporting Unions' Legal Challenge Against Workforce EOs
Filing includes two former legislators who voted for the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Flat in June
The Thrift Savings Plans’ portfolios saw little movement last month.
Management
Survey: One in Three Feds Say They or a Colleague Have Received Threats in 2018
Thirty-seven percent of respondents think threats or harassment is more likely now than six months ago.
Oversight
Watchdogs Investigate Homeland Security, HHS Handling of Separated Migrant Children
Reviews will center on conditions at shelters as well as processes for reuniting families.
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