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HUD Chief Carson Didn’t Violate Hatch Act at Trump Rally, Watchdog Finds
September 11, 2017 Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson did not violate the Hatch Act when he was introduced in his official capacity during an August rally for President Trump, the Office of Special Counsel has determined. Carson was introduced at the Arizona rally by a White House staffer, and did not...
Feds Send Additional Inspectors to Florida Nuclear Power Plants
September 8, 2017 As Hurricane Irma barrelled toward Florida, federal regulators on Friday said they had deployed additional inspectors to two nuclear power plants potentially in Irma's path. The Category 5 storm was expected to make landfall on Sunday. The Turkey Point nuclear plant, south of Miami, and the St. Lucie nuclear plant...
Agency Jobs Watch: Widespread Early Retirement Offered at One Agency
August 8, 2017 This list was updated on Aug. 8 with information from the Social Security Administration and the Justice Department. The Office of Management and Budget has lifted President Trump’s hiring freeze for federal agencies, freeing them to take a more “surgical” approach to downsizing and reshaping their workforces. OMB does not...
Dueling Proposals for Feds’ Retirement Benefits, More Flexibility on TSP Withdrawals and More
July 19, 2017 Federal retirement benefits are now in the crosshairs of both the Trump administration and congressional Republicans. House Republicans’ 2018 budget blueprint released Tuesday would require civil servants to contribute more to their own retirement funds to help decrease the budget deficit, and it would eliminate annuity supplements for Federal Employees...
New Ebook: Government's Catch 22 Performance Problem
May 30, 2017 President Trump has broad plans to reform the federal bureaucracy. In various forums, the president and his deputies have stressed the need to streamline operations, refocus on key priorities, improve performance and cut costs. But unless the administration replaces the traditional, control-oriented approach to organizing and managing government employees, any...
Another Shutdown Watch, Potential RIFs, Rescinding Bonuses and More
March 29, 2017 There’s a lot of anxiety about the Trump administration’s budget plan for 2018, but a more immediate issue for federal employees is the 2017 budget. Agencies are funded only through April 28 under a continuing resolution passed last year. If lawmakers can’t reach agreement on a spending package before then,...
Budget Cuts, a Retirement Scam, the Latest on the 2018 Pay Raise, and More
March 22, 2017 President Trump’s much-anticipated “skinny budget” released last week followed through on the new administration’s promise of substantial spending cuts in most areas except defense and border security. The budget blueprint unveiled Thursday would -- as expected -- boost Defense Department spending by $54 billion and Homeland Security by $2.8 billion....
Looming Budget Cuts, New Education Benefits and More
March 15, 2017 Federal employees are bracing for news about the administration’s plans for the federal workforce contained in President Trump’s 2018 budget, the thumbnail version of which is set to be released early Thursday. Deep cuts appear to be in the offing, perhaps most notably at the Environmental Protection Agency, given the...
Washington-Area Agencies Open Under 3-Hour Delay
March 14, 2017 As a late-season winter storm hit the northeastern United States, the Office of Personnel Management announced Tuesday morning that federal agencies in the Washington area would open three hours late. "Non-emergency employees who report to the office will be granted excused absence (administrative leave) for up to 3 hours past...
The Return of Furloughs, Suspending G Fund Investments and More
March 8, 2017 Military bases continue to feel the effects of President Trump’s hiring freeze. Commissaries are starting to experience longer lines, the Military Times reports, and military exchange service hours have been reduced at some facilities. Lawmakers are attempting to mitigate the effects of the freeze by advocating more exemptions and ensuring...
