Management
EEOC Plans to Stop Providing Official Time to Union Reps Governmentwide
In an internal draft of a rules change, the commission argues official time to work on EEOC complaints should be subject to agency collective bargaining negotiations, despite statutory protections.
Management
A Realistic Path to Modernizing the Civil Service
Ten considerations for updating and improving government operations.
Oversight
Cummings’ Leadership on Federal Employee Issues, Bipartisanship Could Be Hard to Replicate
The impeachment inquiry against President Trump is likely to dominate the next Oversight and Reform Committee chair’s agenda, observers say.
Management
Inside the Trump Administration’s Chaotic Dismantling of the Federal Land Agency
Internal records from the Bureau of Land Management contradict what its chief told Congress about a plan to ship 200 D.C.-based career staff out West. The plan would weaken the agency, which stands between federal lands and oil, gas and mineral companies.
Management
OPM Moves to Implement Parts of Trump Order Easing Firing of Feds
Proposed rules would remind managers when new hires are approaching the end of probationary periods and streamline firing procedures.
Management
Sanders Campaign Proposes Granting Feds the Right to Strike
Workforce, labor experts suggest there may be better ways to improve federal employees’s bargaining rights.
Management
Rebuilding Government’s Human Capital Should be a Priority
Too often, the argument for reform is vague or the benefits unclear; on balance employees expect to lose.
Workforce
Dozens of Democrats Say Trump Administration is Under Hiring and Over Firing Disabled Feds
Lawmakers want data to further investigate the hiring and firing of workers with targeted disabilities.
Management
OPM-GSA Merger Could Cause Regulatory Bottleneck, Legal Challenges
Even if Congress were to pass the Trump administration’s proposal to reorganize OPM, it could still take years before policymakers could tackle other workforce issues.
Management
Labor and Management Share Dim View of OPM-GSA Merger Proposal
Officials fear a provision that would send rulemaking authority to a non-Senate confirmed White House official an attempt to politicize the civil service.
Management
One State's Proven Strategy for Civil Service Reform
Under the leadership of former Gov. Haslam, Tennessee succeeded in shifting to outcomes-based management.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Administration Prepares 'Holistic' Review to Overhaul Federal Employee Compensation
A contractor will examine pay issues, as well as work-life balance and meaningfulness of work.
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