Workforce
'There Needs to Be a Reckoning': Republicans Introduce a Bill to Make Feds At-Will Employees
The legislation, along with recent talk of a renewed effort to implement Schedule F, makes clear that a “major assault” on the federal civil service is coming, regardless of who the next Republican presidential nominee will be.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Schedule F Might Be Coming Back
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss one of the Trump administration's signature workforce policies.
Workforce
Trump Has Endorsed a Plan to Purge the Civil Service of ‘Rogue Bureaucrats’
Former Trump staffers have said they have identified 50,000 federal employees who would be ousted under a new iteration of Schedule F during the next Republican administration.
Workforce
If Trump Is Reelected, His Aides Are Planning to Purge the Civil Service
Officials are looking to revive a controversial order issued in Trump's waning days and have already identified 50,000 federal positions to target.
Workforce
A Schedule F Ban Is Among Many Workforce Provisions in the Annual Defense Policy Bill the House Just Passed
Lawmakers also added language to grant full civil service protections and a pay raise to TSA employees to the must-pass bill before its approval Thursday.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Trump Workforce Policy Is Not Going Away
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss a new bill that would bring back the former president's approach to federal personnel policy.
Workforce
Some House Republicans Want to Reinstall Trump Workforce Policies
A group of 12 lawmakers introduced a bill that would revive the former president’s anti-union executive orders and an order that could politicize the civil service.
Workforce
Trump Is Threatening the Return and Expansion of Schedule F
The former president, who is reportedly mulling whether to launch a bid to return to the White House, told supporters Saturday that the president should be able to fire any executive branch employee at will.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Civil Service and At-Will Employment
The America First Policy Institute's James Sherk joins the show to discuss his report that calls for a full at-will employment for all feds.
Management
House Panel Advances Bill Aimed at Preventing Future Schedule F Efforts
The measure would require congressional approval for any efforts to add new classifications of jobs outside of the federal government’s competitive service.
Management
OPM Instructs Agencies to Reopen Trump-era Union Contracts
Departments currently engaged in collective bargaining negotiations are expected to rescind proposals restricting unions’ access to official time, grievance proceedings and to begin bargaining “in good faith.”
Management
Advocates, Experts Urge More Protections for Feds Following Trump Workforce Initiatives
Union officials and good government experts said Congress needs more guardrails in place to protect the federal civil service, while a former Trump official defended the administration’s actions.
Management
Trump Wasn't the First President to Try to Politicize the Civil Service – Which Remains at Risk of Returning to Jackson’s ‘Spoils System’
For decades, presidents beginning with Andrew Jackson routinely replaced large swaths of the government workforce, often requiring them to pay fees to political parties in exchange for their jobs.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Biden, Schedule F and Workforce Orders
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss how the new administration's actions will affect feds.
Management
The Fine Print of Biden’s Directive Rescinding Trump-Era Workforce Orders
Agencies will be required to reverse actions taken during the Trump administration to implement a slew of anti-union policies, including renegotiate collective bargaining agreements.
Management
Biden Signs Executive Order Killing Schedule F, Restoring Collective Bargaining Rights
The president also named Federal Labor Relations Authority Member Ernest DuBester to serve as the agency’s chairman.
Management
Bipartisan Bill Would Block Schedule F, Similar Future Efforts
The Preventing a Patronage System Act would require congressional action before transferring competitive service employees to a new job classification.
Pay & Benefits
Spending Agreement Would Allow 1% Pay Raise, Fails to Ban Schedule F
Provision in the fiscal 2021 omnibus appropriations bill would give feds until the end of next year to repay payroll taxes deferred by the Trump administration from September through December.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Trump Presidency's Effect on Workforce Management
Dr. Donald F. Kettl joins the podcast to look retrospectively at the past four years and how they've shaped the management of the civil service.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Dangers of Schedule F
The Project on Government Oversight's Nick Schwellenbach joins the podcast to talk about the workforce order and its effect on the civil service.
Almost There!
Help us tailor content specifically for you: