Management

Workers skeptical of team efforts in OPM competition

Mailroom workers with jobs on the line in a small public-private competition at OPM said Monday they feel agency managers have prevented them from putting their best foot forward.

News

Agency affirms it will review claims of anti-gay bias

The Office of Special Counsel has decided to continue accepting complaints of sexual orientation discrimination from federal employees.

News

Whistleblower agency attacks case backlog

The Office of Special Counsel has launched an aggressive effort to cut the backlog of federal whistleblower complaints, the agency's chief said Thursday.

News

New policy would broaden drug-testing methods

Under a proposed new policy, agencies could screen hair, saliva or sweat samples from federal employees for signs of drug use, instead of relying solely on urine tests.

Management

Agencies skirting job competition rules, union charges

Union officials accuse three agencies of violating OMB rules by outsourcing government jobs without giving federal employees a chance to compete for the work.

News

Forest Service turns down employee outsourcing appeal

The Forest Service has ruled against California mechanics appealing an agency decision to outsource fleet maintenance work.