OPM wants agencies to prioritize employees’ performance, not tenure, during RIFs
Agencies would make layoff decisions based more highly on federal employees’ performance, rather than how long they have…
Appeals courts axes injunction on Trump’s collective bargaining rollback
A federal appeals court is removing a legal hurdle in the Trump administration’s push to eliminate collective bargaining…
Education Dept moves more work to other agencies, but hasn’t yet reassigned more employees
The Education Department is handing off more work to other federal agencies, as part of an ongoing plan…
Federal employees’ options for appealing adverse actions headed for an overhaul
Federal employees are on the verge of major changes to their options for challenging agencies’ adverse personnel actions,…
Trump administration advances plan to strip job protections from career federal employees
An estimated 50,000 career federal employees will soon be easier to fire and will lose their ability to…
Senators seek pause on DHS spending bill, following fatal shooting of VA nurse by Border Patrol
Senators are divided on how to proceed with a spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security, after…
HHS reinstates all laid-off employees at workplace safety agency NIOSH
The Department of Health and Human Services is rescinding layoffs for employees who recently worked at a workplace…
Federal judge orders reversal of hundreds of layoffs finalized during shutdown
A federal judge in San Francisco has indicated she will reverse the terminations of hundreds of federal employees…
DHS moves to eliminate TSA collective bargaining agreement, again
DHS moves to eliminate TSA collective bargaining agreement, again Despite an ongoing court case, DHS is making another…
House passes bill to restore collective bargaining for federal employees
A bill to restore collective bargaining rights for a majority of federal employees cleared the House in a…
Federal judge blocks imminent State Dept layoffs, as unions seek to reverse RIFs at other agencies
Update: This story was updated at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on Dec. 4, 2025, after a federal judge granted…
House majority forces vote on bill to restore collective bargaining for most federal employees
House majority forces vote on bill to restore collective bargaining for most federal employees A Republican lawmaker was…