Unions challenge Trump admin overhaul of suitability, performance rules
A new lawsuit contends that a pair of recent final rules from OPM exceeds statutory authority and violates…
OPM details changes for federal employees in Schedule Policy/Career
More details are emerging about the practical implications of Schedule Policy/Career, just days ahead of the Trump administration’s…
Trump moves about 8,000 federal positions to Schedule Policy/Career
Close to 8,000 career federal employees will be moved into a new employment category with limited job protections,…
TSA employees at ‘breaking point’
Transportation Security Administration employees say they are at a “breaking point” with TSA staff preparing to miss a…
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…
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,…
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…
Senate Democrats block GOP motion to pay federal employees immediately
Senate Democrats have again blocked a Republican-led effort to immediately pay federal employees under the government shutdown, arguing…