OPM’s Kupor would be ‘perfectly happy’ hiring more feds if contractors are cut
Following more than a year of sweeping reductions across the federal workforce, Office of Personnel Management Director Scott…
Federal employees face looming finalization of Schedule Policy/Career
The Trump administration may take the last step toward finalizing Schedule Policy/Career as soon as Monday, putting some…
Continuing to shed federal workers remains ‘priority number one,’ White House official says
The Trump administration will continue working to shrink the size of the federal workforce after already shedding more…
OPM proposes new layoff rules emphasizing performance and reducing employee protections
The Trump administration has unveiled its plan to streamline the rules governing layoffs at federal agencies, though employee…
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,…
50K Senior Officials Lose Protections Under Trump Rule
The Trump administration is loosening job protections for tens of thousands of senior career federal employees responsible…
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…
Trump admin moves to finalize return of Schedule F
The Office of Personnel Management is set to finalize regulations implementing President Trump’s plan to strip tens of…
Trump lauds ‘tremendous’ federal workforce cuts. Good government group calls them ‘disturbing.’
As he marked one year since being sworn into office, President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted the actions…
OPM data overhaul reveals deeper federal workforce insights
A new data platform from the Office of Personnel Management reaffirms the significant reshaping the federal workforce experienced…