DOJ: Former Border Patrol Agent Gave Drug Traffickers Keys to Border Fences
A former Border Patrol agent was sentenced for taking bribes to help drugs pass through CBP fences and security patrols.
Read summaries of court cases and decisions that impact federal employees and retirees.
A former Border Patrol agent was sentenced for taking bribes to help drugs pass through CBP fences and security patrols.
This case challenging a ten-day suspension against a Border Patrol Agent made its way to the federal appeals court by way of a challenge to an arbitrator’s decision.
The federal appeals court found fault with MSPB’s decision involving a supervisor charged with negligence in making sure an applicant had a required degree.
The Supreme Court sided with a retired federal employee in his fight to get state income tax treatment for his federal pension.
A former VA official has been sentenced for his role in a $2 million scheme in which he took bribes in return for enrolling disabled military veterans into schools.
In a major setback for individuals trying to obtain redress for the 2009 Fort Hood attacks, a federal court has dismissed all of the claims filed by victims.
A federal judge was not persuaded by plaintiffs to order the government to reopen or to start paying employees required to work without pay.
A federal judge refused to issue an order to force the government to pay federal employees who currently are required to work during the shutdown.
NTEU has filed a second lawsuit over the shutdown which alleges that it is unconstitutional to require some federal employees to work without pay.
NTEU has filed a lawsuit over the shutdown alleging an FLSA violation for requiring some federal employees to work without pay.