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Deciding an Adverse Action: The Process and the Proposal
Deciding whether to take an adverse action official is one of the more difficult tasks a Federal manager may perform. Much is on the table for the employee, the manager and the organization. The author's goal in this series is to help decision-makers identify the decision points and provide context to the paper you'll be seeing. This, the first in a three part series, addresses the overall process involved and a framework for analyzing the proposed action.

Posted: May 13, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

The Politics (and Money) of Federal Union "Official Time"
In another dispute involving the union's use of official time, FLRA backed off a stance taken in previous decision, reminding all of us again how important union institutional issues are to Federal unions and their friends among the "neutrals". The author suggests that employee working conditions' improvements take a back seat to union institutional issues again and that FLRA's reversal is part of the politics of labor relations and clearly not part of the the law.

Posted: April 30, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Organizing a Disciplinary or Adverse Action Case
Organizing and structuring discipline and adverse action cases effectively is valuable for many reasons. First and foremost, good organization will help develop the basis for an action and whether or not the Agency should go forward. This article is about the nuts and bolts of putting a case together.

Posted: April 22, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Planning Can Be Fun
Federal agencies often spend considerable time and effort in planning. Planning is important but it has to be done well. Here are suggestions for a successful, practical planning process.

Posted: April 9, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

10 Things Every Manager and Supervisor Must Know if the Organization's Employees are Represented by a Union: Part Two
The article tests your labor relations savvy. You've answered the questions, now compare your answers with those of the author.

Posted: April 6, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

10 Things Every Manager and Supervisor Must Know if the Organization's Employees are Represented by a Union: Part One
Are You a manager that deals with organized employees? Take this quiz and test your knowledge of labor relations.

Posted: April 3, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Edsels, Hula Hoops and Internal Government Promotions
The culture of government has changed in the past 20 years and these changes have impacted how Uncle Sam selects its higher graded employees. Federal employees in GS grades 12 - 15 used to be selected from within the existing workforce. But, just as the Edsel, the hula hoop. and the "company man" have faded from American life, so has the practice of always using internal promotions to fill higher graded positions.

Posted: March 26, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Protecting Feds from Personal Information Release and Identity Theft: Are Current Policies Enough?
In the wake of recent privacy-violating probing of presidential candidates' passport files and earlier losses by agencies of computers or hard drives containing sensitive employee data, it appears the risk of nosy feds, political paparazzi, curious contractors and others getting personal personnel info may be at an all time high. What's going on?

Posted: March 24, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

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