Human Resources
Furloughs May Result in Already Overworked Feds Being Asked to do More with Less
The author says that due to furloughs from sequestration, it is likely federal employees will be asked to do more with less.
150 Articles by Mathew B. Tully, Esq.
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Farting and Discrimination in the Federal Workplace
The recent case involving a federal employee who was reprimanded by the Social Security Administration for passing gas at work had a humorous aspect to it, the author…
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Sleeping with Trouble: Extramarital Affairs and Federal Employees
What happens in a federal employee's bedroom can haunt him or her in the office.
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“Efficiency of the Service”: Easier Said Than Defined
With prospects of the U.S. going over a "fiscal cliff" at the end of the year, there is much talk about improving government efficiency.
Human Resources
Security Clearance Holder Ranks Grow; NSA & CIA Lead Denials/Revocations
The government's need for people who can be trusted with sensitive information is not abating. The ranks of federal employees and contractors who held a security clearance rose…
Human Resources
Inbound for TSA Security Screeners: USERRA Rights
Under legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama in August of 2012, the protections already afforded to most federal employees by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment…
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Government Grows Disabled Worker Ranks, Struggles to Curb Disability Discrimination
The federal government is getting better at hiring individuals with disabilities, but the author says that based on his experience, there is room for improvement.
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Scared Silent? Whistleblower Disclosures Drop
For the first time in four years, new whistleblower disclosures received by the Office of Special Counsel dropped.
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Fed Government Continues Sparring with Veterans in MSPB
The author says that the federal government continues to fumble with veteran's preference matters as evidenced by some recent cases.
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MSPB Decision Quality Improves at Cost of Adjudication Timeliness
The MSPB is getting slower at delivering justice.