Getting Fired For “Off Duty” Actions
How do the actions of a federal employee who is not on duty relate to official job performance? Can a federal employee be fired for what happens away from work?
Author: Susan McGuire Smith
NASA’s Financials Can’t Be Audited Says GAO
GAO issues a report that says NASA does not have a financial management system in place that can be audited and that the current system lacks “basic functionality.”
Judge Takes Over Agency’s IT Systems
A federal judge has effectively taken control of some of the computer systems for the Department of the Interior. In a lengthy decision, he ordered the agency to disconnect its systems from the internet and any intranet.
Whistleblowing and “Normally Assigned Duties”
When does a federal employee become a whistleblower and when is an employee performing normal job duties? A federal court considers a recent case.
Who Says A Federal Employee Can’t Be Fired?
Federal agencies can and do fire federal employees for a variety of offenses. Here is a series of cases in which employees were fired and the inevitable appeals were upheld all the way through the lengthy process.
Shoplifting and the Federal Employee
Does a federal employee have to be convicted of a crime to be fired for shoplifting?
Going to Court To Ensure Privacy?
A settlement agreement was reached in a case but the employee was concerned that the agency had not lived up to its end of the bargain. He appealed to enforce the agreement and lost.
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
A federal judge has ruled against the implementation of the newly-designed labor relations program for DHS putting the program on hold for now.
Retirement Annuities: A Time Limit is Really A Time Limit
A decision by the Federal Circuit upholds the MSPB and denies an annuity to the widow of a federal employee who did not have a survivor annuity.
Resolving Revolutionary War Benefits Issues
There are some who see the federal government as a source of free money. Here is one of the more creative attempts to get rich.
