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?
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?
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.”
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.
When does a federal employee become a whistleblower and when is an employee performing normal job duties? A federal court considers a recent case.
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.
Does a federal employee have to be convicted of a crime to be fired for shoplifting?
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.
A federal judge has ruled against the implementation of the newly-designed labor relations program for DHS putting the program on hold for now.
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.
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.