Human Resources
Position Sensitivity: Where It All Begins
What does it mean to say a position is sensitive and in the "public trust?"
Human Resources
Stay informed with the latest federal human resources news, including updates on federal employee unions, labor relations, collective bargaining, workplace policies, and federal HR guidance. This category covers OPM regulations, pay, leave, and benefits administration, labor‑management disputes, union negotiations, workplace rights, and major **HR policy changes.
Human Resources
Do You Know How To Exercise Your Civil Service Rights?
The author says that as long as public servants maintain good conduct and successful job performance, they have a constitutional right to challenge all negative actions that may…
Human Resources
Federal Hiring Slows In June But Up For The Year
How many federal employees were hired in June, and how many left federal service? How does this compare to the private sector? Recent data from the Bureau of…
Human Resources
Depriving Feds of Rights Is Barking Up The Wrong Tree
A recently passed bill makes it easier to fire VA federal employees, but the author says the bill takes the wrong approach.
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The Good and the Bad Union Representative
What defines a “good” or “effective” labor organization and its leadership?
Human Resources
Bigger Is Not Better For OPM
The author says OPM still has the potential to be the talent management agency the government needs after the data breaches.
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AFGE Tells VA Secretary Which VA Executives Managers to Fire: Huh?
In the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary reportedly asked for a list of which managers and executives should be fired. This is a first event in the…
Human Resources
What’s Next for OPM?
The recent data breaches have put the Office of Personnel Management into a deep hole. The author looks at some deliberate steps he says OPM must take to…
Human Resources
Can You No Longer Do Your Federal Job? Avoid These Mistakes
If you are a federal employee who is facing an injury or illness that prevents you from working, you can apply for federal disability retirement benefits. But there…
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Legislation Introduced to Provide Free Lifetime ID Protection for Hack Victims
Legislation is being introduced to provide free lifetime ID theft protection to federal employees and retirees whose personal data was compromised in the recent OPM data breaches.