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Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) has introduced legislation that would prohibit federal employees from accessing pornographic or explicit material on government computers and devices.
Even though the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) found discrimination in a below-average number of federal sector cases in fiscal year 2012, agencies ended up paying more to…
Legislation passed in the House this week that would create a process for firing administration employees who willfully and unlawfully destroy federal records.
A rule change recently announced by the Office of Personnel Management will allow federal workers to carry money on their flexible spending accounts into the next year.
The author recounts his experiences as a former position classification specialist as they relate to the debate over a fair pay system to use within the federal government.…
The Government Accountability Office said in a new report that the Office of Personnel Management needs to work on ways to modernize the General Schedule system.
Prohibited personnel practices outline what federal managers may not do when it comes to their employees. The author highlights 13 specific examples of these prohibited actions federal employees…
There are two important changes to the flexible spending account program for federal employees for 2015. Here are the changes.
Historically, federal agencies have used what is known as the "mailbox rule." This maxim provides that if a notice or letter is properly addressed and duly mailed, it…
A new report issued by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) discusses Federal laws and regulations regarding the preferences in hiring that Federal agencies can or must…