Legislation Aims to Stop Political ‘Burrowing’
A recently introduced House bill aims to end the practice of “burrowing” by political appointees into senior-level civil service positions.
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A recently introduced House bill aims to end the practice of “burrowing” by political appointees into senior-level civil service positions.
Two Congressmen have released a guide for federal employees which they say helps to foster a “safe and responsible disclosure of information” to fight back against a “communications blackout” they say has been employed by the Trump administration.
An investigation into leaking intelligence information surrounding the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn has been requested by two House Committees. This begs the question, should federal employees work to oppose President Trump?
Legislation has been introduced in the House which would exempt veterans from the federal hiring freeze.
The Office of Personnel Management has provided an extensive list of questions and answers with additional guidance about the hiring freeze.
President Trump’s new Executive Order focuses on preventing violence against law enforcement officers, but leaves out other government employees.
The Trump administration has said it wants to make cuts to the overall size of the federal workforce, however, the author says that that this may be harder to do than it would seem on the surface.
The Office of Special Counsel has received numerous questions from federal employees about a possible candidate Trump in the 2020 election. The agency has provided a memo with Hatch Act guidance in the interim.
The author says that there are better ways to enact changes to the federal civil service laws than vilifying federal employees.
How much time and money are spent at the VA on official time? GAO finds no consistent reporting system.