How Many Psychologists Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?
The author says that the disciplinary process used by human resources offices in government hasn’t changed over the last 35 years and that it also doesn’t work.
Federal Agencies Cautioned About Sending Traveling Employees to Zika-Affected Areas
Acting OPM director Beth Cobert has issued a memo urging agency leaders to be mindful of health risks involved with sending federal employees to areas impacted by the Zika virus.
National Security and Law Enforcement Outweigh Privacy
A former Homeland Security personnel chief who resigned before the agency could revoke her clearance for making false statements to investigators landed a job with a sensitive DoD agency. When DHS alerted the new agency to the problems she sued both agencies under the Privacy Act.
The Ticking Time Bomb in the Federal Workforce
The author notes that the numbers of young federal employees are dropping while the overall federal workforce is aging.
OPM Falling Further Behind on Retirement Applications Backlog
The Office of Personnel Management saw yet another surge in the number of new retirement applications come in during February, pushing the outstanding backlog higher. OPM is aware of the problem and wants more funding to hire more people to fix it. Will this approach work?
Unions, Official Time and the Politically Neutral Fed Workforce
A bill to require OPM to provide yearly data to Congress on union activity by federal employees is under consideration in the House.
Legislation Introduced to Protect LGBT Federal Employees From Discrimination
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) has introduced legislation to prevent Federal employees from being discriminated against because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Bills to Restrict Administrative Leave Advancing in Congress
The chances of new restrictions being placed on use of administrative leave by agencies is growing as bills to accomplish this have been reported out of committees in both the House and the Senate.
‘All in a Day’s Work’ at HUD
“Cupcakes embedded with nails served at an office potluck. A formal investigation launched after an employee posted her probation notice in the office restrooms.” These are some of the descriptions written by the judge issuing this decision which he referred to as “all in a day’s work” at the General Counsel’s office at HUD.
Will Part-Time Income in Retirement Lead to Social Security Penalties?
I am planning to retire from federal service soon and will being collecting Social Security as well as my federal pension. I also plan to work part time. Will the income from working penalize my Social Security income?
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