Security Clearances and Indefinite Suspensions: Federal Circuit vs the MSPB
A recent decision on an indefinite suspension and revoking an employee’s security clearance highlights a conflict between two courts.
No Security Clearance, No Job
If a federal job requires that the employee maintain a security clearance, then if the clearance is revoked the employee no longer meets the job’s requirements. No clearance, no job.
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 Labor Statistics provide some answers.
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.
Which Agency Has the Most Expensive Disposable Eating Utensils?
An issue between an agency and a union dating back at least 6 years has resulted in the Department of Commerce possibly having the most expensive disposable cups and eating utensils in the country.
Watchdog Says OPM’s Chief Information Officer Is Hindering Its Investigations
A recent letter from the Office of Personnel Management’s Office of the Inspector General to the OPM director says that OPM’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is hindering its ability to conduct investigations.
The Good and the Bad Union Representative
What defines a “good” or “effective” labor organization and its leadership?
Postal Service Reports $586 Million Net Loss for Spring Quarter
The Postal Service reported a net loss of $586 million for the third quarter of FY 2015, an improvement over the same period last year.
Do FLSA Exempt Employees Get Overtime?
You indicated that an employee cannot receive comp time for the additional hours worked when on TDY unless it is scheduled 30 days in advance in which case the only compensation that can be received is overtime pay. If the employee is exempt, why can he receive overtime pay at all?
Do You Know the ‘Goldilocks Principle’ To Federal Retirement?
The author says that you do not want to retire too soon and risk financial ruin in your Golden Years, but you also do not want to wait until too late to retire.
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