The Republican Party platform that was adopted Tuesday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa would cut the size of the federal workforce and adjust federal pay and benefits to “reflect those of the private sector.”
In a landmark case (Berry v. Conyers), the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals tells Agencies that if an employee no longer is able to hold a “sensitive” position, the removal is not subject to “Adverse Action” rules or appealable to MSPB. While the principle is not new, the Court decision begs the question of why Agencies don’t use this flexibility more often.
The federal government is getting better at hiring individuals with disabilities, but the author says that based on his experience, there is room for improvement.
Will the Bush era tax cuts be extended by Congress? Nobody knows, but regardless of what Congress does, the authors offer steps one can consider taking before year end to improve your personal finances.
Letter Carrier John Townsend was making his rounds in the San Diego area when he had the opportunity to help an elderly woman who had fallen in front of her home.
President Obama said Tuesday in a letter to Congress that he will use his authority to give federal employees a 0.5% pay raise in 2013, but only if Congress passes a budget.
The former president of the National Border Patrol Council was recently indicted on 13 criminal charges.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its annual report on the federal workforce for fiscal year 2011.
In 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on an employee’s right to challenge an Agency’s security clearance determination finding that such decisions cannot be second guessed by MSPB. The Federal Circuit short circuited MSPB’s latest attempt to undercut that decision and get jurisdiction over such matters.
FedSmith.com recently polled our users to see how long it took recent retirees to receive their full annuity payments. Here are the results.
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