Do you have cyberloafers and cyberslackers in your workplace? Most organizations have some but it is probably a small percentage of the workforce. Some supervisors devise a solution that penalizes the whole group and not just the major offenders. Here is a summary of the most common time wasting activities and suggestions for dealing with the problem.
An Air Force employee who was fired for misuse of government resources has won his fight to keep his job.
The topic of national health care is a frequent topic of political speeches and some presidential candidates think they have found a subject that could help them win the White House. But selling the public on a national health care system may not be that easy or may not be something many people want. Many readers have serious reservations about such a system while a smaller number think a national health care system would cost less and provide better health care for some.
An employee of a federal nuclear research facility had an obsession and access to a sophisticated computer network. The result was a stalker who terrified a family.
The TSP stock funds are generally down for the month of June. TSP investors should not focus on the returns of one month when investing for their retirement future and, when looking at a longer term time period, the TSP stock funds have been very good to investors. Here are the results.
The Federal Labor Relations Authority recently ruled against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on an issue regarding employees of the NLRB. In a press release, the NLRB announces it is ready for the second round of litigation from two of the federal government’s agencies specializing in labor relations.
An average 2008 pay raise of 3.5% for federal employees has passed a hurdle in the House of Representatives. Will Congress consider the merit of arguments for and against the pay raise or are other factors at play and will they help or hurt the final action on next year’s pay increase?
National health care is again a topic of interest in political campaigns and political discussions. Do you favor a national health care program? Do you think such a program will have a negative impact on the quality and availability of health care services? Would you be willing to pay more taxes to implement such a program?
What is a “management bias”? The author describes it as “a sympathy for those who must take the work forward in whatever direction the winds of political change push it.”
A rancher filed a lawsuit against employees of the Bureau of Land Management contending with numerous examples that he had suffered several years of harassment and intimidation because he would not grant an easement on his property. The court agreed with the government’s position that when the federal government is the “intended beneficiary of the allegedly extortionate acts,” then the act does not apply. The court concluded that the federal employees could not be sued individually for their campaign against the ownership rights of the rancher.
