Opening a Negotiation: Technical Issues (Part 2)
When starting negotiations, there are technical issues that must be considered. Here is a list of some of these issues for agency negotiators.
Court Throws Out MSPB Ruling on Cancellation of Vacancy Announcements
A federal court has thrown out a long line of MSPB decisions that held the cancellation of a vacancy announcement is not a personnal action. The decision means a former federal employee gets to have his case heard by the MSPB.
National Security, Freedom of the Press and the New York Times
Did publication of information about the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program by the New York Times adversely impact national security?
Be Careful of the Wording in a Firing Charge
An arbitrator upheld the firing of a Customs patrol agent. But a federal court sends the case back to the arbitrator based on its conclusion that the agency did not prove that the employee had a “loss of qualifications.”
Are You One of the “Good Old Boys?”
Pay-for-performance is on the rise in the private sector and in the federal government. Does it make a difference in pay for those under such a system? What can a federal employee do to get ahead under such a system?
Opening a Negotiation: 7 Critical Questions for Management (Part 1 of 2)
What do you have to consider in the terms of the strategic, tactical and technical issues in negotiations before and as you enter the process and once you’re in it, how you shut it down? This article considers at the opening phase. While this focuses on labor relations, the principles are the same for any negotiation including alternate discipline or case settlements before MSPB or EEOC.
Most TSP Funds Up in 2006 With One Big Winner So Far
A longer term perspective on investments is a more reliable indicator of how you are doing than short term performance. Here is a summary of how your TSP is doing in the first half of 2006.
TSP Funds Show Small Gains in June
TSP funds turned around late in the month to show a small positive return for the month. For the past twelve months, the leading fund has still given investors a return of more than 26%.
“I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”
This FBI office was involved in its own form of internal warfare with one employee allegedly threatening to reveal the identify of an FBI colleague to a “target organization” of the FBI’s counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence unit.
Federal Engineer Gets Large Back Pay Settlement, Leave and TSP Contributions
The OSC says the MSPB has approved a settlement agreement in a case filed by OSC against the Army Corps of Engineers. The agreement gives the former employee back pay, leave and other benefits as if he had not left the agency.
