Falling Down a Rabbit Hole
A federal agency put an employee on leave without pay for 60 days and extended his probationary period. When he was fired, he argued proper procedures were not used as he was no longer a probationary employee.
Firearms Training in DHS: Trivial or Significant?
A change in the agency’s policy for correcting deficiencies in firearms proficiency leads to an unfair labor practice charge. The decision on whether the change was significant or trivial went back and forth through the bureaucratic litigation and ends up with a federal court deciding the change was significant.
MSPB Upholds Firing of Supervisor for Misconduct
The MSPB overturns the finding of an administrative judge and upholds the removal of a federal manager for misconduct toward a female employee.
TSP Funds Drop Along with the Stock Market
Stocks have been having a rough month. How are your funds doing? Here is a quick summary.
Alternate Discipline: A Useful Tool
What is “alternative discipline” of a federal employee and how is it implemented?
Falsification of Compensation Form Leads to Removal and Conviction of 17-Year Federal Employee
An employee with 17 years of federal service was convicted for making a falst statement to obtain compensation. He also lost his job and a court upholds the removal.
Can a Lower Paid Employee Save Enough for Retirement? Here is One Example
FedSmith spoke to a man who makes less than most federal employees but follows a plan that should work for anyone wanting a secure retirement.
Federal Workforce is ‘Elite Island of Secure and High-Paid Workers’
A new report says “[t]he federal civilian workforce has become an elite island of secure and high-paid workers, separated from the ocean of private-sector American workers who must compete in today’s dynamic economy.”
Actions and Decisions Have Consequences
The failure to conduct a background check on an illegal alien captured on the Mexican border resulted in the alien returning to the US where he raped two women and murdered one of them. The agency’s 20-day suspension of a supervisor is upheld by the MSPB.
Take This Promotion and Shove It
This agency told the employee he would be a good manager and told him to report to a new office in a new location with a promotion. The employee he was not qualified and retired in lieu of an involuntary separation. He appealed but the agency’s actions were upheld.
