OPM to Agencies: Don’t Be Wimps!
OPM has issued new guidance to agencies on progressive discipline and using a table of penalties.
Discipline
OPM Proposes Changes to Federal Employee Removal Process
OPM has issued a proposed rule to enable faster removal of federal employees in different situations.
Reprimands in the 21st Century
Reprimands are as old as federal HR itself. The author proposes some changes that could bring the disciplinary process into the 21st century.
Bill Resurfaces to Expedite Process of Firing Federal Employees
Legislation has been reintroduced that would facilitate the process of firing underperforming federal employees.
Show Me the Money
How much do disciplinary procedures cost the government? The author explores the question.
A Tale of Two Factors
The author says that federal HR advisors have gotten more cautious in their approach to discipline and often overlook the main focus of solving the problem.
Report Suggests Improvements for Handling Federal Employee Misconduct
GAO takes a look at federal employee misconduct and ways agencies can improve how they handle it.
GAO: VA Whistleblowers 10x More Likely to Be Disciplined Than Peers
A new GAO report found that the VA suffers from data reliability problems in its systems for tracking employee misconduct actions.
MERIT Act Advances in House
A companion bill to the MERIT Act has been introduced in the Senate and the bill has been referred from a committee to the full House.
Poll: Majority of Americans Think It’s Too Difficult to Fire Poor Performing Federal Employees
A new Rasmussen survey found that a majority of Americans believe it is currently too difficult to remove government employees for performance reasons.
