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.
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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.
Executive Order on Firing Policies Leaves Federal Employees Contemplating Job Security
A new Executive Order overhauls the way poor performance of federal employees is handled. What do federal workers need to know?
What’s Really in Those New Executive Orders?
Three new executive orders have the potential to impact the federal workforce. The author analyzes the details of one that streamlines removal procedures.
Streamlining Federal Employee Removal Procedures
A new executive order will make it easier to take disciplinary and adverse actions against federal employees. Here is a summary of the new requirements.
Panel Discussion Looks at Federal Hiring/Firing Challenges
Firing a federal employee is a complex process. A recent panel discussion looked at just how cumbersome it is and discussed some possible solutions.
Beatings Will Continue Until Performance Improves
“Accountability” often means that somebody needs to be fired. The author says a more productive approach in the workplace is to instead celebrate incremental progress.
More Firings May Not Lead To Better Results
The author says that making it easier to fire federal employees is an emotionally charged issue that is only one aspect of addressing accountability problems.
Trump Calls for Making it Easier to Fire Federal Employees in SOTU
President Trump called for making it easier to fire federal employees for non-performance in his State of the Union address.
