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.
A new GAO report found that the VA suffers from data reliability problems in its systems for tracking employee misconduct actions.
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.
A new Rasmussen survey found that a majority of Americans believe it is currently too difficult to remove government employees for performance reasons.
A new Executive Order overhauls the way poor performance of federal employees is handled. What do federal workers need to know?
Three new executive orders have the potential to impact the federal workforce. The author analyzes the details of one that streamlines 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.
Firing a federal employee is a complex process. A recent panel discussion looked at just how cumbersome it is and discussed some possible solutions.
“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.
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.
President Trump called for making it easier to fire federal employees for non-performance in his State of the Union address.