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Stay informed on presidential executive orders that impact federal employees, retirees, and federal agencies. Explore analysis of current and historical executive orders affecting workforce policies, pay and benefits, labor relations, telework, agency operations, and retirement programs. Find clear explanations of how executive actions shape federal employment rules, agency directives, and long‑term policy changes across government. Keep up with timely updates and expert insights on executive orders that influence the federal workforce and the broader federal community.
A new executive order creates new requirements on agencies for a federal employee to move from a probationary period to a career federal employee.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order effectively ends collective bargaining rights for most federal employees.
President Trump has extended the hiring freeze on civilian federal employees in the executive branch.
Bills introduced recently in Congress would protect collective bargaining rights for federal employees.
A group of unions has sued the Trump administration over President Trump’s Executive Order that eliminates unions in most of the government.
NTEU has sued the Trump administration over President Trump's Executive Order that eliminates unions in most of the government.
The Justice Department sued AFGE affiliates to exempt 8 federal agencies from union agreements due to national security, following Trump's Executive Order.
President Trump has issued an Executive Order that would remove unions from most of the federal workforce. Here is a quick summary.
Two new executive orders will make major changes to the government's financial operations in an effort to reduce financial fraud and waste.
A new executive order increases OPM's authority in suitability decisions. Here is a summary of events impacting attempts to restructure the federal bureaucracy.