Increasing Performance Value in Reduction-in-Force (RIF)
Proposed regulations for a reduction-in-force would place more emphasis on quality of performance and less on length of service.
Executive Order
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.
What Could Collaborative Labor Management Relations Look Like in the New Administration?
The author discusses what changes to collaborative labor relations can be expected under a Biden administration.
Agencies Begin Implementing Schedule F
At least two agencies are identifying positions to move federal employees under Schedule F per a recent executive order. What could go wrong?
Senate Legislation Introduced to Nullify Schedule F Executive Order
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate to rescind the Schedule F Executive Order.
What Happens Next in Federal Labor Relations Under a New President?
The author looks at what changes are likely to take place in federal labor relations under a new administration.
5 Workforce Executive Orders President-Elect Biden Should Cancel On January 20, 2021
The author lists five executive orders enacted by President Trump that he says should be canceled by President-elect Biden.
Will It Be Harder to Fire a Federal Employee Under a Biden Administration?
Executive orders are easier to issue than passing a law and also easier to revoke than a law. These are some likely changes under a Biden administration.
Schedule F Must Have a Stake Driven Through its Heart
The author opposes recent efforts to create a new class of federal employees and says that more must be done to ensure it cannot be attempted again in the future.
Executive Order Obliterating Civil Service Protections Gets an ‘F’
The author says there are a number of inherent problems with the recent Executive Order that creates a new class of federal employees.
NTEU Sues Trump Over Schedule F Executive Order
NTEU has sued President Trump over his recent Executive Order that establishes a new class of federal employees.
