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There is yet another chapter in the case of the Interior Department economist who was bestowed with a $383,600 monetary award by a group that the employee had…
A Navy employee got aggressive with the shipyard's security personnel resulting in his badge and clearance being pulled. Without a clearance he was suspended indefinitely from his job.…
This case involves an IRS examiner responsible for finding fraud in more complicated tax returns. He pled guilty to tax fraud and--not surprisingly--the agency fired him.
The author says that the MSPB is making the process for taking disciplinary and adverse action more complicated and legalistic.
A Navy employee fired for misuse of a government travel credit card won at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals the first time around. After being retroactively reinstated,…
Nexus was not an issue when a Navy Security Specialist was arrested for taking photos in the wrong places. The arrest led to the suspension of his clearance,…
In a case involving FLRA's appropriate arrangement theory, abrogation theory and its new regulations on arbitration appeals, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals dealt the agency a sharp…
This recent court case affirms the removal of a USPS employee for failing to follow required procedures in taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
A former spouse learns she cannot receive the survivor annuity she claims her ex husband, who had worked as a physician with the VA, intended for her to…
According to the CNN and others, FAA and NATCA signed an agreement to continue the current agreement until 2016 with a side agreement on pay.