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What happens when employees lock a door to keep out agency managers and other agency personnel in order to keep anyone from "tattling to management about what is…
A federal employee who had been arrested and convicted of assault for biting off a portion of her neighbor's thumb found herself in a confrontation with her supervisor.…
A fired federal employee who appealed to the Merit Systems Protection Board about 19 months after the deadline has managed to persuade the federal appeals court to overturn…
Agency negotiators who lead management into an unending and apparently unendable morass are not likely to prosper. How do you open a negotiation between a union and an…
Should an applicant for a job in another organization tell the supervisor you are looking? Would you want another organization contacting your current supervisor for a reference? Here…
Many Federal employees, and even supervisors, are not aware of the federal Employee Assistance Program (EAP), or at least are unfamiliar with the scope of services they provide.…
How much information is enough to meet the due process requirement when taking an adverse action against a federal employee based on the suspension of the clearance? A…
An unsuccessful job applicant took his case to court arguing an agency violated the veterans preference legislation. Not so, said the agency, as veteran’s preferences do not apply…
The political fight over bargaining rights of employees in TSA is heating up. In a note sent to some TSA employees, the agency tells employees that "I want…
If you are a federal employee and happen to have strong views about the program you work on in your job, what do you do if the agency…