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How many ways can a federal employee get in trouble in one day? This agent had a very bad day and lost his job.
Taking action against a federal employee requires considerable paperwork. Here is a review of what has to be covered in the paperwork for one of these actions.
A federal employee was found guilty of falsifying his travel vouchers filed with the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. That led to six months in prison and…
The US Supreme Court issues a decision that gives employers greater leeway in taking action against a whistleblower when the whistleblower's actions were part of his official duties…
A federal official taking disciplinary action against an employee needs to know the principles involved before initiating the action. Federal employees have numerous avenues of appeal available--any one…
A former federal employee hired an attorney for two cases. Unfortunately for the former fed, the attorney did not make any arguments on the case the court had…