Federal agencies can and do fire federal employees for a variety of offenses. Here is a series of cases in which employees were fired and the inevitable appeals were upheld all the way through the lengthy process.
Does the outstanding scholar program supersede veterans preference requirements? The MSPB says it does not.
New federal employees are on probation. They can be easily terminated, at least in theory. But the system isn’t working, according to a new MSPB report.
A former spouse of a federal employee may get a substantially larger annuity when the former fed dies. Here is one case that shows how it can happen.
Litigation over survivor annuities can impact more than one person–here is one case which will lead to family tension.
Will the MSPB consider an agency’s penalty imposed against an employee? Here is an example.
The Office of Special Counsel is seeking removal of an employee of the Dept. of Interior for seeking to evade veterans preference requirements in order to hire a friend.
Daniel Levinson nominated to be IG at HHS
Latest issue covers variety of HR topics impacting the Federal workforce.
MSPB has issued a report entitled “The Federal Selection Interview: Unrealized Potential” that is available for downloading.
