Conflict of Interest and Statutory Violation at Merit Systems Protection Board?
The author describes a potential conflict of interest between two labor unions.
The author describes a potential conflict of interest between two labor unions.
Data from the MSPB provide an idea of the frequency of prohibited personnel practices.
The author says the current classification system under the General Schedule is not working. He cites some examples of problems it has created.
Occupational questionnaires replaced the old KSA process, but may have led to unintended consequences for agencies.
A new bill would allow the MSPB to take action on certain matters even without a quorum.
The long awaited third member of the MSPB has been nominated. Does this mean the case backlog will finally start to improve?
An Army employee who elected to retire rather than be removed for unacceptable performance sought reinstatement by arguing he was coerced into retiring.
CBP removed an employee for a positive drug test, but he claimed he must have unwittingly eaten a laced brownie beforehand.
What is happening at the MSPB now that there are no Board Members confirmed by the Senate?
The author says that although the civil service system is not perfect, a return to the “spoils system” would be devastating for the federal workforce.