Reorganization News

• Shutdowns, relocations and mergers defined a whirlwind 2019 for the federal workforce

  For much of the federal workforce in 2019, what employees thought they knew about their pay, benefits, workplace flexibilities and even the location of their offices in some cases, were in flux.

  Workforce
  December 27, 2019
• Top 10 Reporter’s Notebooks of 2019

  DISA, GSA and industry issues dominated the 10 most read Reporter’s Notebook stories in 2019. The common theme across many of the stories is how agencies are setting the table for bigger changes in 2020.

  Reporter's Notebook
  December 27, 2019
• What you’ll care about in 2020

  Anything affecting people and their careers — the stories never stop coming.

  Tom Temin Commentary
  December 26, 2019
• Telework, relocations and everything else you need to know about the 2020 spending bills

  The 2020 spending bills urge the Social Security Administration to reinstate its telework program for operations employees, but they’re silent on collective bargaining protections and funding for the Bureau of Land Management’s upcoming relocation.

  Budget
  December 18, 2019
• Is DoD’s top personnel and readiness job doomed?

  The defense undersecretary for personnel and readiness position has been largely vacant for the past five years. Is it too big for one person?

  Defense
  December 18, 2019
• How not to move an agency

  Try getting employees on board before yanking an agency 1,000 or 2,000 miles away.

  Tom Temin Commentary
  December 17, 2019
• Agencies facing reorganization, relocation suffer major drops on Best Places to Work rankings

  Though the latest Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings show the resiliency of agencies in the face of a tumultuous 2019, they also point to some unsettling signs for organizations facing reorganization and relocation.

  Workforce
  December 17, 2019
• Congress to formally block OPM-GSA merger with defense authorization bill

  In its most specific take yet on the Trump administration’s proposed merger of the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration, Congress also commissioned the National Academy of Public Administration to conduct a top-to-bottom review of OPM.

  OPM Reorganization
  December 10, 2019
• IG’s concerns over OPM-GSA merger persist as reorganization remains in flux

  The inspector general at the Office of Personnel Management said the uncertainty surrounding the agency’s proposed merger with the General Services Administration is continued concern headed in 2020.

  OPM
  December 03, 2019