Workforce Rights/Governance
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The American Federation of Government Employees is seeking immediate relief from Office of Special Counsel guidance on Hatch Act violations, which the union argues limits employees' First Amendment rights to talk about the impeachment of President Donald Trump. AFGE has an ongoing lawsuit on the matter in a federal district court.
January 27, 2020 -
With the nominees to restore a quorum at the Merit Systems Protection Board still sitting quietly in the Senate, disagreement has begun over who's to blame for the historic absences at the board. In an exclusive report, Federal News Network explored different sides of the debate.
January 24, 2020 -
Leadership on two House committees are skeptical of a proposed rule from the EEOC, which would reverse a 40-year-old policy allowing union representatives official time to prepare discrimination complaints on behalf of their coworkers.
January 23, 2020 -
Recent and tragic shootings at military installations show that physical threats remain potent, even in the continental U.S.
January 23, 2020 -
With details on how it might work, and what it will mean for employees, federal employment attorney Tom Spiggle joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 23, 2020 -
The Agriculture Department has asked the Federal Labor Relations Authority to clarify how agency heads should handle collective bargaining agreements that have expired or rolled over -- but haven't yet been renegotiated.
January 22, 2020 -
With analysis of what's going on, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to federal employment attorney Debra D'Agostino.
January 22, 2020 -
A 2016 law was supposed to, at last, give FBI whistleblowers the protections most other federal employees have. But three years after the bill's passage, at least one FBI whistleblower says he's still waiting for an opportunity to have his day in court.
January 20, 2020 -
A sexual assault allegation from inside a VA hospital has led to rancor among officials.
January 20, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department is getting ready to announce new vetting procedures for foreign military members studying and training at U.S. facilities.
January 17, 2020 -
An Energy Department employee violated the Hatch Act when she gave a tour of a nuclear waste treatment plant to a congressional candidate, the Office of Special Counsel said Thursday. The employee has resigned and agreed to a three-year debarment from federal employment.
January 16, 2020 -
DHS morale numbers are unlikely to rise without significant reforms on multiple levels.
January 16, 2020 -
The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights is a little more than a year into reforms and expansion that Congress itself ordered in 2018.
January 10, 2020 -
A victim advocate for a large U.S. Army Reserve command has accused commanders of mishandling sexual assault cases and retaliating against at least one victim.
January 10, 2020 -
An online database of nearly 800 agency collective bargaining agreements is now live on the Office of Personnel Management's website. The creation of a common, public CBA system was a requirement of the president's 2018 workforce executive orders.
January 09, 2020