administrative law judges

Merit Systems Protection Board is plowing through its backlog of appeals

The Merit Systems Protection Board has had a quorum for more than two years. They faced a backlog of some 3,800 appeals cases.

Workforce

An update on doings of a crucial federal agency almost no one ever heard of

Agency Oversight

Now that it has a quorum, a progress report from the Merit Systems Protection Board

Workforce Rights/Governance

The American flag flies at half-staff in honor of President George H. W. Bush at Walker's Point, the Bush's summer home, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

The federal workforce: Two million, or just you?

Federal Report

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

A federal employment attorney assesses the impact of having a Merit Systems Protection Board

Workforce Rights/Governance

SSA reaches deal to resume some in-person disability claims hearings starting in May

Workforce

Night falls at the the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, with the deadline to fund the government approaching. Republicans in the Senate are poised to stall a must-pass funding bill as they force a debate on rolling back the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandates for some workers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Federal employee disputes sit in limbo as MSPB nominees await confirmation

Workforce Rights/Governance

After five years, the Merit Systems Protection Board looks to finally add three members

Workforce

Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill being prepped in Congress includes a provision that over five years would hike the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Labor Dept. offering sessions for federal contractor minimum wage increase

Federal Newscast

Labor relations at the Social Security Administration are going from bad to worse

Unions

President of the Association of Administrative Law Judges

AALJ not confident in SSA leadership

Unions

CIA unveils new website to step up recruitment efforts

In today’s Federal Newscast, the CIA adds another piece to its two-plus year effort to change the way its recruits the next generation of employees.

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this June 30, 2020, file photo the U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington. President Donald Trump didn't have to look very far for one of the contenders on his short list to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court: he's been considering one of his own lawyers. Kate Comerford Todd is a deputy White House counsel, helping navigate Trump's White House through a thicket of legal issues. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

White House memo puts burden of proof back on agency for administrative enforcement

One particular White House memorandum issued a month ago didn’t get a lot of notice. But some think it should have.

Agency Oversight

GSA releases tool for monitoring agency spending to contractors

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration makes its governmentwide category management awards exploration tool publicly available.