Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States Merit Systems Protection Board

Much of what affects your life comes from a courtroom

Federal employment is anything but simple. In fact, each year, thousands of federal workplace cases end up in the courts, federal district, appellate,…

Federal Insights

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The Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, as Congress returns to a busy schedule and Democratic lawmakers are laboring to shoulder President Joe Biden's massive $3.5 trillion

Court fight continues over government-shutdown double back pay

Federal Newscast

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Feds who work during government shutdowns aren’t entitled to damages, appeals court rules

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 Court of Appeals looks to handle question of monetary damages for feds who worked for free during shutdown

Federal Newscast

New court rulings raise bar for evidence needed to fire VA employees

Management

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Appeals court upholds whistleblower precedent in complex but consequential case for feds

Workforce Rights/Governance

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Judges wooden gavel resting on a law book in a courtroom conceptual of judgements, crime, punishment, and justice

When must you protest to get an automatic stay after an enhanced debriefing?

Commentary

Appeals court turns back Oracle’s latest challenge to JEDI contract

Defense

Federal judiciary can’t use PACER as IT slush fund, appeals court rules

Agency Oversight

AWS files yet another JEDI protest, challenges DoD’s process for reconsidering the contract

Defense

Time to end Oracle’s long legal fight against JEDI Cloud contract, government says

Defense

Oracle says federal court ‘erred gravely’ by letting DoD’s JEDI contract go forward

Oracle is pressing ahead with its legal battle against the multibillion dollar cloud contract despite DoD’s surprise decision to award the deal to Microsoft.

Defense

Injunction on Trump’s workforce executive orders has expired

The injunction on the president’s workforce executive orders has expired, clearing the way for agencies to officially begin implementing them again.

Unions

Appeals court denies unions chance for a rehearing over Trump’s workforce executive orders

Unions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Wednesday denied unions a chance to rehear their case against the president’s workforce executive orders before a full panel of judges.