executive order
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William Weisberg, attorney at Centre Law and Consulting, explains why the Trump administration's latest "buy American" EO might not affect many procurements
August 09, 2019 -
Federal employee unions last week asked the U.S. Court of Appeals to deny the government an opportunity to immediately enforce the provisions of the President's workforce executive orders.
August 05, 2019 -
US attorneys asked the U.S. Court of Appeals, which last week overturned a lower court's 2018 decision to invalidate key provisions of the president's three workforce executive orders, to allow their immediate enforcement.
July 24, 2019 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, USDA is facing more congressional backlash for its plans to relocate two research bureaus to Kansas City, and the DoD Inspector General says former Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White misused her subordinates’ time.
July 19, 2019 -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overturned a lower court's decision on the President's workforce executive orders, but it also delayed lifting the injunction of the EOs.
July 18, 2019 -
Jeff Neal argues that executive orders against collective bargaining and flip-flopping FLRA majorities are not the way to make fundamental changes in civil service policy.
July 17, 2019 -
A federal judge invalidated nine provisions of the President’s workforce executive orders in a ruling last August. But the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned that decision Tuesday.
July 16, 2019 -
The Defense Department has officially assumed responsibility for the governmentwide security clearance portfolio and has named new leadership to oversee the coming transfer.
June 24, 2019 -
Federal Advisory Committees number more than a thousand. Maybe it is time for a little review.
June 19, 2019 -
A recent White House executive order on communications supply chain security seemed aimed at a controversial Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer.
May 31, 2019 -
Roger Waldron of the Coalition for Government Procurement says raising the Micro-Purchase Threshold from $10,000 to $25,000 for purchases through the Section 846 pilot could expand the market by billions.
May 31, 2019 -
At least three agencies have issued bargaining proposals that are similar to the provisions outlined in the President's three workforce executive orders, which he signed nearly a year ago.
May 13, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, A bipartisan pair of lawmakers want to give some federal employees a new retirement flexibility.
May 03, 2019 -
A new cyber workforce executive order charges multiple agencies to develop a rotational assignment program, which would create details for top talent in and around federal agencies and the private sector.
May 02, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, another former member of the intelligence community was found to have conspired with Chinese intelligence services.
May 02, 2019