Merit Systems Protection Board

The partial government shutdown has ceased nearly all operations at the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Amid the partial government shutdown, one group sometimes gets overlooked. Political appointees must stay on the job.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee failed to clear any of the president’s nominees to fill the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), creating dim prospects for the agency’s future.

Before the end of 2018, Congress needs solutions for seven unfinished appropriations bills, plus a definitive answer on federal employee pay.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the White House said its regulatory reform efforts saved $23 billion in fiscal 2018.

The Senate has little time left to vote on the president’s three nominees to serve as members on the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). If the Senate doesn’t act before the year ends, the board may have no members.

Sharon Roth, senior research analyst in the policy and evaluations office at the Merit Systems Protection Board, shares the latest research on managing employees.

A new report from Sen. McCaskill’s office says the Trump administration’s 2019 budget would cut five Inspectors General office’s budgets and give nine IG offices less than what they requested.

The president’s three nominees for the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) had a long-awaited and easy Senate nomination hearing. But the task ahead of them will be much more difficult.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee once again is considering changes to the disciplinary appeals process for federal employees.