Merit Systems Protection Board
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In today's Federal Newscast, three lawmakers want legislation to overturn a 2013 court decision which prevents some defense department employees from appealing to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
March 20, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senator John McCain said Gina Haspell will have to explain her involvement in the CIA's enhanced interrogation program before he'll vote for her confirmation.
March 14, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, three agencies are working on a spacecraft that could destroy an asteroid with a nuclear weapon.
March 12, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, 24 agencies plan to consolidate their office space in the coming years according to the Government Accountability Office.
March 09, 2018 -
If the Senate confirms President Donald Trump's nominee to the Merit Systems Protection Board, it would restore a quorum after a year-long gap.
March 06, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a botched email compromises the personal information of thousands of Marines, sailors and civilians, including bank account numbers.
March 01, 2018 -
Two members of Congress have introduced separate bills that would extend expedited disciplinary and removal procedures to employees and senior executives at the Education and Labor Departments.
February 28, 2018 -
Some proponents of an apolitical civil service argued that what President Trump argued for in his State of the Union address would turn federal workers into at-will employees.
February 06, 2018 -
The Veterans Affairs Department recently clarified its disciplinary data, which the department posts publicly on its website every two weeks.
February 05, 2018 -
The Merit Systems Protection Board says workforce reductions under the Trump administration's government reorganization effort could add to its workload — at time when the agency still lacks a quorum.
January 23, 2018 -
Mark Robbins, the lone member and chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, has personally voted on 750 petitions for review since the agency lost its second member last January. Robbins' term expires in March.
January 12, 2018 -
Six out of every 1,000 new supervisors fail their probationary periods, according to a new analysis from the Merit Systems Protection Board.
January 10, 2018 -
Mark Robbins, the only appointee left, on the MSRB, continues to crank out his workload while federal workers wait to hear their appeals on civil services cases against their employers.
January 02, 2018 -
Dealing with problem employees can help productivity and morale, and it can be done without extreme changes to the structure of the civil service.
October 26, 2017 -
Federal News Radio reporters Nicole Ogrysko and Meredith Somers cover the civilian agencies of the U.S. government. Together they bring a fresh and thoughtful approach to the stories from the federal workforce that are often overlooked.
October 19, 2017