Merit Systems Protection Board
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Senators on both sides of the aisle agreed the president's nominees for the Merit Systems Protection Board are experienced, and they expressed a desire to restore a long-awaited quorum to the board. But Republicans also zeroed in on past social media posts from one of the nominees.
September 22, 2021 -
DHS Secretary Mayorkas is reviewing proposals from the Transportation Security Administration, along with input from the American Federation of Government Employees, on plans to administratively expand collective bargaining and other workplace rights.
September 08, 2021 -
An aide for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said the panel is planning to hold a hearing on the Merit Systems Protection Board nominees in the coming weeks.
September 03, 2021 -
The Senate has confirmed 127 of the 346 people President Joe Biden has nominated so far for political positions. For some federal employees, the lack of action on two of the president's recent nominees is especially frustrating.
August 23, 2021 -
Two key court rulings find VA employees need to be treated the same as other federal workers when it comes to discipline and firing.
August 13, 2021 -
Whistleblower protections for federal employees are some of the worst in the U.S. labor market, advocates say, and they see recent bipartisan legislation as "the promised land" after years of pushing for solutions.
August 02, 2021 -
The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Tuesday advanced two bills aimed, in part, at addressing the impacts of the four-year lack of quorum at the Merit Systems Protection Board.
June 29, 2021 -
The old question persists. Why should it be so difficult to remove underperforming federal employees?
June 28, 2021 -
President Joe Biden has nominated Raymond Limon, chief human capital officer at the Interior Department, and federal employment attorney Cathy Harris to fill vacant seats at the Merit Systems Protection Board.
June 24, 2021 -
A new bill aims to fix what lawmakers see as holes in the legal protections for whistleblowers. Among other things, it would give whistleblowers claiming retaliation access to jury trials if the Merit Systems Protection Board drags its feet.
May 27, 2021 -
Had the outcome gone differently, the case could have had potentially precedential consequences for federal employees, according to the Office of Special Counsel.
May 11, 2021 -
The Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act would grant whistleblowers access to a federal district court jury trial if the Merit Systems Protection Board does not issue a decision in 180 days, or 240 days in complex cases.
May 04, 2021 -
Every government employee gets a step-pay increase whether they deserve it or not. Supervisors say too many people aren't suited to their jobs or even unwilling to do them.
April 30, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, President Biden has tapped one, but only one, person to fill longstanding vacancies at the Merit Systems Protection Board.
April 29, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office is looking for service members who were victims of hazing while they served.
April 14, 2021