Merit Systems Protection Board
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The Office of Personnel Management has tapped Dennis Kirk, one of the president's nominees to fill the Merit Systems Protection Board, to lead a key governmentwide workforce policy office.
April 01, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, military medical facilities are postponing all elective surgeries, invasive procedures and dental procedures due to the response to coronavirus.
March 25, 2020 -
Agencies have offered mixed messages about telework and the flexibilities their employees have in balancing the coronavirus pandemic, childcare duties and family medical concerns — and their work and services to the public.
March 18, 2020 -
The notion that agencies could fire federal employees for “disloyalty” or personal political beliefs has long been dispensed with, and was codified in the Civil Service Reform Act, now over 40 years old.
March 13, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, in an open letter to the Democratic candidates for president, Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) asked them how they plan to rebuild the federal workforce.
February 27, 2020 -
A coalition of whistleblower advocates are urging Congress to restore a quorum to the Merit Systems Protection Board by confirming at least two of the president's nominees. The MSPB has lacked a quorum for more than three years.
February 27, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, media reports indicate that J. David Patterson is removing himself from consideration.
February 05, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration's Inspector General found that all 11 of the child care centers it audited failed to meet minimum federal security standards.
February 03, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the House Homeland Security Committee passed the Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act. The bill would move screeners at the Transportation Security Administration under the General Schedule, a move that would likely mean a pay raise.
January 30, 2020 -
The Senate should have the chance to vote on Merit System Protection Board nominees.
January 28, 2020 -
With the nominees to restore a quorum at the Merit Systems Protection Board still sitting quietly in the Senate, disagreement has begun over who's to blame for the historic absences at the board. In an exclusive report, Federal News Network explored different sides of the debate.
January 24, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the Bogus Bonus Ban Act to try to rein in excessive spending on unwarranted bonuses to contractors who fail to meet certain standards on federal projects.
January 24, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a federally appointed panel finds the Federal Aviation Administration followed its own rules in certifying the troubled airplane.
January 21, 2020 -
An Energy Department employee violated the Hatch Act when she gave a tour of a nuclear waste treatment plant to a congressional candidate, the Office of Special Counsel said Thursday. The employee has resigned and agreed to a three-year debarment from federal employment.
January 16, 2020 -
Several recent court decisions involving the appointments clause and the structure of quasi-judicial boards may have big consequences for administrative judges and other board members at the Merit Systems Protection Board, Federal Service Impasses Panel and other federal agencies.
December 30, 2019