Security clearances, telework, official time: Federal workforce sought understanding amid anxiety in 2018
2018 saw changes to the federal workforce and how it operates, from security clearances to telework to official time. Take a look back at some of the headlines ...
After the Veterans Affairs Accountability Act passed in June 2017, lowering the burden of proof to fire VA employees, President Donald Trump decided he wanted to expand that across the executive branch. In May 2018, that sentiment culminated in three executive orders that were immediately challenged by federal unions. The courts later invalidated several key provisions, and the administrations appeals are pending.
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