DoD plan will streamline contractor security clearance appeals
Department of Defense contractors who believe that their security clearances were unfairly denied or revoked will soon all go to the same authority to get reviewed, under a DoD…
Agency ‘Winners and Losers’ at Stake in Supreme Court Challenges
The Supreme Court will take up a pair of cases exploring the power of administrative agencies, a topic of renewed interest among the expanded majority of conservative justices.…
Complex appointments clause challenges throw some MSPB cases in limbo
For agencies with administrative judges, a 2018 Supreme Court case has created a messy, albeit solvable, situation in recent years. In Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission,…
When Uncle Sam’s Your Boss, Returning to Work Isn’t the Same
Working for the federal government as it reopens offices during the Covid-19 pandemic offers advantages unavailable to private sector employees. But that doesn’t necessarily…
Supreme Court Ruling Cements, Expands Longstanding Protections for LGBTQ Feds
Sweeping nature of decision will make it harder for agencies to deny discrimination against gay and transgender employees. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a historic…
Ex-DOD Watchdog Head Resigns After Trump Demotes Him
President Donald Trump’s recent firings of inspectors general won’t directly stop any investigations by their offices, but may have a chilling effect on…
Watchdog Probes Threatened In Face Of Firings
The Pentagon’s former top watchdog announced his resignation on Tuesday, a little more than a month after President Donald Trump demoted him from his position as acting…
Partisanship Aside, Trump Had Reason to Fire Michael Atkinson, Say Two Former CIA Whistleblowers
President Donald Trump, with some partisan fanfare, fired Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson last month, saying that he had “no confidence” in him. …
Trump may have acted unlawfully in firing State Department investigator, says Pelosi
Donald Trump’s firing of the State Department’s top internal watchdog “could be unlawful” if it was intended to retaliate against one of his investigations, House…
White House misses congressional deadline to explain intelligence watchdog’s firing
WASHINGTON — The White House is still refusing to give Congress a reason for firing Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, as required by law, missing a…