Army Orders Fast-Track Firings of Civilians for Unacceptable Performance
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEDweek) — The Army ordered that supervisors are to start the process for firing civilian employees on grounds of unacceptable performance within seven…
USPS nominations test the future of bipartisan boards
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Government Executive) — Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gary Peters, D-Mich, asked Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky.,…
Federal Employees Take Notice as MSPB Drops ‘Independent’ Status
Recent changes to the Merit Systems Protection Board’s (MSPB) public messaging have sparked interest across the federal workforce, raising critical questions about the…
Trump wants to scrap a key framework for federal employee discipline
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Government Executive) — The Trump administration last week proposed new regulations that would nullify a decades-old legal framework agencies use to mete…
What Employees and Employers Need to Know About Proposed Overhaul of Federal Employee Discipline Rules
A proposed rule from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) could, if finalized, significantly reshape how federal agencies address…
Thousands of Federal Employees Could Be Bracing for Changes in Classification
June 10, 2026 marked a critical implementation deadline for federal agencies following President Trump’s June 3 Executive Order expanding the use of Schedule Policy/Career. The…
New Executive Order Could Reshape Federal Employment Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. (SHRM) — President Donald Trump’s latest executive order (EO) targeting the federal workforce is poised to spark significant legal and policy debates…
Trump Administration Proposes Agreements to Silence Leaks by Government Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Well News) — The Trump administration is planning a requirement that federal employees sign nondisclosure agreements as a condition of continued…
OPM proposes requiring all feds to sign an NDA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Government Executive) — The Office of Personnel Management is set to propose requiring all federal employees to sign a nondisclosure agreement barring them…
Trump administration pushes governmentwide NDA for federal employees
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Federal News Network) — Federal employees may soon have to sign strict non-disclosure agreements, according to a new governmentwide proposal from the Trump…