Management
Trump Upends Homeland Security Department in Mass Removal of Top Staff
Experts and former officials call the bulk turnover unhealthy, unprecedented and "enormously disruptive."
Management
Trump's New DHS Pick Faces Legal Uncertainty
2016 law appears to block the president from naming current Customs and Border commissioner to replace Kirstjen Nielsen.
Management
Trump Administration Cancels Contract That Failed to Bring on More Border Agents
CBP had hoped to bring on as many as 7,500 employees but instead received only 36.
Pay & Benefits
One in Five TSA Screeners Quits Within Six Months
TSA administrator says low pay is to blame and promises new compensation system soon.
Pay & Benefits
VA Defends Its Firing Law in Court Against Multiple Constitutional Challenges
Trump's signature civil service reform hangs in the balance.
Management
DHS Asks More Employees—From Across Government—to Deploy to the Border
Border assignments to begin "immediately," top official says.
News
Postal Service Partners With Forever 21 for New Fashion Line
Mailing agency will earn royalty revenue on tube tops, joggers.
Management
Interior Chief Nominee Defends Ethics Record, Talks Relocating Employees
Secretary-designate David Bernhardt faced testy questioning, but appears to have support for confirmation.
Management
A Hollowed-Out IRS Workforce Has Led to a 91 Percent Drop in Investigations of Non-Filing Businesses
IRS no longer has employees with skills for workforce planning, audit finds.
Management
DHS to Tap Multiple Offices to Provide Supplemental Staff for Border Patrol
Top official concedes the deployments will hamper mission-critical activities at employees' home agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Trump's Top Budget Official Defends 2020 Pay Freeze to Congress
OMB chief pledges to work with agencies to develop performance and mission-based pay plans.
Management
Key Federal Agency Doesn’t Have the Staff to Oversee $35B in 2017 Hurricane Recovery Money
Slow process has led to four states and territories devastated by hurricanes receiving virtually none of the funds Congress appropriated.
Pay & Benefits
Senate GOP Proposes Drastic Budget Cuts, Retirement Contribution Hikes in 2020 Budget
Non-defense agencies would see 9 percent reduction to spending levels.
Pay & Benefits
Relocations, Buyouts Tucked Into Trump's Budget
While it reversed its push for governmentwide staffing cuts, some agencies are still pushing "workforce reshaping."
Pay & Benefits
Trump Administration Prepares 'Holistic' Review to Overhaul Federal Employee Compensation
A contractor will examine pay issues, as well as work-life balance and meaningfulness of work.
Management
New Bill Aims to Protect Civil Servant Scientists From Undue Political Influence
Federal scientists are facing "increasing levels of censorship, research hindrances and misrepresentation of established facts," supporters say.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Proposes Cutting Postal Employees’ Pay, Benefits in $100B Savings Package
The compensation reforms would be coupled with operational changes proposed by the president’s task force.
Pay & Benefits
New Pay Systems, More Temporary Employees Headline Civil Service Reforms in Trump’s Budget
Under a never-before-used provision of the 1990 Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act, the White House promises action on special pay systems this year.
Pay & Benefits
Nurses Picket VA Headquarters to Protest Private Care and Vacancies
Many VA employees believe the Trump administration supports privatization, despite official claims otherwise.
Management