Management
Officials Highlight Pay for Performance, Streamlined Firing in New Management Document
Inaugural quarterly management agenda report encourages more training and support for managers, as well as efforts to improve employee engagement.
Pay & Benefits
Employees At a Small Agency Trump Wants to Abolish Move Toward Unionization
Chemical Safety Board employees also seek to protect themselves against job title changes and telework cutbacks.
Management
Appointee Watch: Former TSP Chairman Nominated to Lead Social Security
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm President Trump’s pick for deputy EPA administrator.
Oversight
Hill Investigators Uncover New 'Unethical and Potentially Illegal' Allegations Against Pruitt
Former EPA staffer details accusations of wasteful spending and retaliation at the agency.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Make 32 Percent Less than Private Sector Counterparts, Salary Council Says
The Federal Salary Council recommends six new locality pay areas for 2019 in the group's first meeting since 2016.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Updates Weather Policies, Career Tenure Rules and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Watchdog: NASA Has Not Properly Handled Contractor Whistleblower Reprisal Cases
Sen. Claire McCaskill demands answers over slow pace, lack of processes to make prompt determinations following investigations.
Oversight
Report: Mulvaney Secured Big Pay Raises for Aides at Consumer Bureau
The acting director blamed his successor, agency’s budgetary independence for high salaries.
Oversight
Top Government Ethics Official Calls Some Allegations Against EPA Chief 'Extremely Concerning'
OGE acting director raises concerns about reports of retaliation, review process for $50-per-night condo rental.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Retirement Claims Fall in March
OPM’s backlog of requests dips below the 20,000 mark for the first time since 2017.
Oversight
EPA Ethics Official Backtracks on Approval of Pruitt Rental Agreement
The White House continued to distance itself from the embattled administrator Thursday.
Oversight
Pruitt Denies Improprieties as White House Distances Itself
In a Fox News interview, the EPA administrator claimed he did not authorize side-stepping the administration to give substantial raises to two key aides.
Pay & Benefits
Pay Changes for Defense Civilians, a Request for a Time and Attendance Study, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Management
OPM Director Offers New Hints at Civil Service Reform in Welcome Message
Video with deputy director suggests a desire for holistic approach to workforce issues.
Oversight
Scrutiny of Pruitt Intensifies as Scandals Continue to Crop Up
Trump privately offers support, while pressure to investigate the EPA administrator grows.
Oversight
Former FLRA Employees Decry Plan to Close Regional Offices
Letter to senators says shuttering Dallas, Boston offices would “reduce the credibility and effectiveness” of the independent agency.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Take Another Tumble in March
Continued market volatility has begun to pull portfolios underwater for 2018.
Oversight
Pruitt's Low-Rent Apartment in 2017 Raises New Ethics Questions
The EPA administrator appears to have paid well below market rates for the Capitol Hill condo.
Management
Appointee Watch: Another Cabinet Post Shuffle
Trump names nominees to ambassadorships, Treasury amid leadership shake-ups.
Pay & Benefits