The MSPB is again without a quorum as the U.S. Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court’s order to keep Cathy Harris on the three-member governing board while she continues to challenge her firing...
President Trump appears set to propose freeze civilian federal employees’ pay next year, according to draft budget documents...
As part of President Trump’s March 27 executive order (EO) seeking to end union representation and collective bargaining for dozens of agencies across the federal government, the administration has taken further steps to silence the voice of federal… read more
Employee unions are challenging the Trump administration’s moves to fire vast swaths of the federal workforce, saying they violate regulations for carrying out mass “RIFs” across government. In a new lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday, five… read more
A federal judge in Massachusetts barred the government on Thursday from imposing a midnight deadline on federal workers who were offered a deferred resignation plan, freezing the government from implementing the deadline until a hearing on Monday… read more
The Trump administration is looking further scale down the size of the federal workforce by giving federal employees governmentwide the option to voluntarily resign from their positions in exchange for eight months of pay. In an email the Office of… read more
After 38 years of SEC service and 5 years as the Vice President of NTEU Chapter 293, Lance Alworth retired from the agency effective January 11, 2025. He has been replaced by CHRO union steward Drew O'Brien.
President Donald Trump has revived a familiar executive order aiming to remove civil service protections for a large portion of the federal workforce, in effect making many career federal employees at-will and easier to fire. The executive order… read more
President Donald Trump is launching his Department of Government Efficiency within the White House’s governmentwide IT and design shop, according to an executive order he signed Monday evening. Trump’s executive order makes DOGE an official part of… read more
The incoming Trump administration is preparing executive orders aimed at the federal workforce that could be implemented within days, kicking off an effort that they see as essential for wresting power away from career government employees,… read more
We join the nation in mourning the death of former President Jimmy Carter, whose dedication to public service and humanitarian work has left an indelible mark on our country. With his support, Congress passed the milestone Civil Service Reform Act… read more
The Senate passed a 3-month continuing resolution, just hours after the House, sending it to President Biden. The final CR, which extends funding through March 14, 2025, also provides disaster relief and extends the farm bill for one year.… read more