Search results for ""executive order""
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OPM urges US federal agencies to hire military spouses and ex-prisoners
The US government aims to increase diversity within the federal workforce by encouraging human capital officers to take full advantage of two existing hiring programmes that make it easier for
- Posted November 26, 2019
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US agencies curb federal workers’ rights after unions’ court defeat
Union representatives at the US Veterans Affairs Department (VA) are having their representative work dramatically curtailed and face eviction if they don’t start paying rent on office space at the
- Posted November 20, 2019
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Bill seeks to protect US federal scientists from political influence
A US committee has advanced a bill to protect federal scientists and their research from political interference. The Scientific Integrity Act – which the House Science, Space and Technology
- Posted October 22, 2019
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US Office of Personnel Management pushes for easier federal dismissal
US agencies have been tasked with eliminating “unnecessary barriers to addressing poor performance” by March 2020, in a move that would make it easier to fire federal employees. In a
- Posted October 1, 2019
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White House pushes ahead with federal HR agency break-up
The White House is finalising its plans to break up the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), with the Washington Post reporting that an executive order is in the final stages
- Posted April 15, 2019
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US lawmakers act to protect civil servants from shut-downs
Two new bills have been put forward by US legislators, with the aim of protecting the health insurance benefits of federal workers during future government shut-downs. The first piece of
- Posted April 7, 2019
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Pay rise for federal workers as Trump signs spending bill
The long-awaited, much fought-over pay deal for US federal workers finally went through last week, after President Trump signed off a spending package to avoid another government shutdown. The new
- Posted February 19, 2019
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Democrats challenge Trump’s pay freeze
A group of senators have urged Donald Trump to reverse his decision to freeze pay rates for civilian public sector workers “in the strongest possible terms”. Senators Mark Warner, Chris
- Posted January 2, 2019
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US federal personnel chief quits after seven months
The White House has appointed a new head of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) following the resignation of previous chief Jeff Pon, who took up the post in March
- Posted October 10, 2018
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Trump court appeal seeks to cut civil service protections
The Trump administration has filed an appeal against a recent court judgment which invalidated three executive orders clamping down on civil service union activity. The Justice Department filed a notice
- Posted September 26, 2018
