Circuit Says OPM Dropped the Ball on Suitability, MSPB Can Now Say ‘Hire Liars’
A D.C. Circuit Court lambasted OPM for asking for a three judge panel to review a single judge’s ruling without having a solid case.
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A D.C. Circuit Court lambasted OPM for asking for a three judge panel to review a single judge’s ruling without having a solid case.
The Congressional Budget Office has released its long term budget report which includes a picture into the prospects of Social Security. If you are planning to retire soon, pay attention.
Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) hit OPM director Katherine Archuleta with some heated questions on Tuesday at a House committee hearing about the recent OPM data breach.
Employers will use dress and appearance standards to create an employment “brand” for who they are, their culture and their values. As society becomes more casual in its dress standards, employers can find that instituting a dress code will not only draw resistance from some employees, it can land the company in the middle of a religious discrimination lawsuit.
The Office of Personnel Management has released more information about the recent cybersecurity attack and now says that more systems than previously thought have also been compromised.
Legislation being introduced by Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) would make it a felony to embezzle federal employees’ retirement funds.
Many government officials and media types were predicting a virtual avalanche of federal retirement submissions that will lead a massive void that cannot be filled by younger workers. The author says that while he does predict a rise in the rate of federal employee retirements, he does not see the doomsday scenario others are predicting and explains the logic behind his reasoning.
The Transportation Security Administration has had some problems recently, with news reports of security checkpoint failures and the agency head getting reassigned. What is your opinion of the TSA and its effectiveness?
I plan to retire next year under FERS after 30 years of service. I would like to go part time my last several years. How will OPM calculate my high-3 in this case?
Do you ever struggle with writer’s block? The author, who writes for a living, shares some advice about methods he uses (as well as some things not to do) to help with fighting writer’s block.