Lack of quorum hits 3-year mark at MSPB, with no clear end in sight The Merit Systems Protection Board hit a historic three-year anniversary this month, but it’s not necessarily the good kind. The three-member board has lacked a quorum since January 2017, and it’s had no members since last March. Petitions for review, which federal employees and agencies […]

4 of 7 border patrol agents recommended for firing after Facebook posts still on the job Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Last summer the off-color postings on Facebook by a group of Border Patrol agents caused an uproar. A review by the […]

Awarding time off fairly at federal agencies Published on January 9, 2020 Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, partner at the Federal Practice Group, details how discrepancies between OPM and the EPA’s time-off award policies may lead to inequalities.

Watchdogs A BOP supervisor abused their position then quit. What happens next? A Department of Justice Office of Inspector General Investigation found a Bureau of Prisons supervisor had committed misconduct, but the supervisor retired before the investigation was completed. (z_wei/Getty Images) A supervising official at the Bureau of Prisons engaged in an “inappropriate sexual relationship” […]

EEOC considers ending official time for union reps in EEO complaints IN FOCUS: Attorneys that represent federal employees are concerned by a leaked Equal Employment Opportunity Commission “draft-deliberative” proposed rule that, if finalized, would roll back official time for union representatives working on EEO complaints. The EEOC declined to comment on the document, but the […]

DHS acting secretary departure prompts questions about Trump admin.’s replacements November 1, 2019 9:29 am Tom Temin Federal Drive           The resignation of Kevin McAleenan has acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security has brought up the question of acting officials and the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. The law places restrictions on how a […]

  Experts in federal law are warning the White House against naming acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli to replace Kevin McAleenan as head of the Department of Homeland Security because it would violate U.S. law and the Constitution. Cuccinelli is a Republican politician said to be on President Trump’s short list for McAleenan’s job. […]

BY MDOGAN / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Supreme Court Will Consider Whether Consumer Bureau’s Structure Is Constitutional California-based law firm is arguing the bureau’s director has been given too much authority, violating the separation of powers. OCTOBER 22, 2019    The Supreme Court has announced that it will consider the constitutionality of the consumer protection bureau established after […]

Trump administration has said it will not comply with the impeachment probe. EVAN VUCCI / AP How Trump’s Defiance of Impeachment Probe Could Leave Federal Employees Criminally Liable As White House pledges no cooperation, experts say employees have options to remain on a legal path. OCTOBER 8, 2019 05:34 PM ET Federal employees being asked to […]

OPM’s proposed rules on comparator employee standard raise controversy IN FOCUS: The comparator employee provisions in the Office of Personnel Management’s proposed regulations implementing President Trump’s civil service reform Executive Order 13839 would change the standard for comparator employees, fanning the flames of the debate over who qualifies as similarly situated, experts told cyberFEDS® in […]