News from the Whitehouse: On May 25, 2018, hours before the start of Memorial Day weekend, President Trump issues three executive orders with potentially far-reaching negative consequences for federal employees. Executive Order 13839 contains some provisions covering...
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News from the White House: New DVA Whistleblower Office
News from the White House: On May 2, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13,793. The Executive Order creates a new office at the Department of Veterans Affairs focusing on whistleblower reprisal and disciplinary issues.Recent years have seen a spate...
More bad news for federal contractor employees
Fair Pay and Safe Workspaces executive order repealed Another of President Barack Obama's worker-friendly initiatives has been stricken down before it could even take effect. President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill to rescind the Fair Pay and Safe...
News from the White House: Changes in “Administrative Leave” Rules, etc.
News from the White House: On December 23, 2016, President Obama signed S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA). This law contained several important changes in the law relevant to federal employees, specifically in three...
News from the Whitehouse: Amendment to Civil Service Hiring
News from the Whitehouse: On March 18, 2016, President Obama signed into law Public Law 114-137. This new statute made some changes to federal civil service hiring procedures, although their potential effectiveness has been called into question. Under preexisting...
News from the Whitehouse: New Law Lowers DoD Employee Protections
News from the Whitehouse: On November 25, 2015, President Obama signed Pub.L. 114-92, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. This Department of Defense (DoD) appropriation statute contained two provisions which negatively impact the civil...
News from the Whitehouse: New Federal Child Leave Policy
News from the Whitehouse: On January 15, 2015, President Obama issued a new Presidential Memorandum, "Modernizing Federal Leave Policies for Childbirth, Adoption and Foster Care to Recruit and Retain Talent and Improve Productivity." The new Presidential...
News from the Whitehouse: WPEA All-Circuit Review Extended
News from the Whitehouse: On September 26, 2014, President Obama signed Pub.L. 113-170, the "All Circuit Review Extension Act". The new law extends a current pilot program for judicial review of the MSPB decisions in whistleblower reprisal cases by three...
News from the Whitehouse: DVA SES Adverse Action Protections Cut
News from the Whitehouse: On August 7, 2014, President Obama signed the Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014, Pub. L. 113-146. While most of the statute concerned veterans' care issues, Section 707 of...
News from the Whitehouse: New Executive Order on LGBT Issues
News from the Whitehouse: On July 21, 2014, President Obama issued a new Executive Order expanding LGBT anti-discrimination protections. Executive Order 13672 specifically expands protections for persons suffering from discrimination based on their sexual...