News on Federal Workplace Policies and Practices from the Federal Employees News Digest


MSPB to review regulations

The Merit Systems Protection Board said it plans to undertake a comprehensive revision of its adjudicatory regulations.

Rulings Roundup: ICE agent gains hearing in misconduct case

A Senior Special Agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement won her most recent appeal of her removal from her agency.

Telework effort highlights potential savings for feds

Telework Exchange on May 2 released results of its Telework Week 2012 event, which ran from March 5 to March 9.

Rulings Roundup: Army nurse wins appeal in improper removal case

A Licensed Practical Nurse GS-5 with the Department of the Army won her most recent appeal in a case that focused on her improper removal and an appeal she claimed was involuntarily withdrawn.

Union makes whistleblower request

A union said it asked the Office of Special Counsel to investigate alleged retaliation against one of its members who testified before the Senate in November 2011 to reveal alleged understaffing and improper accounting measures related to the treatment of veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Legal Matters: Lack of candor: White lies can leave dark stains on federal careers

With executive branch agencies facing tighter budgets and looking harder at the bottom line, federal employees have come under intense scrutiny. With this greater scrutiny comes a greater fear of making mistakes. There is also an equally great temptation to cover them up, supporting a statistical trend evidencing a lack of candor in the federal work place.

Rulings Roundup: CBP probationary employee loses bid to reverse termination

A probationary hire with the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection lost an appeal to reverse his termination over criminal charges brought—and later dropped—outside of his federal service.

Rulings Roundup: Defense accounting technician wins suspension appeal

An accounting technician with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service won her recent appeal of her suspension from that position.

Federal Benefits Q&A

Question: “If the Supreme Court shoots down the 'complete' Affordable Care Act plan in June, what will the federal government do in terms of allowing children to age 26 stay on the parents’ health care? Will the age go back to age 22 in 2013?”

Telework advocate cites growth in federal workplace

Results of an annual effort to promote telework seem to indicate that the practice is gaining traction in the federal workplace.

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