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  Lawmakers make another attempt to make it easier to fire feds

  By Sherkiya Wedgeworth

  A group of Republican lawmakers this week introduced legislation that aims to “modernize” the civil service system by expediting the dismissal process of underperforming employees.
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  Report: Agencies spending more on temp workers to fill gaps

  By Adam Mazmanian

  Veterans Affairs, Defense Health Agency are filling gaps with temporary workers rather than hiring career staff.
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  Lack of approval of planned OPM-GSA merger could lead to layoffs, furloughs

  By FederalSoup Staff

  If Congress fails to approve the controversial planned merger of the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration, more than 100 employees could be furloughed or laid off.
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  Expert: Federal pay—and long-term trends on public employee compensation—in spotlight

  By FederalSoup Staff

  For the moment, a bill calling for the three-plus percent rise is advancing in the House—but whether or not this proposal will become the law of the land is not certain. Yet, this year’s annual debate over the federal pay raise comes in a long-term trend—as unions and other advocates of federal employees point out—of low- to no- pay raises over the years. Academic observers, human resource experts and employee unions have argued that over time, the trend has been unfair and on a practical level degrades the quality of our public-sector workforce.
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  CBP using latest tech to save on staff hours

  By Mark Rockwell

  Customs and Border Protection's email migration project is an example of emerging tech's practical payoffs.
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  Some D.C.-area agencies not complying with OPM’s telework guidance for Metrorail project

  By FederalSoup Staff

  Despite the Office of Personnel Management’s efforts to encourage telework for federal employees affected by an upcoming project on the Washington, D.C. Metrorail system, some agencies have been reluctant to grant such flexibility.
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  Funding bill restores IRS critical hiring, pay authorities

  By Derek B. Johnson

  The House Appropriations committee voted up a bill that includes funds to modernize IRS systems and security and restore critical hiring and pay authorities last available in 2013.
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  View the June 10, 2019 issue as a PDF

  By FEND Staff
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  House bill aims to help feds curb student load debt

  By Sherkiya Wedgeworth

  A recently introduced House bill will give public servants more options for student loan forgiveness, including discounts.

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