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Post by orchid on Jul 19, 2018 11:26:30 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see how this progresses. Maybe @usij or orchid would be willing to follow this and occasionally report back on the progress, or lack thereof? Pixie I would be happy to monitor and report back. |
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Post by Pixie on Jul 19, 2018 11:46:41 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see how this progresses. Maybe @usij or orchid would be willing to follow this and occasionally report back on the progress, or lack thereof? Pixie I would be happy to monitor and report back. Thank you, orchid; two marks for you. Pixie |
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Post by jimmyjiggles on Jul 19, 2018 11:47:30 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see how this progresses. Maybe @usij or orchid would be willing to follow this and occasionally report back on the progress, or lack thereof? Pixie That bit about recovering a previously awarded seems a bit ridiculous, especially based on performance. Aren’t they awarding it to you because of performance? Then they can change their mind later? Thumbs down for sure on that part. I’ve always felt the best way to ensure job security is just to act like you are an at will employee at all times. Keeps one from becoming too complacent. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2018 12:08:47 GMT -5
Rice bill aims to bring greater accountability U.S. Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) is leading the charge to hold Social Security Administration employees accountable under a bill that would not allow former employees to continue collecting federal retirement benefits if they are convicted of a felony that results from their official duties. Rice introduced the Holding SSA Employees Accountable Act in response to revelations of SSA fraud carried out by government employees in recent years. In one such case, SSA Administrative Law Judge David Daugherty pleaded guilty in a scam that left the government on the hook for approximately $550 million in fraudulent Social Security claims. “One of my biggest problems with federal government agencies is that unelected bureaucrats are rarely held accountable for any wrongdoing,” Rice said. “It is outrageous that people like former Judge David Daugherty can help con the government out of $550 million in Social Security payments yet are still able to collect retirement benefits at taxpayers’ expense.” Under the Holding SSA Employees Accountable Act, the Social Security Act would be amended to prevent SSA employees convicted of a felony stemming from their official job duties from receiving federal retirement benefits. rice.house.gov/2017/6/rice-introduces-bill-to-hold-social-security-administration-employeeswww.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3097/textwww.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3097/BILLS-115hr3097ih.pdf |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2018 9:24:14 GMT -5
HR 559: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed this bill on July 17th. Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2018 oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BILLS-115-HR559-M001201-Amdt-1.pdfHere is a summary of what is contained in the amended bill: Permits agencies to remove a senior executive from the civil service for performance reasons, rather than demoting the individual to a non-Senior Executive Service (SES) position. Impacts the retirement benefits of federal employees who are fired based on a felony conviction based on actions taken in performing official duties. Repeals the special process for taking action against poor performers and streamlines the process for removal or suspension of poor performers and or employees engaging in misconduct. Addresses concerns about arbitrators overruling Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) precedent by prohibiting grievances based on adverse personnel actions. Employees will restricted to appealing these actions exclusively to the MSPB. Prohibits appeals to MSPB based on short-term furloughs, consistent with current short-term suspension rules. Prohibits appeals of emergency furloughs (furloughs resulting from a lapse of appropriations). Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to reduce the procedural burden on agencies when taking furlough actions, particularly those resulting from budgetary constraints. Authorizes agencies to order repayment of bonuses and awards when performance or conduct issues are discovered and it is determined the bonus or award would not have been paid had these issues been known at the time. Ensures adequate time to evaluate a new employee to determine if the employee should be retained by extending the probationary period for competitive service appointments and SES members from one year to two years. —- In a press release, the American Federation of Government Employees wrote: There is no merit to H.R. 559. The bill dismantles over 100 years of protections and over 40 years of federal statute ensures the workforce is protected against political cronyism and that the public good is protected against the excesses of a political spoils system. The union also takes issue with the “punitive in nature” provisions of the bill. For example, the AFGE notes that a federal employee who is convicted of a felony could face a reduction in the retirement annuity or could face the loss of a bonus or award under the provisions of the bill. “This bill has a considerable way to go before becoming a law. It has a good chance of passing the House in some form. It has a lesser chance of passing in the Senate. Federal employee unions will strongly oppose the bill and most Democrats will vote against it.” www.fedsmith.com/2018/07/18/merit-act-advances-house/ |
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Post by Pixie on Jul 20, 2018 10:24:40 GMT -5
Thanks. Good information.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 21:46:32 GMT -5
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Post by jimmyjiggles on Jul 25, 2018 21:54:04 GMT -5
Looks like there will be a few hundred openings soon. |
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Post by SPN Lifer on Jul 26, 2018 0:02:02 GMT -5
Here is a list of Executive Orders issued in 2018. www.federalregister.gov/executive-orders/donald-trump/2018 The article is about a federal employee union protest against three EOs signed on Friday, 25 May 2018 and published on Friday, 1 June 2018. EO 13836: Developing Efficient, Effective, and Cost- Reducing Approaches to Federal Sector Collective Bargaining, Exec. Ord. No. 13,836 (“EO 13836”), 83 Fed. Reg. 25,329 (May 25, 2018), available at www.federalregister.gov/d/2018-11913 (6 pages) and www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-06-01/2018-11913 . EO 13837: Ensuring Transparency, Accountability, and Efficiency in Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Use, Exec. Ord. No. 13,837 (“EO 13837”), 83 Fed. Reg. 25,335 (May 25, 2018), available at www.federalregister.gov/d/2018-11916 (6 pages) and www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-06-01/2018-11916 . EO 13839: Promoting Accountability and Streamlining Removal Procedures Consistent with Merit System Principles, Exec. Ord. No. 13,839 (“EO 13839”), 83 Fed. Reg. 25,343 (May 25, 2018), available at www.federalregister.gov/d/2018-11939 (5 pages) and www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-06-01/2018-11939 . These three should not be confused with: EO 13843: Excepting Administrative Law Judges from the Competitive Service, Exec. Ord. No. 13,843 (“EO 13843”), 83 Fed. Reg. 32,755 (July 10, 2018), available at www.federalregister.gov/d/2018-15202 (4 pages) and www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-07-13/2018-15202 . |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 6:17:50 GMT -5
Trump Says 'No Problem' With Government Shutdown Over Border Wall Funding President Trump again threatened a government shutdown unless Congress funds his border wall. At a joint news conference at the White House Monday, along with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the president said "If we don't get border security after many, many years of talk within the United States I would have no problem doing a shutdown." Trump renewed his demand for border wall funding as well as changes to U.S. immigration law in a tweet Sunday, saying "I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security." www.npr.org/2018/07/30/633987811/trump-to-hold-news-conference-with-italian-prime-minister |
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Post by christina on Jul 31, 2018 6:47:58 GMT -5
Trump Says 'No Problem' With Government Shutdown Over Border Wall Funding President Trump again threatened a government shutdown unless Congress funds his border wall. At a joint news conference at the White House Monday, along with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the president said "If we don't get border security after many, many years of talk within the United States I would have no problem doing a shutdown." Trump renewed his demand for border wall funding as well as changes to U.S. immigration law in a tweet Sunday, saying "I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security." www.npr.org/2018/07/30/633987811/trump-to-hold-news-conference-with-italian-prime-ministerWill he be issuing an exec order on this? |
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Post by aa7 on Jul 31, 2018 13:25:39 GMT -5
Trump Says 'No Problem' With Government Shutdown Over Border Wall Funding President Trump again threatened a government shutdown unless Congress funds his border wall. At a joint news conference at the White House Monday, along with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the president said "If we don't get border security after many, many years of talk within the United States I would have no problem doing a shutdown." Trump renewed his demand for border wall funding as well as changes to U.S. immigration law in a tweet Sunday, saying "I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security." www.npr.org/2018/07/30/633987811/trump-to-hold-news-conference-with-italian-prime-ministerWill he be issuing an exec order on this? lol |
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Post by Pixie on Jul 31, 2018 13:55:45 GMT -5
Trump Says 'No Problem' With Government Shutdown Over Border Wall Funding President Trump again threatened a government shutdown unless Congress funds his border wall. At a joint news conference at the White House Monday, along with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the president said "If we don't get border security after many, many years of talk within the United States I would have no problem doing a shutdown." Trump renewed his demand for border wall funding as well as changes to U.S. immigration law in a tweet Sunday, saying "I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security." www.npr.org/2018/07/30/633987811/trump-to-hold-news-conference-with-italian-prime-ministerWill he be issuing an exec order on this? One of your better ones, Christina. |
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Post by hamster on Jul 31, 2018 22:01:02 GMT -5
One day, hundreds of ALJs are going to catch the flu. Perhaps a thousand. On some Friday in flu season. I hope everybody can stay healthy and not get sick, but you never know. The flu has a way of being contagious. Best, Hamster
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 22:39:31 GMT -5
One day, hundreds of ALJs are going to catch the flu. Perhaps a thousand. On some Friday in flu season. I hope everybody can stay healthy and not get sick, but you never know. The flu has a way of being contagious. Best, Hamster Yes, research has shown that the whole first week of October is the most deleterious period of the season; usually starting the 28th of September. Oh what do you know, that is a Friday this year. ....huh. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2018 14:25:42 GMT -5
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Post by chicagoirish on Aug 1, 2018 20:37:58 GMT -5
Been there, done that as a supervisor during federal furloughs and shutdowns, including during the furlough Fridays of a few years back to meet the sequestration numbers. Ugly, ugly times for morale among my people it was.
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Post by christina on Aug 1, 2018 20:41:20 GMT -5
So it would be a great campaign issue per him but he’s not doing it for politics. Got it... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2018 21:54:49 GMT -5
The man has no respect for the doctrines or principles (i.e. the fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning) that founded this very great Nation, and he is absolutely willing to sacrifice what we all hold dear for the sake of his ego.
Only if a "shutdown" truly meant absolutely no civil service employee could work, including the Air Traffic Controllers, and military service members; only then we would see how fast he would be willing to boastfully make these claims.
If no civil servant worked a single day during a shutdown, and the Fed Gov't totally shutdown, not a single elected official would ever let it happen. Ever. Period.
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Post by JudgeKnot on Aug 2, 2018 8:36:27 GMT -5
Government shutdowns have happened under Presidents of both parties. Eight times with Carter, Clinton, and Obama. Ten times with Ford, Reagan, and G H W Bush. I'm not fact-checking what's reported by CNN, so if the story is wrong, it's on CNN. I thought there had been more shutdowns than this, but I'm getting old and the brain just can't clear out all of the fog of some of these memories. www.cnn.com/2018/01/13/politics/us-government-shutdowns-budget-chart/index.html |
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