MITIGATING FALSIFICATION CHARGES
MSPB pleasantly surprised us recently with a decision in Reid v. Dept. of Navy, 2012 MSPB 94(2012) that lays out how to get harsh penalties for falsification mitigated down to a reprimand. Continue reading
MAX STIER OWES YOU AN APOLOGY
Max Stier is the President of the Partnership for Public Service (PPS), an alleged think-tank that claims to be interested in improving government. Max and his Partnership posse just issued a widely-touted report entitled, “Bracing for Change,” in which they recommended dumping the GS salary system for some unspecified new system. While they are entitled to their opinion, their policy-analysis report is a reckless, unprofessional, whine that could hurt over a million federal employees. It should be withdrawn with a public apology. Continue reading
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VULTURES ARE CIRCLING YOUR SALARY SYSTEM
With a new Presidential term about to begin, the scavengers are circling Washington, D.C. hoping to feast grandly at the expense of the federal treasury and federal employees. In a synchronized attack worthy of Seal Team 6, allegedly neutral non-profits, profit-driven beltway consultants, and many soon-to-retire federal executives are slamming the GS salary system. Their goal is not only to have it declared a public nuisance, but more importantly replaced with a product and process that will earn them millions. Little or no concern will be shown for the harm their plan will cause government or how much it will cost employees. Continue reading
SSA SUPERVISORS CLUELESS AGAIN
LR specialists have so concentrated power in their hands that employees and union reps rarely can have a substantive discussion with their managers about fixing problems promptly. There may be some agency benefits from this approach, but the EEOC just pointed out a significant disadvantage of keeping front-line decision-makers LR/ER clueless. Continue reading
WONDERFUL WEB SITES
We watch what unions post on their web sites in case there is something we should all know about. FEDSMILL.com recently took a look at a lot of AFGE web sites (not all or even a majority) and wants to pass along its compliments to a few of them for very impressive products. Continue reading