Walkinshaw Leads Bill to Pay Federal Workers During Shutdowns Feb 3, 2026 | 1:53 pm Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., is leading a group of House Democrats in a legislative proposal to pay all federal employees, service members, and contractors during any federal shutdowns in fiscal year 2026. […]
OPM Moves to Replace MSPB in Probationary Worker Termination Appeals Jan 13, 2026 | 3:46 pm Under a newly proposed rule, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) would take over authority to decide appeals by probationary federal employees who allege unfair termination, stripping that power from an independent hiring agency. […]
Federal Judge Rules DOE Violated Workers’ First Amendment Rights Nov 10, 2025 | 3:26 pm The Trump administration infringed on Department of Education (DOE) workers’ rights when it changed employees’ out-of-office email signatures to display partisan messages blaming Democrats for the government shutdown, a federal judge ruled on Friday. […]
Court Blocks More Federal Layoffs Ordered During Shutdown Oct 20, 2025 | 1:36 pm More federal employees will be at least temporarily protected from layoffs ordered by the Trump administration after a federal judge expanded her order to prevent government shutdown-related terminations to include additional unions. […]
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Federal Union Ban Oct 3, 2025 | 2:55 pm A federal judge is temporarily allowing select federal agencies and unions to continue collective bargaining after executive orders from President Donald Trump earlier this year sought to cancel those agreements. […]
Senate Democrats Look to Ease Financial Strain on Federal Workers During Shutdown Oct 3, 2025 | 2:53 pm A new bill introduced this week by Senate Democrats looks to support federal employees who are experiencing financial struggles during a government shutdown. […]
Lawmakers Probe DOGE’s Move to Cement Federal Roles Aug 11, 2025 | 11:29 am Top Democrats are launching a probe into Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees embedded across Federal agencies and their alleged conversion to permanent positions. […]
New ‘Schedule G’ to Add More Political Appointees to Fed Workforce Jul 18, 2025 | 4:00 pm President Donald Trump created a new classification of Federal workers on Thursday to “help faithfully implement the President’s policy agenda” – the latest effort from the Trump administration to restructure the Federal government. […]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Anti-Union Order Apr 28, 2025 | 1:40 pm A Federal judge has blocked an executive order from the Trump administration last month that direct Federal agencies to cease collective bargaining with Federal employee labor unions. […]
Senate Democrats Demand Hard Numbers on Federal Worker Purges Apr 23, 2025 | 9:51 am Two top Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are pressing for hard numbers on how many Federal workers have been let go since the start of the second Trump administration in January. […]
House Panel Considers ATC Failures, Witnesses Urge Immediate Reform Mar 4, 2025 | 3:59 pm A House subcommittee heard testimonies this afternoon on challenges faced by U.S. air traffic control (ATC) systems and operators while evaluating risks posed to aviation safety by recent Federal layoffs. […]