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Spotlight: Obama signs STOCK Act change into law
Thousands of federal employees won't have their financial disclosure forms publicized online after all. President Obama signed into law April 15 modifications to the Stop Trading on Congressional...
NOAA plans furlough days around summer holiday weekends
Most of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's offices would close in their entirety for 4 days this summer under furlough plans the agency has developed with unions that represent some of its employees.
No 'massive layoffs' at Postal Service, postmaster general says
Speculation about widespread layoffs if the Postal Service ends Saturday letter delivery is unfounded, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said in his State of the Postal Service address April 3. He also dismissed the notion that if the Postal Service switches to 5 day delivery, 4 day delivery would follow, then 3 day and so on.
Furloughed feds not exempt from outside-employment rules
In an advisory in March, the Office of Government Ethics noted that agency employees must continue to comply with criminal conflict-of-interest laws, including one that prohibits compensation for one's official duties from someone other than the U.S. government. The OGE also referred to Office of Personnel Management guidance from January, which said rules that govern executive-branch ethical standards will continue to apply to furloughed federal employees.
Hundreds to be furloughed at OMB
At the Office of Management and Budget, 480 employees have received furlough notices, Carney said. He did not specify which other EOP offices notified their employees of upcoming furloughs. The EOP has also slowed new hiring and left open positions unfilled, he said. Components have reduced purchases of equipment and supplies, the use of air cards for Internet access, and staff travel.
Federal courts warn sequestration cuts will be "devastating," "unsustainable"
Emergency measures to help the federal court system cope with sequestration are "unsustainable, difficult and painful to implement," a federal judge told a congressional committee Wednesday, and will seriously compromise court operations. Unlike other federal departments, the judiciary cannot cut programs or grants to manage the shortfall.
Black federal employees continue to face workplace obstacles, says report
Black federal employees continue to face a number of equal employment opportunity obstacles, concludes a study from a working group commissioned by the Office of Federal Operations within the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Appropriators less dissatisfied with HUD budget justifications
After years of budget justifications that congressional staff have deemed inadequate, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has begun to improve its explanations, the Government Accountability Office says.
OSHA ranks worst in guaranteeing scientific freedom of expression
Government scientists have gained more whistleblower protection and freedom to express personal opinions under the Obama administration, but most agencies still do not give scientists access to drafts and final revisions in which their work played a part, a study by the Union of Concerned Scientists found .
Sequestration: NPS freezes and furloughs while FAA warns contractors
The National Park Service says sequestation will impact every aspect of its operations and cause the agency to leave 900 vacant positions unfilled and furlough some U.S. Park Police employees. FAA has now warned contractors that sequestration may delay, change or cancel work.
