Complex appointments clause challenges throw some MSPB cases in limbo
For agencies with administrative judges, a 2018 Supreme Court case has created a messy, albeit solvable, situation in recent years. In Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission,…
When Uncle Sam’s Your Boss, Returning to Work Isn’t the Same
Working for the federal government as it reopens offices during the Covid-19 pandemic offers advantages unavailable to private sector employees. But that doesn’t necessarily…
Supreme Court Ruling Cements, Expands Longstanding Protections for LGBTQ Feds
Sweeping nature of decision will make it harder for agencies to deny discrimination against gay and transgender employees. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a historic…
Ex-DOD Watchdog Head Resigns After Trump Demotes Him
President Donald Trump’s recent firings of inspectors general won’t directly stop any investigations by their offices, but may have a chilling effect on…
Watchdog Probes Threatened In Face Of Firings
The Pentagon’s former top watchdog announced his resignation on Tuesday, a little more than a month after President Donald Trump demoted him from his position as acting…
Partisanship Aside, Trump Had Reason to Fire Michael Atkinson, Say Two Former CIA Whistleblowers
President Donald Trump, with some partisan fanfare, fired Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson last month, saying that he had “no confidence” in him. …
Trump may have acted unlawfully in firing State Department investigator, says Pelosi
Donald Trump’s firing of the State Department’s top internal watchdog “could be unlawful” if it was intended to retaliate against one of his investigations, House…
White House misses congressional deadline to explain intelligence watchdog’s firing
WASHINGTON — The White House is still refusing to give Congress a reason for firing Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, as required by law, missing a…
Mattis rebukes Trump over removal of Pentagon inspector general
Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis issued a rare public rebuke of President Trump Tuesday over his decision to fire Glenn Fine, the Pentagon inspector general charged with…
Amid coronavirus, Trump seizes chance to carry out a long-desired purge of government watchdogs
There was a moment during Monday’s coronavirus press briefing when President Donald Trump was asked about a recent government watchdog report about testing shortages in…