HHS memo raising concerns
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) expressed grave concern over a May 3 memorandum memo from HHS Secretary Tom Price's chief of staff, Lance Leggitt, which instructed employees not to have "any communications" with members of Congress or their staffs without first consulting the department's assistant secretary for legislation.
CBO muddies the waters on federal employee compensation
An April report from the Congressional Budget Office muddies the waters on how federal employee compensation stacks up against the private sector.
More details on a bill regarding performance evaluations for civilian employees released
The Senate has released further details of a bill regarding performance evaluations for civilian employees. Provisions in the bill would double, for those hired after the enactment date, the standard probationary period from one year to two—two-year periods already apply to certain positions—and would allow management to extend the period at its discretion