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Mar 10, 2022

After More than 5 Years, the MSPB Finally has a Quorum

At long last, on March 4, 2022, quorum was finally restored to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). The MSPB plays an important role in safeguarding the federal merit systems.  Generally speaking, most non-probationary Appropriated Fund federal employees of the Executive Branch are permitted to appeal major adverse employment actions taken against them, such asRead More

Sep 08, 2021

Third Member Nominated to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)

President Biden has nominated a third member to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).  The three-member Board is typically made up of two members from the nominating President’s party and one member from a different party.  President Biden previously nominated the two Democrat members, and his third nomination of Tristan Leavitt as the Republican nomineeRead More

Jul 01, 2021

President Biden Nominates Second Member to the MSPB

President Biden has nominated Raymond A. Limon to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). Mr. Limon is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital and Diversity, and Chief Human Capital Officer, and he is a career member of the Senior Executive Service at the Department of the Interior (DOI). ThisRead More

legal documents with MSPB logo in foregroundApr 29

President Biden Nominates New MSPB Chair

On April 28, 2021, President Biden took a highly-anticipated first step towards finally staffing the long vacant board member positions with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).  President Biden nominated Cathy Harris of the law firm Kator, Parks, Weiser & Harris in Washington, DC to chair the MSPB.  Ms. Harris has practiced employment law forRead More

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Hope for movement to nominate board members to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)

On April 5, 2021, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. and Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., the Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on Government Operations, wrote to President Biden requesting that he prioritize nominating members to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).  We have discussed the lack of quorumRead More

Jan 18, 2017

MSPB Reverses Five-Year Enforced Leave Suspension

Although the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or Board) is currently suffering from a lack of quorum and resulting inability to issue new decisions (Read the Press Release about the lack of quorum Here), the Board appears to have been very busy during the holiday season issuing decisions prior to the departure of MSPB ChairmanRead More

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The Whole Person Concept in Security Clearance Cases

If you are a federal employee that has run into problems with your security clearance, then you may have heard of the “whole person” concept.  If you are brand new to security clearance issues, check out our previous blog post on Security Clearances in Federal Employment. Now turning to the Read More

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Federal employees who find themselves in the unfortunate situation of being medically unable to continue performing the essential functions of their positions may be eligible for a disability retirement through their government retirement system.  Generally speaking, federal employees covered by the Read More

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