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Senate Democrats urge reversal of ruling threatening civil service protections

Senate Democrats are urging a federal appeals court to reverse a decision upholding the firings of two immigration judges at the Department of Justice. The lawmakers warn that the previous ruling from the Merit Systems Protection Board could give the president much broader firing powers over many civil servants. The Democrats’ new amicus brief follows a previous request in the same court case for a full-bench appeals court hearing.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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  Lawsuit charges Schedule Policy/Career violates Civil Service Reform Act

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  House 2027 defense spending bill heads to the full chamber

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  Military commissaries may open to DoD civilian employees

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  Air Force and Space Force spouses to get help with the job search

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  Office of Naval Research rolls out new science and technology strategy

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  More National Park Service employees vote to unionize

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  Senate Armed Services Committee releases NDAA details

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  A second cohort of technology executives are joining the Army Reserve

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  Lawmakers renew effort to offer paid family and medical leave to feds

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  Service members could see a 5% to 7% pay raise in 2027

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  Lawmaker wants answers about proposed NDAs for feds

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  House adds DoD name change to NDAA

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  OPM is hiring positions aimed at building out AI across the government

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  Federal employees with disabilities sue DOJ over reasonable accommodations

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  Federal telework temporarily returns to FIFA World Cup host cities