In today’s Federal Newscast, House Democrats say a top official at the Federal Communications Commission helped write a policy for a new Trump administration.
Also, OPM plans to finalize a rule implementing the Administrative Leave Act by December. The 2017 legislation puts limits on how long agencies can put employees on paid administrative leave while investigating claims of wrongdoing. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility sued OPM earlier this month over delays in completing the long-awaited guidance. The group said employees can wait months or years until agencies clear them of wrongdoing, which puts their careers at risk.