House panels review ‘startling’ allegations at Bureau of Indian Education university
by Government Executive | July 25, 2024
Members of two U.S. House panels examined allegations of sexual assault, bullying and retaliation at the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education-operated Haskell Indian Nations University during a hearing this week. Haskell, a Lawrence, Kansas, school that is the only four-year college operated by ...
PEER sues to force OPM to implement administrative leave reforms
by Government Executive | July 3, 2024
An environmental advocacy group is following through on the ultimatum it set last fall, suing the Office of Personnel Management in an effort to force the government’s HR agency to implement a 7-year-old law aimed at limiting agencies’ ability to put federal workers accused of ...
EPA has a new plan to protect career scientists, but some are questioning its efficacy
by Government Executive | January 24, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is asking for employee feedback on its plan to protect career federal scientists from political influence and while early feedback from at least some of them is that the new policies are insufficient, EPA officials are pledging to be flexible and ...
Science group threatens lawsuit over OPM’s failure to implement limiting involuntary leave for feds accused of misconduct
by Government Executive | September 25, 2023
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit advocacy group, demanded action to implement the law last week in a petition for rulemaking, and warned if the agency fails to do so within 60 days, the nonprofit will file a lawsuit. In the years since the Administrative ...
First revamped science policy falls short of fulfilling Biden’s promise to protect scientists, watchdogs say
by Government Executive | September 5, 2023
The Health and Human Services Department became the first agency to publicly update its Scientific Integrity Policy, following an edict from the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy to strengthen its protections for civil servants working in science and research. HHS ...