A Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a formal approach to remedy an employee’s performance gaps, including failures to meet specific job goals or behavior-related concerns. The plan outlines ...

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefits are set to increase by 1.7% in April next year. PIP is a benefit given to individuals who require assistance with daily living due to an illness ...

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The federal government’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, and spending is once again in the spotlight. In this hotly contested political climate, candidates are using the power of the purse ...

Unreachable customer service. Many Americans navigate these common obstacles to access critical services from the federal government. Recent polling by my organization, the Partnership for ...

A long time ago, patronage determined who worked in the U.S. government. Jobs were awarded based not on merit and expertise but on a person’s political connections to the sitting president or ...

At the moment, that appears unlikely given that the DOGE isn't a real government department, which would need to be created by congressional approval. Federal spending is authorized by Congress ...

Trump said Tuesday that the new department would exist "outside of Government," giving advice to those in the White House about overhauling federal agencies. The arrangement would also be likely ...

On federal talent issues, these challenges are significant. Over time, the government’s hiring process has become exceedingly slow, complex, confusing and imprecise in its ability to ...

The firm says the plan's proposal to turn federal land into housing and tax incentives for homeownership could unintentionally fuel higher prices, while his other policy proposals could drive up ...

Wonder Land: One of the campaign’s most important issues is the vast power and authority of the federal government. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Working from home every day ...

"Yeah, this seems REALLY efficient." The federal government spent $6.75 trillion in the 2024 fiscal year, nine-tenths of which went to federal programs, according to the Center on Budget and ...