We’re not coddling poorly performing federal employees, appeals agency says

The Washington Post (online registration required): In a highly unusual move, the federal agency that hears appeals of disciplinary actions against federal employees has defended itself against assertions that it is misapplying the law and coddling poor performers.

The Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent agency that acts like an internal government judicial system, has posted a statement on its website regarding recent decisions in which its hearing officers overturned disciplinary actions the Department of Veterans Affairs wanted to take against three senior executives.

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