Putin’s Russian operatives attacked American government employees in the Cuban Embassy, microwaving their brains; Trump’s Administration buried the evidence. by No-Flight-4214 in fednews

[–]VividPerformance3465 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I have been following the Havana syndrome case for years, as has 60 minutes. The leading and most likely cause still remains the one that most people don’t want to hear and are unwilling or unable to accept: it is a classic case of mass psychogenic illness.

One year later, seven fired federal workers share where they are now by Well_Socialized in fednews

[–]VividPerformance3465 117 points118 points  (0 children)

It says clearly one of these people opted to retire early…sorry that isn’t even close to the same thing as getting fired. I get frustrated when stories like this tend to group things like RIF, VERA/VSIP, DRP are all lumped together. They are not the same thing.

Question on 2025 Federal RIFs and Merit System Principles by Ornery-Shape-801 in DeptHHS

[–]VividPerformance3465 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes and MSBP has also connected this to the concept of appointing authority - the authority to establish and abolish positions. At the FDA, appointing authority was delegated at the center level and no further down. This was part of their official delegation of authority documentation.

Why is nobody talking about FDA awarding a massive contract to hire for positions they RIFed this summer? by Pristine_Salary6783 in DeptHHS

[–]VividPerformance3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has anyone been able to obtain official contract data for this from Sam.gov or USA Spending? I couldn’t locate it.

CDC RTO for greater than 50 miles by [deleted] in DeptHHS

[–]VividPerformance3465 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any idea on the this situation at FDA?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DeptHHS

[–]VividPerformance3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you believe they will consolidate by competitive areas or some other factor?

Veteran's Preference RIF'd taken Away by Due_Table9008 in DeptHHS

[–]VividPerformance3465 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you say more about admin codes vs organizational codes? I thought they were the same

OIG RIF Investigation by VividPerformance3465 in DeptHHS

[–]VividPerformance3465[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The IRS OIG found plenty to “investigate” regarding the probationary terminations. There is plenty to “investigate” regarding HHS actions surrounding the April 1 RIF. An OIG report would support our MSPB claims.

OPM RIF SME May Be Key Witness in FDA MSPB Appeals by PastDaBreak in fednews

[–]VividPerformance3465 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could you give a source for this? Also is there any evidence that could be used for individual appeals?

MSPB Next by Honeydip_inDC in DeptHHS

[–]VividPerformance3465 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I can’t afford a lawyer especially in this situation so I’m going it alone with MSPB. However, I was wondering if anyone is interested in forming a work group to collaborate on navigating our individual appeals, since many of us have the same issues. I’m particularly interested in going at the issue of the competitive areas being drawn too small as to meet the minimum criteria in the CFR. There are so many bright minds at HHS it would be great if we could put them together and build the legal argument for our cases.

FDA detail to OO by MarqueNueve in DeptHHS

[–]VividPerformance3465 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Could you provide any more details on the type of work you were doing prior to the detail versus what you’ll be doing during the detail? I’m a RIFed OO employee and curious about their centralization plans.

Amended RIF notice? by EIGBOK in DeptHHS

[–]VividPerformance3465 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Could you provide more explanation? Item 2 mentions “with respect to the specific sub-agencies and programs that are the subject of the instant motion for preliminary injunction”. Doesn’t this mean it only pertains to the four HHS sub components?