Merit Systems Protection Board

(Newser) - Two board members fired by President Trump can go back to their jobs, a split appeals court ruled Monday ahead of a likely Supreme Court showdown on the president's power over independent agencies, per the AP . An appeals court in the nation's capital handed down the 7-4 decision...

(Newser) - President Bush has said he’d veto legislation to fortify legal protection for whistle-blowers, leaving in place a dysfunctional system that enables punishment for government employees who speak out—rather than those they indict. The finger-pointers lose their cases before special courts 97% of the time, reports a new study;...