In June 2014, the appellant, a Security Specialist at the Department of Defense, took an extra $5.00 worth of food from the agency cafeteria without paying for the additional food. The agency removed the appellant based on this conduct and charging a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that the deciding official’s ex parte communications in the Air Force’s termination proceedings is a violation of the due process clause.

In the recently decided Bishop v. Department of Agriculture, The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) clarified the importance of establishing jurisdiction in whistleblower issues.

The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) has ruled that term appointees are not entitled to serve beyond the role expiration date, nor are they entitled to a permanent position as relief in a personnel action.

In Singh v. USPS, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) overruled its own early 2010s precedents on the Douglas factor disparate penalty analysis.

The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) rules that an indefinite suspension following restoration of clearance is grounds for review under its jurisdiction.

The Merit Systems Protection Board followed the precedent of several circuit courts in resolving that they are not the proper forum for allegations of retaliation for Title VII-related issues.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) instructed the Army to separate an employee from service after a probe found falsified documents during the hiring process.

The Merit Systems Protection Board holds the Army retaliated against a widow of a service member in it's first precedential decision on whistleblower protection since regaining a quorum.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the nationwide preliminary injunction on President Biden’s vaccine mandate for the federal workforce, determining the district court lacked jurisdiction.