Survey: Less than Half of College Students, Grads Would Consider a Federal Job
Only 44 percent of college students and recent graduates in a survey said they would consider federal employment for reasons …More
Only 44 percent of college students and recent graduates in a survey said they would consider federal employment for reasons …More
OPM and USPS have posted similar reminders that the “Postal Service Health Benefits Program” created by the wide-ranging Postal Service …More
The strong returns in the TSP funds tracking stock indexes in July helped investors overall recover some of the losses …More
A group of two dozen Democrats from the House and Senate has urged OPM expand coverage in the FEHB program …More
Whether a federal employee is vaccinated against the Coronavirus is no longer a consideration in some workplace safety protocols, under …More
Along with new guidance on workplace safety practices, an administration task force has tweaked prior policies regarding the vaccine mandate …More
The newest Biden administration guidance on Coronavirus-related workplace safety practices tells agencies to bargain over certain details with unions, at …More
New guidance from DoD stresses that its personnel — both civilian employees and military — “must ensure that all personal …More
The Senate has followed the House in recessing until after Labor Day, leaving to September – and likely later – …More
President Biden has signed sweeping legislation reflecting Democratic policies on tax, health insurance and climate matters that was recently passed …More
Lower-performing Postal Service facilities have in common several problems related to personnel, says an IG report. In a look at …More
Federal employee unions have urged federal employees to act soon to qualify for a special waiver period under the Public …More
The lodgings portion of per diem rates for federal employees traveling on official business will increase for some locations in …More
The inflation index used to set federal retirement COLAs fell by 0.1 percentage points in July, the first decrease so …More
New figures from the Federal Salary Council show that the federal-private sector pay gap is 22.47 percent, slightly below the …More
At its latest meeting, the Federal Salary Council made no mention of potential changes in how federal vs. non-federal salaries …More
More than a third of those who started 2022 with more than $1 million in their TSP accounts no longer …More
The GAO has said it will review issues related to TSP’s operating system launched at the start of June in …More
The Senate has joined the House in passing a bill (S-3373) containing a number of enhanced salary, bonus and incentive …More
Several bills affecting federal employees and agencies reached floor votes in Congress as it prepared to recess through Labor Day …More
President Biden has nominated Robert Shriver, currently OPM associate director for employee services, to become deputy director of the agency, …More
In an annual report that underscores that violations of conflicts of interest pose potential criminal consequences as well as career …More
A key spending bill produced by Democratic leaders in the Senate effectively endorses a 4.6 percent federal employee raise in …More
The newly released Senate version of the general government appropriations bill continues several long-running provisions including a focus on the …More
While higher levels of offsite work due to the pandemic have proven “successful,” “neither telework nor remote work are entitlements” …More
Two newly introduced bills in Congress – one by a group of House Republicans, the other by several Senate Democrats …More
A newly offered Senate bill (S-4581) would expand eligibility the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and make it easier to …More
Agency investigations into allegations against employees who have made disclosures aren’t acts of retaliation under whistleblower protection law if there …More
Large gains in each of the three stock-based TSP funds in July eased some of the pain of the losses …More
The collective value of TSP accounts dropped by nearly $105 billion in the first six months of the year, dragged …More