New Bills: VA Pay, Military Spouse Remote Work, Age Discrimination
Legislation (HR-6538) offered in the House would extend to VA physicians, registered nurses, physician assistants, dentists and certain other medical …More
Legislation (HR-6538) offered in the House would extend to VA physicians, registered nurses, physician assistants, dentists and certain other medical …More
Toward the end of the year, some employees become concerned about losing money in their health care flexible spending accounts …More
The TSP has announced the following schedule for processing transactions through year’s end: December 15 — December installment payments will …More
All TSP stock-based funds produced strong gains in November, led by the small company stock S fund, up 11.19 percent, …More
The MSPB has overturned an OPM policy change that made a divorce order awarding a portion of a federal annuity …More
Federal employees commonly ask around this time of year whether they will get extra time off without charge to leave …More
The Office of Government Ethics has issued a new “ethics survival tips” guide for attending holiday parties sponsored by contractors …More
OPM has opened a portal for a cyber position allowing for rotations of between six months and a year for …More
With continued funding in place for federal agencies until early in 2024, one of the last major items on Congress’s …More
The TSP has posted a summary of current and upcoming policy changes under the Secure 2.0 law enacted late in …More
OPM “has not made significant progress” in addressing the issues identified in a 2019 GAO report underlying delays in processing …More
With specific locality pay rates for 2024 likely to be announced in late December, OPM has issued a reminder that …More
A Senate committee is holding hearings this week on physical security of federal facilities, while a new executive order has …More
This time of year is a good time for federal employees to brush up on policies for giving or receiving …More
The temporary budget extension carrying funding for federal agencies—some to January 19 and others to February 2—virtually guarantees that federal …More
While the 5.2 percent average raise for federal employees scheduled for January “would be a major step in the right …More
While the 2023 federal leave year doesn’t end until January 13, 2024 for most employees (notably late because in a …More
This year’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey again showed that employee views of leadership decline with each successively higher level of …More
An inspector general report has called on the USPS to tighten the controls over hazardous wastes at its vehicle maintenance …More
The Senate has passed S-311, to address an issue related to future retirement benefits for certain CBP officers that in …More
The House has passed and now the Senate have passed (by a vote of 87-4) a measure that would avert …More
A vote during House consideration of a general government spending bill revealed some opposition among members of the Republican majority …More
Federal employees now lag private sector employees in comparable jobs in salary by 27.54 percent, according to the latest figures …More
An early marker has been set for the January 2025 federal employee raise, with an increase in the employment cost …More
The IRS raised from $3,050 to $3,200 in 2024 the maximum that can be set aside as pre-tax money in …More
The TSP has said it will switch its international stock I fund to an index that reflects stocks of more …More
Overall scores of employee engagement and satisfaction with their work increased slightly in this year’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, with …More
The annual federal benefits open season starting next Monday (November 13) and running through December 11 provides an opportunity for …More
While most of the attention focuses on the FEHB health insurance program during the annual benefits open season—this year November …More
The Senate has added language to a spending bill requiring greater reporting on rates of telework and on steps agencies …More