EEOC Finalizes Changes to Case-Handling Policies
The EEOC has finalized changes to case-handling policies affecting both individual federal employees who bring complaints there and the federal …More
The EEOC has finalized changes to case-handling policies affecting both individual federal employees who bring complaints there and the federal …More
For individuals who must go through the security clearance adjudication process, it can be a nervous and confusing process. Each …More
A report on a bill (S-1865) now ready for a Senate vote says that federal agencies should be transparent when …More
Staffing shortages remain “widespread” at the VA despite recent growth in employment, an inspector general report has said, based on …More
OPM has issued guidance to clarify when travel time for teleworkers and remote workers constitutes hours of work for purposes …More
In a ruling that could pave the way to broader whistleblower protections for federal employees, the MSPB has returned to …More
A bill pending before Congress to continue higher rates of pay for some 13,000 Agriculture Department wildland firefighters and about …More
OPM has authorized emergency leave transfer programs for federal employees affected by the fires in Hawaii. In those programs, employees …More
GSA has announced the per diem rates for federal employees traveling on official business in fiscal year 2024, starting October …More
President Biden is likely to issue in the weeks ahead a letter to Congress stating his intent to set a …More
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., has reintroduced a bill (HR-5171) to provide relief from the pay cap that currently applies …More
With two months to go in the counting period toward the January 2024 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at …More
A supplemental budget request the White House has sent to Congress includes funds to maintain higher rates of pay for …More
This point of the year is a good time for FERS employees who invest in the TSP at high rates …More
Despite two directives that followed discoveries of issues with handling of hazardous wastes at EPA labs, the agency still has …More
The Biden administration has again prodded federal agencies to have more of their employees working onsite and more frequently, telling …More
The Biden administration’s latest directive to federal agencies to increase onsite work by their employees comes as House Republicans have …More
Leaders of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee have mapped out a different approach than their House counterparts regarding special disciplinary …More
The inspector general’s office at OPM has given a clean audit report for the FEGLI life insurance program and its …More
The chair of the House subcommittee on the Coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, has asked OPM for a wide …More
In two reports raising concerns about staffing at the IRS, the GAO has called attention to recommendations for workforce planning …More
In recessing until after Labor Day Congress has left behind much unfinished business for federal employees. On its return, one …More
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has approved a bill to reinstate special disciplinary powers the VA has stopped using and …More
The VA and the AFGE union have reached a settlement in a complaint over the department’s use of special disciplinary …More
The TSP’s large company stock C fund is up 20.62 percent on the year following a 3.21 percent gain in …More
The Justice Department has been adding immigration judges in recent years but it would need to further increase that corps …More
A new bipartisan bill in the House would ease restrictions on marijuana use by federal employees, by stating that past …More
The Biden administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to head off a decision by a lower court on whether …More
The House this week is set to begin voting on spending bills needed for fiscal year 2024, but the result …More
OPM has proposed rules to formally replace the traditional “rule of three” with a “rule of many” that would apply …More