FEHB Still Untouched in Health Reform Debate
The revised version of a health insurance reform plan passed last week by the House, like its predecessor that the …More
The revised version of a health insurance reform plan passed last week by the House, like its predecessor that the …More
The TSP has issued final rules requiring only one witness for designations of beneficiaries, ending a prior practice of requiring …More
Updated: The Senate has approved, and the President has signed, a $1.2 trillion budget deal funding the government through the …More
The budget plan near final congressional approval for the remainder of the current fiscal year continues many long-standing federal personnel …More
The new Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Office being created at the VA–the first but possibly not the last of such …More
Creation of a special office on accountability and whistleblower protection is the latest in a long series of reactions to …More
The House has passed HR-657, to clarify that protections against retaliation apply to any federal employee who refuses to obey …More
The international stock I fund led the way as all TSP funds posted gains in April, gaining 2.62 percent, followed …More
Several occupations related to the medical and IT fields are among the top 20 white-collar occupations in the government and …More
Congress voted mid-day Friday (April 28) to put off for one week the threat of a partial government shutdown that …More
Federal employees on average make 3 percent more than private sector employees with comparable levels of education, CBO has said …More
With just two more working days after today (Wednesday) before spending authority for most agencies lapses, political leaders still have …More
As is common ahead of pending lapses in agency funding authority, policy and funding issues have brought the government to …More
A new CBO report finding that federal salaries on average are slightly ahead of the private sector’s for employees with …More
The EPA’s announcement that it will offer early retirement and buyout incentive payments–pending approval by OPM–could be the first of …More
The pending departure of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, could bring a change of direction …More
TSP executive director Greg Long has announced he is leaving as of May 5, creating the first change in leadership …More
When Congress returns from its second straight week of recess, it will have only a few days to strike a …More
It appears that at least for now, Congress will put off a decision on a White House request to boost …More
Although the general government-wide hiring freeze has been lifted–it lasted about as long as a similar freeze ordered in the …More
Federal employee unions, always on the watch for signs the government may again pursue converting federal employee jobs to contractor …More
A group of more than two dozen House members is pushing for repeal of a 2014 policy change in which …More
Halfway through the counting period toward the January 2018 federal retiree COLA, the count stands at 1.1 percent, following an …More
The TSP is conducting a participant survey, the first of its kind since 2013, asking about user experience and customer …More
The Trump administration has lifted the general federal hiring freeze it imposed as one of its first official actions, while …More
In announcing a Trump administration plan for reforming the federal workforce that includes workforce reductions, OMB director Mick Mulvaney confirmed in …More
The Trump administration’s plan for reforming the government and reducing the federal workforce (issued April 11), while ending the government-wide …More
As part of its overall plan for reforming the government and reducing the federal workforce OMB has told agencies to …More
A bipartisan bill (S-873) offered in the Senate would expand both in-service and post-separation withdrawal options in the TSP, loosening …More
The proposed new legislation to create new withdrawal options for TSP investors has raised questions about another area in which …More