FEDWeek
Retirement Application Processing Backlog Nearly Doubles in Four Months
The backlog of retirement applications pending processing at OPM has nearly doubled since last fall, with an end-of-February figure above …More
Report Calls on VA to Better Oversee Contracted Care for Veterans
An inspector general report has called on the VA to better oversee community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), through which veterans can …More
Court Takes Broad View on Recouping Fees in Successful Employee Appeals
A federal appeals court has taken a broader view than did the MSPB on federal employees’ eligibility for recoupment of …More
Court Blocks Global Media Agency Downsizing Efforts
A federal court has again blocked the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s downsizing efforts, holding that senior official Kari Lake, …More
Arrival of Schedule P/C Spurs Renewed Legal Challenges
A coalition of federal employee organizations and other groups has renewed its lawsuit against Schedule Policy/Career, reflecting the recent finalization …More
OPM Revives Plan to Increase Role of Performance Ratings in RIFs
OPM has revived and broadened a proposal from the first Trump administration to increase the role of performance ratings in determining …More
Federal Retirement & Financial Planning Report
Most Retirement Applications Are Now Made Online, but Still Don’t Reach OPM for Months
A tipping point was recently passed with the majority of federal retirement applications now being made online, OPM has said, …More
Federal Manager's Daily Report
Report Calls on VA to Better Oversee Contracted Care for Veterans
An inspector general report has called on the VA to better oversee community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), through which veterans can …More
Our ship of state is drifting; A new National Security Act could help right the course
TSP Investment Report
TSP: Investing Through a Crisis
There are approximately seven million active Federal Employees and Retirees investing in the Thrift Saving Plan (TSP). They are a …More
Armed Forces News
VA Ends Reporting of Some Veterans to Federal Gun Background Check System
The VA has announced it will no longer report veterans to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) …More
