FEDWeek

OPM Moves to Implement Forced Ratings Distributions across Federal Workforce

OPM has moved to allow agencies to use forced distributions in performance ratings for GS and wage grade employees and …More

Rules Would Change Ratings Policies in Ways Beyond Forced Distribution

OPM’s newly proposed rules on performance evaluation policies (see related story) go beyond allowing for forced ratings distributions in GS …More

OPM Seeks to Put Senior Professional Ratings Policies into Regulation

Along with proposed rules allowing for forced distributions in ratings for GS and wage grade employees (see related stories), OPM …More

MSPB Says It Will Not Hear Appeals of Conversions to Schedule Policy/Career

The MSPB revoked its own authority to hear appeals from employees to be converted from the competitive service to the …More

Only Partial Payday Coming Up for Most DHS Employees

Most employees of DHS will experience only a partial pay distribution in the days ahead, with still no resolution of …More

OPM Directs Agencies to Proceed with Repudiating Union Contracts; Revises Memo to Reflect Court Battles

UPDATED: OPM directed federal agencies to move forward with canceling collective bargaining agreements called for in two executive orders issued last …More

New Request Made to Boost Fertility Coverage Benefits in FEHB / PSHB

COLA Count at Just 0.2 Percent; FECA Beneficiaries to Receive 2.6 Percent Boost in April

OPM Outlines Next Steps in Carrying Out Trump Orders against Unions

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Federal Retirement & Financial Planning Report

Retiring Soon? The One Question Most Federal Workers Forget to Ask

When you’re a federal employee, retirement planning can be straightforward. You earn valuable benefits, including a pension, the ability to …More

How Long Will it Take OPM to Process My Retirement and Pay My Pension
Need for Emergency Savings Doesn’t End at Retirement
Work Longer or Take the FERS Supplement Now: Which is Better?
Report Sees Special Financial Stresses on ‘Kinship Families’
Accumulating and Cashing out Annual Leave
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Federal Manager's Daily Report

Lack of VA Data on Scheduling Calls Leaves Patients at Risk, Says Report

The VA does not have complete information on outcomes of calls by veterans seeking specialty care services, potentially “putting veterans …More

Audit: Many New IRS Employees Had to Wait on Equipment, Expectations
SSA IG Warns of ‘Significant Increase’ in Imposter Scams
Supplemental Funding Overtaxed Understaffed BIA Offices, Says Report
Senators Push Back on Wildland Firefighting Consolidation at Interior
Rules Finalized on College Graduate Hiring Authority
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TSP Investment Report

Should I be Aiming for a $1 Million TSP?

For many federal employees approaching retirement, hitting the $1 million mark in their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) feels like the …More

There Could be More TSP Millionaires but for These Two Things
TSP Annuity vs. Installment Payments, What’s Right for You?
To Join the TSP Millionaires Club, Listen to Current Members

Armed Forces News

New Military Body Composition Standards for 2026 in Effect

Defense officials have released additional guidance implementing new military fitness standards, including adoption of the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) as the …More

A Defense Department Directive to Expand Access to Military Courts Falls Short of Federal Law’s Requirements
25 Vendors Invited to Drone Dominance Program
Pentagon Announces Reorg of “Innovation Ecosystem”
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