Two Approaches Offered for Plugging Paid Parental Leave Gap, Including Bipartisan Bill

Trump Offers 1 Percent Raise, Seeks Benefit Cuts

Under the Trump administration’s new budget proposal, federal employees would receive a 1 percent pay raise in January and agencies …More

Budget Again Proposes to Hike FERS Contributions, Axe Supplement

The administration’s fiscal 2021 budget proposal includes a set of oft-repeated proposals regarding employee contributions toward retirement, retirement benefits, premium …More

Paid Time Off Instead of Sick, Annual Leave Again Proposed

The administration’s budget repeats prior proposals to combine annual leave and sick leave into “paid time off” while not going …More

Budget Keeps OPM Breakup Idea on the Table

The administration’s budget plan assumes that the proposal to break up OPM will become reality in the budget year that …More

Job Gains and Losses Under Proposed 2021 Budget

Job levels at federal agencies would remain about flat overall under the Trump administration budget, although the figures are complicated …More

OPM Tells FEHB Carries to Focus on Controlling Costs

OPM Sets Leave, Telework, Other Policies on Coronavirus