FEDWeek

Schedule P/C in Your Future? Here’s What’s Coming

For competitive service federal employees who are to be moved into the excepted service under Schedule Policy/Career, the main impact …More

RIFs Would be Appealed to OPM Rather than MSPB Under Proposed Rule

OPM has proposed to require that challenges to reductions in force be filed there, and not at the MSPB, in …More

‘Suitability’ – OPM Wants to Take Over Appeals, Cutting out MSPB

The OPM has proposed rules in which it would take over from the MSPB the consideration of appeals from federal …More

Hill Democrats Back 4.1 Percent 2027 Federal Employee Raise

A group of House and Senate Democrats has introduced bills (HR-7480, S-3823) calling for a 4.1 percent raise to be …More

OPM Describes Next Steps for Agencies as Schedule P/C Takes Effect

OPM has laid out next steps for agencies to take on the conversion of an estimated 50,000 employees involved with …More

Final Rules Issued for New At-Will ‘Schedule Policy/Career’ that Could Affect 50K Positions

OPM has issued a final rule establishing the excepted service “Schedule Policy/Career” employment category—successor to the short-lived Schedule F of …More

House Committee Approves Higher Buyout Incentives

Full Year Funding Approved for All but DHS, Ending Partial Shutdown

Forced Distributions for All Coming for Current Ratings Cycle, Kupor Says

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Federal Retirement & Financial Planning Report

Need for Emergency Savings Doesn’t End at Retirement

While most of the financial advice regarding the need for emergency savings focuses on those still employed, retirees experience financial …More

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
Eligibility for the Special Retirement Supplement and Its Value
Why Standard Social Security Optimization Falls Short for Federal Employees
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Federal Manager's Daily Report

Do Not Pay System Won’t Solve Improper Payments by Itself, Says Report

While both Congress and the White House have emphasized greater use of the Treasury Department’s Do Not Pay system against …More

GAO Finds Concerns Following BIA Staff Cuts, but Operational Impacts Unknown
Opinion | Commentary
Sidelined Postal Police Officers are Less Effective at Fighting Crime?
Opinion | Commentary
If Congress is serious about addressing fraud, they must protect this key watchdog
Air Force Not Fully Tracking Property in Contractors’ Hands, Says GAO
IRS Experiencing Challenges in Going Digital, Says Report
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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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