Threat of Funding Lapse, Shutdown Just ahead Once Again
The latest in what has proved to be a long line of potential agency funding lapses of the fiscal year …More
The latest in what has proved to be a long line of potential agency funding lapses of the fiscal year …More
Renewed attention has been raised to the running issue of safety of letter carriers, with introduction of a new bill …More
OPM has conditionally approved 32 carriers for the new Postal Service Health Benefits program for postal employees and retirees that …More
The House has passed, over the objections of the White House, a set of bills pressing for consolidating federal office …More
President Biden has recommended that federal employees receive a 2 percent pay raise in January 2025, a figure well below …More
While seeking a January 2025 raise of 2 percent (see related story), the White House’s fiscal 2025 budget proposal cites …More
President Biden’s fiscal 2025 budget proposal seeks several relatively minor changes to the FEHB health insurance and the FEDVIP vision-dental …More
The Biden administration’s budget proposal calls on Congress to change the law to prevent the return of an excepted service …More
President Biden has issued an open letter to federal employees thanking them for their “tireless service on behalf of our …More
GAO has said that two-thirds of federal buildings known to contain asbestos have not been reinspected every five years as …More
Congress again narrowly avoided a partial government shutdown with the Senate voting 75 – 22 on Friday to approve a …More
After an up and down start to the year, the main TSP stock funds surged in February reflecting new records …More
The TSA has taken steps to address the persistently low levels of employee engagement among transportation security officers but still …More
The GSA has proposed a clarification of policies on determining an employee’s or new hire’s eligibility for benefits for relocating …More
In the third iteration of a program of having private companies collect certain tax debts on behalf of the IRS, …More
The return of an excepted service Schedule F in a future Republican administration could impact far more federal employees than …More
A GAO report has called for more focus on training on preventing sexual harassment in the federal workforce, saying that …More
A new GAO report on training on preventing sexual harassment in the federal workplace says that such harassment has been …More
The TSP now has more than 7 million account holders for the first time in its history, and also set …More
OPM has issued its annual “call letter” on federal employee health insurance, which for the 2025 plan year will see …More
OPM has told agencies that broadened eligibility for federal employees to take unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave …More
The GSA “is not evaluating, assessing, and mitigating” risks to employees and others in buildings under its control arising from …More
Legislation has been reintroduced in the House (HR-7337) to create a short-term disability insurance program for conditions not covered by …More
A GAO report has found disparities in discipline for alleged misconduct at DHS according to whether the employee was supervisory …More
UPDATED: The House has joined the Senate in recessing without having addressed either regular spending bills or another temporary funding …More
OPM has issued a series of instructions to FEHB carriers on coverage for contraceptives and on several other issues in …More
The TSP has released some additional information on basing the I fund to a different index of international stocks, although …More
A third of the way into the count toward the January 2025 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at 0.3 …More
Federal employment increased by some 80,000 to about 2,260,000 in fiscal year 2023 ending last September, new figures from OPM …More
A House bill (HR-6276) calling for more consolidation of underused federal office space in light of telework levels remaining substantially …More