All’s (Still) Quiet (for Now) on the Vaccine Mandate Front
Now more than a month since a federal appeals court cleared the way for the return of the Coronavirus vaccine …More
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Report Faults DHS Employee Vaccination Program
An inspector general audit has found a range of problems in the program DHS crafted for prioritizing employees for vaccination …More
Proposed Covid Exposure Bonus for TSA Employees Could Set Precedent
Among provisions of a bill (HR-903) the House recently passed regarding the TSA workforce is what would be a first …More
Committee Rejects Proposal to Revive Trump’s Federal Personnel Policies
A House committee has rejected a proposal to revive and put into law the central Trump administration executive orders on …More
MSPB Backs Employee Protections in Performance-Based Discipline
The MSPB has backed protections for federal employees in disciplinary actions based on alleged poor performance, adopting the principles of …More
Workforce Priorities Report Stresses Looking Forward
OPM has issued a “federal workforce priorities report” that repeats some long-running themes in federal personnel management policies but that …More
Federal COLA Count Hits 6 Percent
Through seven months of the counting period toward the January 2023 federal retirement cost of living adjustment, the COLA count …More
TSP Finalizes Investment Window Policies; Opening Just Ahead
The TSP has taken one of the final actions toward opening its investment window in early June, finalizing rules to …More
TSP Responds to Criticisms of Fees, Other Investment Window Policies
In finalizing rules on the upcoming mutual fund investment window, the TSP noted that many of those who commented on …More
House Set to Vote on Firefighter, TSA Screener Bills
The House has scheduled votes on a long-running bill to end the special personnel policies applying to TSA screeners and …More
Budget Process Begins in Congress but End Likely a Long Way Off
Congress has started the process of writing the bills that set spending levels and make policy decisions for the upcoming …More
Many VA Medical Personnel Feel Under-Supported, IG Finds
An inspector general report has said that many VA medical personnel feel they are not getting the support they need …More
MSPB Addresses Scope of Whistleblowing Protections
In two recent decisions the MSPB has addressed the scope of whistleblower protections for federal employees, producing a mixed outcome …More
MSPB, FLRA Nominees Still Just Short of Senate Finish Line
Nominees for the MSPB and FLRA governing boards continue to await confirmation despite several signs of a vote being close …More
Two Surveys Show Federal Employee Safety Concerns on Reentry
In both the government-wide survey conducted last fall and in a more recent “pulse” survey the administration conducted, federal employees …More
Federal Employee Satisfaction Drops by All Measures in Latest Survey
Federal employees were less satisfied in 2021 than in 2020 on all four measures of satisfaction in the latest Federal …More
Survey Results Reflect Experiences with Telework, Other Pandemic Issues, Says OPM
OPM has said that that the declining scores of federal employee job satisfaction and engagement—especially regarding the former—in the results …More
April Is a Cruel Month for TSP Stock Fund Investors
The stock-oriented TSP funds again posted substantial losses in April, with the small company stock S fund down 10.57 percent, …More
TSP Sends Reminder of Upcoming Service Blackouts
The TSP has sent a reminder of temporary suspensions of service ahead as it transitions to a new record-keeping system. …More
Finalists Announced for Sammies Awards
Finalists have been announced for the annual Service to America, or Sammies, awards, a top honor for federal employees. A …More
MSPB Issues Key Ruling on Law Limiting VA Employee Appeal Rights
The MSPB has issued its first ruling on a law enacted in 2017 limiting appeal rights of VA employees, adopting …More
VA Confirms Firings Under Its Vaccine Mandate; Broader Policy Still in Limbo
The VA has said it has fired six employees under its Coronavirus vaccination mandate, which it has been continuing to …More
Meet ‘AVA’: TSP Changes Not Just about Investment Window
While allowing investors who meet certain standards to invest some of their accounts in outside mutual funds has drawn the …More
New MSPB Board Setting Standards on Retaliation, Discipline Other Issues
In its first month in operation after being reconstituted, the MSPB board has signaled its priorities by addressing several cases …More
Firefighters’ Injury Compensation Claims to Get Special Handling
The Labor Department has created a special unit to process claims from federal firefighters and has eased the requirements for …More
Rules Proposed on Accepting Legal Defense Funds, Representation
The Office of Government Ethics has proposed rules on legal defense funds and acceptance of free legal representation on behalf …More
GAO Cites Flaws in USDA Decision to Relocate Two Agencies
The GAO has cited a number of flaws in the process the Agriculture Department used in relocating most employees of …More
First Results of 2021 Employee Survey Show Employee Satisfaction Declining
Although OPM has not yet released results from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey conducted last fall, several major departments have …More
Employee Opinions of Leaders Decline as Level Rises
Preliminary results of the 2021 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey from DoD and DHS—which together make up about half of the …More
DHS Employees Say Supervisors More Concerned With Safety Than Senior Leaders
As they did the prior year, DHS employees indicated in the 2021 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey that their supervisors have …More
