Biden: Vaccination Mandate for Federal Employees ‘Under Consideration’
President Biden has raised the prospect of a government-wide vaccination mandate for federal employees, saying in response to a question …More
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New ‘Reentry’ Guidance Assumes Higher Rate of Telework; Still Up to Management
OPM has issued new guidance addressing telework, bargaining and other issues for agency operating plans in greater detail as uncertainty …More
OPM Details Considerations for Telework Eligibility, Frequency
New guidance from OPM addresses a range of considerations for agencies in deciding on long-term policies regarding telework, saying that …More
OPM Lists Potentially Negotiable Issues in ‘Reentry’ Plans
OPM’s latest federal workplace “reentry” guidance for the first time provides a detailed list of the topics that may be …More
House Vote Set on Bill Setting Raise, Funding Many Agencies
The House plans to vote this week on HR-4502, which ties together seven of the dozen bills to fund federal …More
TSP Investment Window Not New, and Not Just about Sustainable Funds
Several recent news reports referencing the TSP’s upcoming investment “window” apparently have left some program participants confused about the origins …More
New Per Diem Rate Announcement Likely Soon
If past practice is followed, GSA likely will soon announce new per diem rates for federal travelers for the new …More
Reentry Wait: Telework, Workplace Policy Changes Likely Weeks or Months Out
Federal employees, their unions and members of Congress continue to watch for details of federal agency “reentry” and “post-reentry” operational …More
Committee Approves Paid Leave Expansion along Party Lines
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has approved, although with only Democratic support, a bill (HR-564) to entitle federal employees …More
Bill to Reverse Trump Order on ALJs, Other Measures Advance
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has passed HR-4448, to reverse a Trump administration executive order creating an excepted service …More
Action on DoD Bills Suggests Tough Path for Boosting Raise
Recent actions in Congress may have lessened prospects for boosting the January 2022 federal employee raise from the 2.7 percent …More
COLA Count Crosses 5 Percent Mark
The count toward the January 2022 federal retirement COLA stands at 5.1 percent with three months remaining in the count, …More
Bills Offered on COLAs, Retirement Benefits
Among bills recently introduced in Congress is HR-4315, which would change the inflation index used in setting COLAs in federal …More
Biding Time: Dip in Retirements Continues
The dip in the rate of retirements among federal employees that started early in 2020 continued into the early part …More
Congress Already Running Short on Time ahead of New Fiscal Year
Although there are more than two calendar months remaining before the start of the government’s new fiscal year October 1, …More
With SSA Firing, White House Sends Signal on Labor, Telework Issues
In ousting the two top leaders of the SSA, the Biden administration effectively sent yet another signal of the administration’s …More
Yet Another Audit Raises Issues with Agency Safety Practices
In the latest audit raising issues about agency compliance with Coronavirus safety protections, the IG at the SBA has focused …More
DoD: Make Clear That Personal Social Media Profiles are Not Official
DoD’s has stressed to its employees that they should avoid creating even the appearance in their social media that their …More
Employee Incentive Pay, Discipline Still Need Attention, Says GAO
GAO has credited OPM with addressing four of its 18 high-priority recommendations for that agency over the last year, although …More
Court Sides With DHS in USERRA Pay Differential Case
A federal appeals court has found that protections for federal employees under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act …More
