Trump Again Proposes No Raise, Familiar Benefit-Cutting Proposals
President Trump has called on Congress to provide no federal employee pay raise in January 2020 and to increase the …More
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Many Details on Proposals Still Lacking
The White House’s budget proposal, released Monday, was an incomplete version of that annual document, consisting of just a summary …More
Wait for Raise, Back Pay Nears One-Month Mark
Now almost a month since President Trump signed into law an average 1.9 percent federal employee pay raise to be …More
Budget Assumes OPM/GSA Reorg Will Move Ahead
The White House’s budget proposal assumes that a planned breakup of OPM, with most of its parts moving to GSA, …More
Focus on Workforce Plans Continuing, Budget Says
The administration’s budget plan says that focus is continuing on one element of the President’s Management Agenda released last spring, …More
TSP, Treasury Issue Reassurances on G Fund Disinvestment
Both the Treasury Department and the TSP have issued statements saying that a financial maneuver the Treasury recently used regarding …More
Slight Decline in Telework Reported
OPM’s latest annual report on telework, covering fiscal 2017, showed a slight decline in participation from the prior year, adding …More
Wait Continues on Retroactive Raise
The wait continues for specifics of the retroactive average 1.9 percent federal employee pay raise signed into law February 15, …More
Former FLRA Chair Nominated to Head OPM
President Trump has nominated Dale Cabaniss, a veteran of civil service issues, to head OPM, an agency that has been …More
Merit Board Explains Impact of Leadership Void
The MSPB has issued a policy statement on the impact on its operations now that it has no confirmed members …More
Bills Offered on DHS, Partnerships, Parental Leave
Legislation (HR-1433) has been reintroduced in the House aimed at improving morale at DHS, which annually ranks near the bottom …More
TSP Stock Funds Post Strong Gains in February
The TSP’s stock funds in February posted their second straight month of strong gains—although not as large as those of …More
Treasury to Disinvest G Fund due to Debt Ceiling – No Impact on TSP Accounts
The Treasury Department likely will soon “disinvest” the G fund as a response to the end of a temporary suspension …More
Impatience Growing but Delays on Raise Likely
Now nearly two weeks since President Trump signed into law a retroactive federal employee pay raise averaging 1.9 percent, many …More
How Past Retroactive Pay Raises Affected Benefits
In two prior experiences of federal employees receiving retroactive raises, in 2003 and 2004, such increases affected not only salary …More
