Almost All TSP Funds Down Year-to-Date after March Plunge; Reprieve to Start April
All three stock-based TSP funds plunged in March, with the large company stock C fund and the small company stock …More
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Nearly 10,000 Federal Offices Don’t Meet Usage Standards
Federal agencies have compiled a list of nearly 10,000 government owned or leased spaces that don’t meet occupancy standards set …More
OPM Plan on Employee Ratings Asking for Abuse, Says Senior House Democrat
The top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has called on OPM to withdraw its recently proposed …More
Staffing Shortages Hampering VA-HUD Homeless Assistance Program, Says GAO
Persistent shortages of staffing among VA case managers—for reasons including “staff burnout and turnover”—is hampering a joint program with HUD …More
Judge Issues Enforcement Order to Restore Union Rights at VA, Threatens Contempt
Updated: A federal judge suggested the VA could be held in contempt for failure to abide by a preliminary injunction …More
Senate Passes DHS Funding Deal, but Stalls in House; Trump Signs Order to Pay TSA Personnel
Senate Democrats and Republicans have agreed to a deal funding most of DHS through September, offering a path to end …More
Conversions to Schedule P/C Pending; Acknowledgement Form Draws Attention
Now more than two weeks since regulations creating Schedule Policy/Career were finalized, potentially affected employees continue to await formal notice …More
New MSPB Ruling Could Have Broad Impact on Employee Appeal Rights
An MSPB ruling in a case involving the firing of two immigration judges could have a wide-ranging impact on appeal …More
Yet Another Report Finds Security Risks at Federal Buildings Unaddressed
The GSA “is not consistently addressing deficient security fixtures at GSA-controlled facilities, leaving the facilities and occupants at risk from …More
Federal Employee Survey Shows Steep Drops in Engagement, Views of Leadership, Agency Performance
In what amounts to a 360-degree evaluation, “the Trump administration has received a failing grade on its management of our …More
OPM Takeovers of RIF, Suitability Appeals Would Deprive Employees of Important Legal Rights, Unions Say
Two recently sets of proposed rules from OPM under which it would take over appeals by federal employees who lose …More
Court Orders Voice of America Employees Reinstated
A federal court has ordered that U.S. Agency for Global Media return to the job as of March 23 some …More
IRS Job Cuts Put Critical Operations at Risk, GAO Says
Job cuts at the IRS last year had relatively little impact on the 2025 filing season because they mostly occurred …More
COLA Count Increases to 0.7 Percent; Does not Yet Reflect Rising Energy Prices
The count toward the 2027 federal retirement COLA now stands at 0.7 percent, following an increase in February of 0.5 …More
Judge Orders VA to Reinstate Union Contract for 320,000 Workers
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs to restore a collective bargaining agreement covering more than 320,000 …More
Pentagon Orders “Hard Reset” of Legal Operations Within Six Months
DoW/DoD Secretary Pete Hegseth has called for a sweeping review of the department’s legal functions, directing service secretaries to conduct …More
Hearing Upcoming on ‘Dire’ Situation of USPS
The House government operation subcommittee has scheduled hearings next week on the state of USPS finances and operations, including, in …More
Hegseth: Supervisors Expected to Encourage Personnel to Volunteer for ICE, CBP Details
Secretary of War/Defense Pete Hegseth has called on supervisors to encourage department civilians to volunteer for temporary details to DHS …More
The 1099-Rs Are in the Mail, OPM Tells Retirees
UPDATED: OPM has said that is mailing out this week the balance of the paper 1099-R forms covering 2025 that …More
Retirement Application Processing Backlog Nearly Doubles in Four Months
The backlog of retirement applications pending processing at OPM has nearly doubled since last fall, with an end-of-February figure above …More
Court Takes Broad View on Recouping Fees in Successful Employee Appeals
A federal appeals court has taken a broader view than did the MSPB on federal employees’ eligibility for recoupment of …More
Court Blocks Global Media Agency Downsizing Efforts
A federal court has again blocked the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s downsizing efforts, holding that senior official Kari Lake, …More
Arrival of Schedule P/C Spurs Renewed Legal Challenges
A coalition of federal employee organizations and other groups has renewed its lawsuit against Schedule Policy/Career, reflecting the recent finalization …More
OPM Revives Plan to Increase Role of Performance Ratings in RIFs
OPM has revived and broadened a proposal from the first Trump administration to increase the role of performance ratings in determining …More
IRS Cancels NTEU Union Representation Rights
The IRS has canceled the representation rights there for the NTEU union under the pair of 2025 executive orders, even …More
I Fund Continues to Lead TSP Returns in February, Up Over 12% YTD
The international stock I fund, which posted the strongest gain among the funds over 2025 and in January as well, continued that pattern in …More
Court Leaves Trump Orders against Unions in Place as Challenges Continue
A coalition of unions has lost another round in federal court against Trump administration orders to end union representation rights …More
OPM Moves to Implement Forced Ratings Distributions across Federal Workforce
OPM has moved to allow agencies to use forced distributions in performance ratings for GS and wage grade employees and …More
Rules Would Change Ratings Policies in Ways Beyond Forced Distribution
OPM’s newly proposed rules on performance evaluation policies (see related story) go beyond allowing for forced ratings distributions in GS …More
OPM Seeks to Put Senior Professional Ratings Policies into Regulation
Along with proposed rules allowing for forced distributions in ratings for GS and wage grade employees (see related stories), OPM …More
