OPM Reviewing Pay, Leave, Performance Policies
OPM says it is continuing to review federal employment policies on pay, leave and performance for possible additional administrative actions …More
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Parts of Reorganization Plan to Launch in Autumn, Says OMB
The Trump administration expects to begin carrying out in the fall the portions of its recently released agency reorganization plan …More
Impact of Proposed Changes to OPM to Be Examined
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has scheduled hearings for this week on the Trump administration’s proposal to …More
House Cool with Pay Freeze, but Senate Set to Back 1.9 Percent Raise
The House has approved a fiscal 2019 spending bill (HR-6147) that effectively endorses President Trump’s recommendation to keep federal salary …More
Growing Backlog Awaits MSPB Nominees
The MSPB governing board could have a full complement of members soon, following a hearing at which the three nominees …More
Bills on Parental Leave, Relocation Taxes Offered
Among bills recently introduced in Congress are: S-3236, to put in law and extend a recent GSA policy addressing an …More
Panel Backs Faster Discipline, Weaker Appeal Rights for Federal Employees
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has passed bills to tighten the deadlines in the federal workplace disciplinary notice …More
Split Remains on Special VA Disciplinary Policies
A year after enactment of a law revamping disciplinary policies at the VA there was consensus at a House hearing …More
GAO Urges Focus on Employees in Reorganization as Senate Starts Review of Plan
Reorganizing and reforming federal agencies is achievable but it is “a major endeavor” that depends on following steps such as …More
House Set to Vote on Spending Bill Providing No 2019 Raise
The House could vote as soon as this week on an annual spending bill (HR-6147) that like similar measures of …More
Pushback Builds on Executive Orders as Agencies Implement Them
As federal agencies are imposing new restrictions on employee unions in response to President Trump’s recent executive orders, unions and …More
COLA Count Hits Three-Quarter Mark
Through nine months of the counting period toward the January 2019 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at 2.7 percent, …More
New Law Will Aid Whistleblowers, Says OSC; Hearing Set on MSPB Nominees
The Office of Special Counsel has said that a recently enacted law (P.L. 115-195) allowing federal employees to appeal MSPB …More
Impact of Orders on Discipline, Unions Begins; More Ahead
Some work to carry out President Trump’s three recent executive orders on discipline, performance and bargaining is underway but much …More
Orders Require Policy Changes when Contracts End, Says OPM
In guidance to agencies, OPM has said that President Trump’s recent three executive orders do not “abrogate provisions of existing …More
