Health Care FSA Account Carry-Over Reminder
Toward the end of the year, some employees become concerned about losing money in their health care flexible spending accounts …More
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No Decisions Yet on Raise, Day Off; Shutdown Threat Increases
With time running out on this Congress, decisions still haven’t been made as of today (Wednesday) on a 2019 federal …More
Some Stability, Some Change in ‘Best Places to Work’ Rankings
Several agencies that traditionally have been highly ranked in the annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government report …More
‘Best Places’ Rankings Show Slippage at Many Agencies
According to the announcement, the government overall “continues to lag well behind the private sector when it comes to employee …More
Administration Defends Executive Orders on Bargaining, Discipline
The Trump administration has told an appeals court that a federal district judge erred in finding that key parts of …More
Identity Protection Services to Be Uninterrupted, OPM Says
OPM has said that the identity protection services available to federal employees and retirees due to the personnel records data …More
TSP Eases Hardship Withdrawals Related to Hurricanes
The TSP is temporarily relaxing its in-service hardship withdrawal rules for withdrawals related to Hurricanes Florence and Michael. For those …More
OGE Issues Guidance on Attending Events of Former Employers
The Office of Government Ethics has issued new guidance on ethical considerations for federal employees for attending events sponsored by …More
Two-Week Funding Extension Enacted
Congress on Thursday passed legislation to extend temporary funding authority for numerous agencies by two weeks, through December 21, just …More
Open Season Winding Down
Next Monday (December 10) is the last day of the current open season for electing or changing coverage in the …More
Rules Finalized to Create Six GS Localities, Expand Two Others
Rules have been finalized to create six new GS localities and to expand the boundaries of two existing ones, changes …More
Pay, Leave Considerations of Wednesday Closing
The national day of mourning that President Trump has declared for Wednesday in memory of President George H.W. Bush means …More
C, S Funds Bounce in November, More Turbulence Ahead
After steep losses in the stock-based TSP funds in October, two of the three posted gains in November, with the …More
New Hatch Act Guidance Issued, Criticized as Too Restrictive
The OSC has issued controversial new guidance saying that while generalized praise or criticisms the administration’s policies and actions are …More
MSPB Remains Short-Handed as Nominees Stall
The Senate has set aside, potentially for the duration of this Congress, a vote on nominees for the MSPB governing …More
