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Vote on Postal Bill to Be Last Action in Congress for Weeks; USCIS Furloughs Postponed

Published: August 26, 2020

The House’s passage on Saturday of a Postal Service bill likely will be the last action by Congress on pandemic-related …More

TSP Survey Shows Demand for More Investment, Withdrawal Choices

Published: August 26, 2020

Overall satisfaction with the TSP has remained about the same over the last decade but the most recent survey shows …More

Survey Examines Why Some Employees Forgo Agency Contributions

Published: August 26, 2020

The TSP’s recently released participant survey showed that among FERS participants, 11 percent were not investing any of their own …More

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TSP Accounts Have Largely Recovered from Early-Year Drop

Published: August 26, 2020

Account balances of TSP investors have largely recovered from the steep drop of February and March, mostly due to the …More

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Higher Attrition among Veterans Linked to Job Dissatisfaction

Published: August 26, 2020

Federal agencies have been increasing the percentage of veterans among those hired in recent years but veterans meanwhile leave at …More

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GAO Recommends More Help for Employees in FECA vs. Disability Retirement Choice

Published: August 26, 2020

The government should do more to help federal employees choose between FECA injury compensation benefits and disability retirement when they …More

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OPM Announces Charity Drive, Asks Employees, Agencies to Support It

Published: August 26, 2020

OPM has issued its annual memo launching the Combined Federal Campaign, the government’s official charity drive, which will run September …More

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On Pay Raise, Benefits Decisions, It’s See You in September

Published: August 19, 2020

Decisions on the January 2021 federal employee pay raise as well as various benefit matters won’t be made at least …More

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Paid Parental Leave Rules Stress Restrictions Imposed by Law

Published: August 19, 2020

In the wake of the recent release of interim regulations to carry out the upcoming paid parental leave authority that …More

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FEDVIP to Add Plans; No Word Yet on FEHB Offerings

Published: August 18, 2020

The FEDVIP dental-vision insurance program will add two new dental plans and one new vision plan for the 2021 plan …More

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COLA Count at 1 Percent

Published: August 18, 2020

With two months left in the counting period toward the January 2021 retiree COLA, the count stands at 1 percent, …More

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OSC Argues for Broad Reading of Whistleblower Protections

Published: August 18, 2020

The Office of Special Counsel has argued in a court filing in favor of a broader reading of whistleblower protection …More

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Rules Spell Out Details of Upcoming Paid Parental Leave Entitlement

Published: August 11, 2020

OPM has issued rules to carry out the paid parental leave authority that will be available to most of the …More

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OPM Addresses Costs, Benefits of Paid Parental Leave

Published: August 11, 2020

The upcoming paid parental leave benefit for most federal employees will cost the government—and thus be of an equivalent value …More

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Chances Dimming for Federal Employee Benefit Proposals

Published: August 11, 2020

The continued standoff between the White House and congressional Democrats over a potential virus relief bill—which resulted in President Trump …More

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Bill Offered to Keep Telework at Current Rates through Pandemic

Published: August 11, 2020

A new bipartisan bill has been offered in the Senate, the latest of a series of efforts from civil service …More

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Rules Issued on Preserving ‘Use or Lose’ Leave During Pandemic

Published: August 11, 2020

OPM has issued interim rules on protecting federal employees from losing annual leave under “use or lose” leave rules if …More

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OSC Praises Rejection of Court Challenge to Hatch Act Advisory

Published: August 11, 2020

In a fairly rare public comment on a court case, the Office of Special Counsel has praised a court’s rejection …More

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Published: August 11, 2020

Leading House Democrats on civil service issues have introduced HR-7935, to limit disclosure of a whistleblower’s identity, prohibit retaliatory investigations, …More

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Tensions Over Recalls and Telework Mount as Virus Cases Rise, School Year Approaches

Published: August 4, 2020

Tension is growing over the months-long issue of allowing telework-eligible employees to continue working remotely vs. being recalled to the …More

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