Personnel Reforms at DoD Bill Still on Track
Several civilian personnel policy changes for civilian employees at DoD remain on track to take effect despite the White House’s …More
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In the wake of the recent determination that there will be no COLA adjustment in 2016 for a number of …More
TSP Still Considering More Changes in Default Investing
The TSP is still considering another change in its investment policies, so-called “automatic escalation” of investments that newly hired employees …More
Debt Ceiling Witching Hour Approaching
The government is within weeks of hitting its debt ceiling, requiring political leaders to take some sort of action to …More
Hitting Ceiling Wouldn’t Necessarily Mean a Partial Shutdown
Unlike a funding lapse in which there would be a partial government shutdown, if the government exceeded the debt limit, …More
Social Security Figures Also Flat
The Social Security withholding “FICA” tax of 6.2 percent will continue to apply in 2016 to salary up to $118,500. …More
Medicare Premium Issue Now at Forefront
The lack of a COLA has raised the potential for CSRS retirees and certain other Medicare enrollees to pay premiums …More
TSP Limits almost Sure to Remain the Same
The lack of an inflation adjustment almost certainly means that the cap on regular investments in the TSP will remain …More
Locality Pay Issues to Get Attention
The Federal Salary Council has scheduled for November 6 its annual meeting where the official “pay gap” figure is announced, …More
Pay Gap Figure Draws Wide Interest
The Salary Council is a group of union officials and pay experts who make recommendations regarding the GS locality pay …More
Key Interest Rate Set
The interest paid in the voluntary contribution retirement savings program available to CSRS (but not FERS) employees will remain 2 …More
VC Program Is Not an Urban Myth
Voluntary contribution accounts are available only to CSRS and CSRS Offset employees; those employees may invest an amount equal to …More
Hiring, Representative Payee, DoD Bills Advance
Two bills that already have passed the Senate have now cleared the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, setting up …More
Strengthened Whistleblower Protections Proposed
A newly introduced Senate bill (S-2127) would strengthen protections for whistleblowers government-wide, following IG reports and hearings focusing in particular …More
Survey Shows Some Uptick in Employee Workplace Views
Results of the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey conducted in the spring show a slight general improvement in opinions about …More
Views Dimmer on Personal Workplaces
Views of how employees are treated in their own workplaces remain negative in many areas, again following the same pattern …More
DoD Bill Seeks to Boost Role of Performance
Performance ratings would take on a greater role in several personnel policies at DoD, under the annual defense authorization bill …More
Probationary Period Also Targeted
Another provision of the DoD bill would lengthen the probationary period for those hired after the bill’s enactment date from …More
Clearance Files Breach Notices Start Going Out
OPM has started sending notices to some 3.6 million current and former federal employees whose security clearance application files were …More
More Waiting Ahead for Many Victims
The notices are expected to continue going out through about the end of the year, meaning still more waiting for …More
TSP Stock Funds Begin Autumn with Fall
The three stock-based TSP funds suffered drops in September, dragging down the lifecycle funds with them. The international stock I …More
Shutdown Threat Set to Be Kicked Down the Road, but Not Far
Congress is set to finalize later today (September 30) a bill to lift the threat of a partial government shutdown …More
FEHB Rates Rising by 7.4 Percent on Average
The enrollee share of premiums in the FEHB will rise 7.4 percent on average for 2016 for non-postal employees and …More
Some Plans Dropping Out, Some Coming In
Also as is common, some plans are dropping out for 2016, meaning that their enrollees will have to elect new …More
Some FEHB Enrollees to Be Asked to Prove Family Member Eligibility
OPM has separately announced a random sample of FEHB enrollees to check whether they are carrying ineligible family members on …More
Get a Flu Shot, Employees Urged
OPM and HHS have sent a joint memo to agencies asking them to urge their employees to get flu shots, …More
Clearance Breach Notices Still Pending
OPM has announced that the clearance files cyber breach involved fingerprints of 5.6 million people, five times as many as …More
Leave, Veterans Preference Bills Advance
The House has joined the Senate in backing legislation entitling any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected …More
Much Talk, Little Action on Preventing Shutdown
Only one week remains in the current fiscal year and there still has been no break in the logjam over …More
Lack of Information Irks Employees
Meanwhile, federal employees are increasingly concerned and upset about the lack of information from their agencies. More could be coming …More
