FEHB Change Will Help Some Enrollees, Cost Others
Adding the long-awaited self plus one option to the FEHB program will benefit current family enrollees with only one eligible …More
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OPM meanwhile projected that the new option will cause far more enrollment changes in this year”s open season than normal. …More
A Personnel Reforms Get Senate Look
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has held a hearing that may revive prospects for personnel policy reform bills targeting the …More
GSA Sees Potential Savings on Lighting
There are an estimated 1.5 million conventional recessed fluorescent fixtures just in the federally owned buildings in GSA’s portfolio, that …More
DoD Seeks to Revive NSPS-Style Personnel Rules
DoD has presented its unions with a draft of desired changes in personnel policies that in many ways would harken …More
Other Provisions Would Favor Employees
Among the changes that would be in the favor of employees would be: increasing salaries in the so-called “STEM” fields …More
Shutdown Rumblings Grow Louder
With just two weeks left before the end of the fiscal year and no measure in place to extend agency …More
Pay Impact a Major Factor
Those who continue to work during a furlough because of the nature of their jobs are guaranteed they will be …More
Notices of Identity Theft Services Coming Soon, OPM Says
OPM has said that notices regarding identity theft protection, credit monitoring and other services related to the breach of security …More
No Firm Move Yet on Medicare Premium Issue
Meanwhile, there has been rising concern but no firm move yet on Capitol Hill to address the potential for higher …More
FEHB Announcement Ahead
The annual announcement of premiums and plan offerings in FEHB for the upcoming plan year–that is, calendar year–typically is made …More
Expect Cost Saving Provisions, Other Changes
While the announcement includes rates and general coverage changes, specifics of plan offerings commonly aren’t available until just before the …More
Guidance Issued on Preventive Care
Meanwhile, OPM has sent new guidance to carriers regarding the preventive care services they must cover, under standards set by …More
Open Season Affects Several Programs
The annual benefits open season allows FEHB-eligible persons to enroll, change plans, change among individual or multiple coverage options, or …More
Time Running Out for TSP Catch-up Elections
Active employees who are age 50 or above, or who will be before the end of the year, and who …More
FERS Investors Need to Watch Limit
Time also is running short for FERS employees to make any adjustments needed in ongoing investments if they are on …More
Pay Order Repeats 1.3 Percent Raise Plan
As expected, President Obama has issued an order setting a 1.3 percent average general schedule pay raise in January to …More
Congress Returning to Unfinished Business
Congress returns from its summer recess next week to a full plate of unfinished business, starting with the need to …More
Disciplinary, Other Personnel Policies Also at Stake
Also left over from before the recess are numerous proposed changes in federal personnel policies, mainly focused on the VA …More
Cyber Hack Services Contract Awarded
OPM and DoD have jointly issued a contract to provide services to those affected by the security clearance files breach …More
Concerns Raised about Potential for Tax Return Fraud
Bipartisan leaders of the Senate Finance Committee have raised concerns about the potential for fraudulent tax returns claiming refunds being …More
TSP Revising Default Investment Policies
The TSP has sept policies regarding a change in default investment policies for those hired–or rehired after a break in …More
Stock Funds Melt Down in August
The three stock-oriented TSP funds suffered significant losses in August, with the international stock I fund down 7.36 percent, the …More
Medicare Premium Issue Arising
The relatively low inflation rate over the last year has raised the potential for CSRS retirees and certain other Medicare …More
Potential Extra Cost Currently Unknown
In addition to those who don’t get Social Security benefits, new Medicare enrollees and those who pay higher Medicare premiums …More
Employee Survey Data Upcoming
OPM could put out soon the first results of the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, which was conducted in the …More
Nearly All Furlough Appeals Rejected
MSPB recently reported that it has worked its way through about 70 percent of the more than 32,000 furlough appeals …More
Pay Order Is Likely for 2016
With no federal employee raise amount for 2016 having been set by legislation yet, President Obama can use authority under …More
Many Could Get Larger Boost in Pay
The similar orders of the last two years specified that the increase was to be paid across the board, with …More
Raise Order Not the Last Word
Contrary to how the events commonly are reported by news outlets not particularly well versed in the procedures of federal …More
