Hiring, Representative Payee Bills Advance
Before recessing the Senate passed HR-1513, which makes a temporary or seasonal employee of a land management agency in the …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersMomentum for Personnel Policy Changes Slows
The House has passed, although not by a wide enough margin to overcome a threatened White House veto, HR-1994, which …More
Attention Focused on Data Theft Response Contract
There have been relatively few developments regarding the twin thefts of federal employee personnel and security clearance files over the …More
FLTCIP Rates Rise for New Enrollees; Amount Varies
OPM has raised the rates for new enrollments in the FLTCIP long-term care insurance program, effective August 1, a change …More
C Fund Leads July TSP Returns
The common stock C fund of the TSP gained 2.10 percent in July, followed closely by the international stock I …More
New Guidance Issued on Gender Pay Equity
OPM has issued a second set of guidance on gender pay equity in the federal government in the wake of …More
TSP to Open Window to Outside Investing
The TSP has formally committed to offering participants the option of investing in outside mutual funds through an investment “window,” …More
Broader Withdrawal Options Also Backed
The TSP board also has approved broadening withdrawal options, although that would require a change in law, meaning that the …More
Data Theft Response Steps Still in Flux
The Obama administration does not expect to issue a contract until late August to provide services to those affected by …More
Expanded Benefits on the Table
Still uncertain is the total cost of the second contract and whether Congress might step in to block the administration’s …More
Scam Could Victimize Some a Second Time
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about a scam being perpetrated on federal employees purporting to offer money …More
Limits on VA Employee Rights Advancing
The House plans to vote today (July 29) on a bill (HR-1994) to: make the standard probationary period for VA …More
Clearance Breach Response in Hurry Up and Wait Mode
Federal employees who were affected by the breach of security clearance files still have not been sent notices of specific …More
Big Task, Unknown Cost Ahead
The number of people aside, notifying those in the clearance files group could prove a much more difficult task since …More
Scope of Services Still in Flux
Several proposals are pending in Congress to apply the broader and longer services promised to those affected by the clearance …More
Almost Recess Time, but Much Work Remains
Congress is set to take its annual summer recess at the end of next week, lasting through Labor Day, with …More
G Fund Rate Cut Idea Resurfaces Briefly
Reducing the rate of return in the most popular of the TSP’s offerings, the government securities G fund, received tentative …More
House Backs Boost to EEO Rights
The House has passed HR-1557, which would grant greater independence to agency equal employment offices, where federal employees must initially …More
More Notices and Help Coming on Data Theft, Eventually
While OPM has provided more details regarding the computer theft of federal employees’ personal information in security clearance files, specific …More
Higher Level of Services Promised to those Affected by Clearance Breach
Administration officials have promised to extend for those affected by the clearance file breach services beyond those being provided to …More
Expansion of Benefits May be in the Cards
OPM has raised the possibility of making some of those types of services a basic part of federal employee benefits, …More
TSP to Look at Investment Window
TSP officials are expected to make a formal recommendation to the agency’s governing board soon on a long-dormant authority to …More
Rules Proposed on Change in Default Fund
The TSP on Monday (July 13) proposed rules to carry out a law enacted last year changing the default investment …More
VA, Conversion Rights Bills Advancing
The House has passed HR-1531, which makes an employee of a land management agency serving under a time-limited appointment in …More
Announcement on Clearance Database Breach Coming
OPM has said it plans to release further information this week on a breach of the security clearance application database …More
No Changes in Benefits Policies, for Now at Least, Due to Court Ruling
The Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding same-sex marriage nationally will not have any immediate impact on spousal and survivor benefits …More
Prior Policies on Raise to Be Followed
The House could vote at any time on the financial services-general government spending bill that would for the third straight …More
Measure Contains Some Old, Some New Policy Provisions
The measure would continue several long-standing provisions, including a general ban on abortion coverage in the FEHB program and a …More
Guard Against Hitting TSP Dollar Limit
The midpoint of the year is a good time for FERS employees to check to make sure they won’t lose …More
What Happens When Limit is Hit
If FERS investors hit the dollar cap before the last pay period of the year, their own investments will shut …More
