New RIF Formula Would Have to Be Decided
The language reflects a number of moves in Congress to put more emphasis on performance in federal personnel decisions, which …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersHouse Again Set to Reject Base Closings
The defense measure also would once again reject the Pentagon’s request for another round of base closings and realignments. DoD …More
Quicker Disciplinary Process at VA Proposed
In a proposal that is both a result of an earlier change and a precedent for potential further changes, a …More
Wide Impact, but Many Questions
The bill—which the committee could start moving soon—is the most wide-ranging of the many proposals raised in reaction to the …More
Viewpoint Survey Under Way
OPM has started to conduct the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, an annual government-wide polling of personal experiences and opinions of …More
House Supports Changes in Retirement
The military retirement system would provide a “portable 401k-like benefit” for service members who do not remain on active duty …More
New Draft Budget Plan Targets FERS Supplemental Payment and Contributions Towards Retirement
House and Senate members have begun meeting to produce a single budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year, so far …More
One Disciplinary Bill Falls Short, Others Advance
A majority of the House voted to pass a bill advocating the firing of federal employees seriously delinquent on their …More
Disciplinary Changes at VA Pushed
Meanwhile, a veterans affairs subcommittee has approved HR-473, under which SES members at the VA would have to change jobs …More
Guidance Issued on Ethical Restrictions and Social Media
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance regarding how use of social media relates to ethical conduct restrictions on …More
Groundwork Being Laid for Postal Reform
The leading advocate of postal reform in Congress, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., has started laying the groundwork for another attempt …More
Proposals Could Require Federal Employees to Pay More
Congress is back at work from a two-week recess, but key issues involving federal employee benefits addressed in budget plans …More
House Set to Consider Requiring Firing for Tax Delinquency
The House has scheduled a vote for as soon as today (April 15) on HR-1563, to generally make those with …More
Mandatory Discipline for Retaliating Also Considered
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has held a hearing at which members pushed a separate plan to mandate disciplinary actions …More
Guidance Issued on Customer Service Awards
OMB has issued guidance on the Federal Customer Service Awards Program that the administration announced several months ago, saying that …More
No Money, But Recognition in Several Forms
The guidance stresses that the Customer Service Awards will not carry a cash component, although adding that agencies “have discretion …More
No Automatic Enrollment in Self Plus One
Those interested in the new self plus one option in the FEHB program that will be available for the 2016 …More
GSA Alters Reimbursement Policies
Rules published by GSA in the April 10 Federal Register restrict eligibility previously granted for certain domestic partners for many …More
Many Blanks Left to Fill On Retirement Contributions Proposal
Congress returns from a recess next week with one of the first orders of business being to resolve differences between …More
Changes to Retirement Supplement, Other Provisions Need to Be Defined
The House version of the measure contains various other assumptions and “illustrative policy options” such as targeting the special retirement …More
Cutting G Fund Return Among the Options
Among the assumptions in the House version of the bill is changing the formula for calculating returns of the TSP’s …More
G Fund May Be Victim of Own Success
The G fund’s return formula often has been cited as a very valuable benefit—the other is the TSP’s very low …More
TSP March Returns a Mixed Bag
The core TSP funds turned in a mixed performance in March, although drops in two of the stock-oriented funds dragged …More
DoD Seeks Extension of Several Special Policies
The Pentagon has sent Congress its annual proposals for changes in policies affecting civilian employees—as well as on other matters—in …More
DoD Renews Pitch for Base Closings
The Defense Department has presented Congress with information to support its request for another round of base realignments and closings, …More
Budget Votes Set Stage for More Disputes
Both the House and Senate have approved budget plans that could have major implications for federal pay, benefits and job …More
Postal Reform Issue Stirs
Among the provisions of the House committee report on its version are recommendations for changes to the Postal Service that …More
Several Bills Advance
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved bills including: HR-901, to require OMB to issue guidelines, presumably including …More
EEO Policy Changes Sought
The House oversight committee also approved what would be the most significant changes in federal equal employment opportunity policies in …More
Several VA-Related Bills Set to Move
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has held a hearing on HR-571, under which a VA employee who retaliates against a …More
