New Injury Prevention, Reemployment Initiative Launched
Many injuries and illnesses in the federal workplace “are preventable, and executive departments and agencies can and should do more …More
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Another Bid Made to Reinstate Appeal Rights in Sensitive Positions
Legislation (HR-5560) has been offered in the House to overturn a court ruling that restricted MSPB appeal rights of employees …More
Federal Raise Takes Effect, Reflected Next Pay Cycle
The raise affecting most federal employees—averaging 3.1 percent but ranging by locality from about 2.9-3.5 percent—has taken effect but it …More
Next Round on Raise, Retirement, Other Matters only a Month Away
With the fiscal year 2020 budget cycle just having concluded weeks ago, the next cycle is set to start in …More
Fix Apparently Needed for Paid Parental Leave Authority
Legislation (S-3104) has been introduced in the Senate to address what sponsors call technical problems that would make some categories …More
Report: Whistleblowing, Anti-Bias Protections Falling Short
Existing laws are failing to protect federal employee whistleblowers against reprisals and to protect employees against discrimination, according to a …More
Mileage Reimbursement Rate Drops a Bit
GSA has slightly decreased the mileage reimbursement rates for calendar year 2020 for using a privately owned vehicle on federal …More
Some Agencies Could Draw Scrutiny for Low Engagement, Satisfaction
OPM has released further data from the 2019 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey on employee engagement with their work and overall …More
Retirement Wave? Eligibility Numbers Holding Steady
New figures from OPM show that the percentage of federal employees eligible to retire is holding about steady, while there …More
TSP Stock Funds End Strong 2019 with Further Gains
The stock-oriented funds of the TSP posted their strongest returns in six years in 2019, led by the common stock …More
Trump Finalizes Raises: 2.85 to 3.52 Percent With Locality Bump
President Trump has issued an executive order finalizing and dividing by locality the average 3.1 percent federal employee pay raise …More
Top Administration Officials Again Criticize Pay Comparisons
The President’s Pay Agent—the heads of OPM, OMB and Labor—have again criticized the methods used in the official comparison of …More
1.6 Percent COLA Coming, Not Tied to Raise
The payout of the upcoming 3.1 percent average raise for federal employees won’t affect the January COLA payout for retirees, …More
Key TSP, Other Numbers Changing
Among the key dollar-amount changes for federal employees as of 2020 is that the dollar limit on investments in the …More
Public Transit, FSA Numbers Changing for Feds
The start of 2020 brings changes in several key numbers affecting federal employees and retirees, including: * The interest paid …More
Social Security, Medicare Numbers Changing
The 6.2 percent Social Security payroll tax will apply on up to $137,700 of earnings in 2020, up from $132,900. …More
OPM, TSP Reviewing Impacts of Leave, Withdrawal Changes
The OPM and the TSP have separately said they are assessing the exact impact of changes in law enacted late …More
DoD Bill Signed; Guidance on Paid Parental Leave Likely to Come
President Trump has signed into law (P.L. 116-92) the annual DoD authorization bill containing a provision for paid parental leave …More
Trump Thanks Federal Employees, Cites Raise, Parental Leave
President Trump has released a letter “to our incredible federal workforce” saying that their “devoted and vigilant efforts are critical …More
Plan to Breakup OPM Shelved, Possibly for Good
The DoD budget signed by President Trump that bars any further moves to break up OPM pending a detailed study …More