OPM Promotes Value of Taking on CFC Role
OPM is asking agencies to send a standard email to their workforces to demonstrate clear support for the upcoming Combined …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersPhased Retirement to Go Live in November
OPM has finalized long-awaited rules on phased retirement in which some retirement-eligible employees will be allowed to switch, with agency …More
Rules Spell Out Specifics
The final rules in the August 8 Federal Register make few changes from the proposed version. OPM said it needed …More
Agencies to Have Much Discretion
The OPM rules give agencies wide discretion in carrying out the program and require them to put out written policies …More
Employee Survey Data Upcoming
OPM has said that it could put out as soon as this month the first results of the annual Federal …More
FEDVIP Policies Loosening
Effective Friday (August 15) the restrictions on enrolling in or changing coverage under the FEDVIP vision-dental insurance program due to …More
Expert’s View: Deposits to Get Credit
Rules for making a payment to capture service credit toward a retirement annuity for certain periods of employment for which …More
MSPB Joins Concerns about Appeals Restrictions
The main agency handling appeals of personnel actions against federal employees has itself joined the expressions of concern about changing …More
Hatch Act Reminder
With the campaign season picking up and set to go into even higher gear in the months ahead, federal employees …More
DoD Continues Work on Revised Rating System
DoD says it continues to work on revised performance evaluation system that would affect the large majority of its civilian …More
VA Bill Restricting SES Rights Passes
President Obama is expected to sign within the coming days a VA reform bill (HR-3230) that among other things would …More
Shortened Appeals Could Work Against Employees
The VA change has employee organizations worried even though it would apply only to a relatively small group of employees …More
Stopgap Funding Likely Will be Needed
The VA bill was one of the last actions of Congress before it recessed until the week after Labor Day, …More
Other Bills Stalled; More Introduced
Also left for after the recess was another fallout from the VA scandal,a bill making it easier for all agencies …More
TSP Funds Melt in July
All TSP funds except the never-losing government securities G fund posted losses in July, dragged down especially by stock market …More
Debt Among Clearance Holders Raises Concern
GAO recently reported on tax debt among federal employees and contractors who hold high-level security clearances. For a closer look, …More
Expert’s View: Are You Getting All the Credit You are Due?
In the months ahead, many employees will be preparing for retirement, which always surges around the turn of the year, …More
Agency Held Liable for Not Stopping Harassment
The EEOC recently held an agency liable for failing to stop harassment based on gender and retaliation, for unduly delaying …More
Senate Details Key Bill’s Provisions
The Senate Appropriations Committee has released details of a key spending bill passed recently by a subcommittee, showing that as …More
Broad SES Revisions Advance in House
A House committee has taken the first step toward applying government-wide proposed changes affecting the SES—which up until now have …More
Other Reforms in Circulation
Several other provisions in the bill drew opposition from committee Democrats and may yet be dropped, including one to shorten …More
Rules Address FEHB Eligibility, Discrimination Policies
OPM has issued proposed rules to expand FEHB eligibility for certain temporary, seasonal and intermittent federal employees who work full-time …More
OPM Issues Mental Health Fact Sheets
OPM has issued separate fact sheets for employees and supervisors regarding mental health awareness and treatment in the federal workplace, …More
Expert’s View: FEGLI Handbook Updated
OPM has published a new edition of the FEGLI program handbook to mark the program’s 60th anniversary, writes benefits expert …More
Per Diem Rate Announcement Ahead
GSA likely will soon announce the per diem rates for federal travelers to be effective for the fiscal year starting …More
House Passes Bill Affecting Raise, IRS Bonuses
The House has passed a key spending bill that by remaining silent on a January 2015 federal employee raise takes …More
Soon it Will Be See You in September
Time is running short for Congress to move employee-related legislation before the annual August recess, which will continue until the …More
Gender Identity Protection Ordered
President Obama has issued an executive order specifying that federal workplace protections against discrimination extend to gender identity. The order …More
DoD Furlough Planning Reviewed
GAO recently reviewed how DoD handled its employee furloughs due to sequestration last year, recommending that the department do more …More
Retirement Contributions Reminder
Federal employees who were hired this year are subject to paying higher contributions into the FERS system, but many have …More
