Key Bill Leaves Room for Raise
Both the House and Senate versions of a key spending bill leave room for a federal employee raise in January …More
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Congress continues to work on several largely similar proposals passed by the House and Senate affecting appeal rights and performance …More
OPM Summarizes Recruitment, Retention Flexibilities
OPM recently prepared a fact sheet on the various flexibilities agencies may use as recruiting and retention tools. For a …More
Fallout of DOMA Case Continues
Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the Defense of Marriage Act’s provision defining marriage, for …More
Several New Rules Published
Meanwhile, OPM published proposed rules in the June 23 Federal Register to formalize a policy, set by a memo issued …More
Expert’s View: What CSRS Offset Is All About
The numbers of CSRS Offset employees are small and getting smaller each year, writes benefits expert Reg Jones. However, if …More
Restrictions on VA Appeals Seem Certain
Congress could give final approval soon to new restrictions on appeal rights and performance policies at VA, with the House …More
Performance Awards Also Targeted
The Senate VA reform bill further would bar use of measures such as appointment scheduling goals in performance evaluations for …More
Concerns Arise Regarding Erosion of Rights
While the truncated appeals process for VA SES members likely would affect relatively few people, employee organizations are concerned about …More
Special Disciplinary Rules for SES Members
The Congressional Research Service recently issued a summary of the special job protections that apply, at least for now, to …More
Spending Bill May Be Next Shoe to Drop
One sign of how widely the fallout from the VA scandal will spread could come in the main annual spending …More
Raise to Be Another Issue
The general government appropriations bill also commonly determines the pay raise for the following January. So far, only one spending …More
Expert’s View: Disability or Immediate Optional Retirement?
There are times when an employee applying for disability retirement is also eligible for an immediate optional retirement, writes benefits …More
White House Again Pitches Base Closings
The Obama administration has repeated its call for DoD base realignment and closure commission, a plea that Congress once again …More
House Bill Would Deny Raise
The first word in any legislation regarding a 2015 federal employee raise has come in a appropriations measure covering the …More
Senate Ready to Restrict Some Appeal Rights
The repercussions from the VA scandal continue to widen, with the Senate planning to vote as soon as this week …More
House Turns Focus to Lower Levels
The House meanwhile has unanimously passed a bill (HR-4810) designed as a counterpart to the Senate measure that among other …More
More Serious Consequences Possible
The Office ofSpecial Counsel meanwhile has said it is investigating whether VA retaliated against 37 employees at 19 facilities who …More
Effects Start to Spill Over to Staffing
Provisions of the pending major House and Senate bills would loosen policies governing when veterans can receive their care through …More
MSPB Provides Update on Furlough Appeals
A new MSPB report discusses the status of appeals filed by federal employees challenging last year’s sequestration furloughs, noting that …More
Expert’s View: Actuarial Reductions
OPM recently changed the “present value factors” that are used for several retirement-related purposes that affect the amount of an …More
Overtime Changes Backed
The Obama administration has testified in favor of a Senate plan (S-1691) to overhaul "administratively uncontrollable overtime" at Customs and …More
Hill Plans Would Bypass Civil Service Protections
Several proposals being advanced in Congress in reaction to the VA patient scheduling scandal that are widely seen as potential …More
Phased Retirement Regs Celebrate Birthday
As of tomorrow (June 5), it will be a year since OPM issued proposed rules to carry out phased retirement …More
Expert’s View: A Little-Known Annuity Taxation Twist
There’s a little-known twist in the way federal annuities are paid that could produce an unwelcome tax surprise, writes benefits …More
Sequestration Impact Examined in Detail
GAO has issued the latest in a series of reports examining the impact of last year’s sequestration budget restrictions, this …More
TSP Investment Rates Continue Increase
Newly released results of a TSP participant survey conducted last year show that investors overall have been increasing their investments …More
Some Employees Could Face Collection Action
In something of an add insult to injury situation, employees hired since the start of this year may be subject …More
Debt Notice Letters Coming
At that time, employees will also receive a notice showing how much they have been overpaid and how they can …More
VA Scandal Fallout Starts to Hit
The controversy over delays in patient care at VA have spilled over into actions by both the House and Senate …More
