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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersMSPB 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
Personnel Proposals Often Hitch a Ride
Because of the complexities of getting a free-standing bill through Congress, provisions affecting federal employees such as the proposals regarding …More
DoD Bill Passes House
The House has passed HR-4435, the annual DoD authorization bill that rejects the White House’s call for another round of …More
Varied Provisions Included in Bill
In voting on the bill, the House accepted an amendment to exempt “working capital fund” employees—whose salaries are paid by …More
Retiree Rehiring Authority Extension Backed
The House in voting on the DoD bill accepted an amendment to extend by five years a provision, otherwise due …More
Expert’s View: The Maximum CSRS Annuity
If you’re a CSRS employee who continues to work beyond the point where you hit the annuity maximum, retirement contributions …More
Feds Feed Families Drive to Restart
The annual Feds Feed Families food donation program will kick off June 1 with tentative collection dates on June 25, …More
MSPB Reports on Workplace Sexual Orientation Issues
MSPB recently reported on issues related to sexual orientation in the federal workplace, including perceptions of discrimination and potential changes …More
Key Period Ahead for Potential Changes
The period of roughly the next two months is looking to be a key time for movement on legislation of …More
DoD Measure Ready for Vote
The House plans to vote this week on the annual DoD authorization bill (HR-4435) which is shaping up to carry …More
Several Other Bills Set to Advance
The House plans to vote this on HR-4031, which would allow the VA secretary to essentially fire or demote SES …More
Benefits Proposals Remain Stalled
There has been little or no movement on several federal benefits proposals raised by the White House on the one …More
Proposed Regs Also Unfinished
In addition to pending legislation, a number of proposed rules still are awaiting final action by the administration. Most notable …More
Considerations for Disability Retirement Cited
OPM recently sent guidance on special considerations that apply when someone who applies for disability retirement also is eligible for …More
Expert’s View: Family Member Coverage in the FEHB
The FEHB doors are open pretty wide regarding who is eligible as a family member, writes benefits expert Reg Jones. …More
Some Hope Appears for Boosting Raise
The House Armed Services Committee has produced a fiscal 2015 DoD authorization bill that supports—although not definitively—a 1.8 percent January …More
Postal Reform Stalled Again
One potential vehicle for substantial benefit changes has been a postal reform effort that could include government-wide restrictions on injury …More
Expert’s View: FEHB Family Member Audit
When it comes to the entitlement of family members to be covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program carriers, …More
TSP Password Requirements Changing
The TSP is strengthening its online password requirements—for example, requiring that they be at least 10 characters—meaning that the next …More
