CRS Examines Scope, Potential Challenges to Schedule Policy/Career
The Schedule Policy/Career category based on the previous Schedule F appears likely to encompass more federal employees than the first, …More
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Contemplating Deferred Resignation? Key Considerations for Federal Employees
On Jan. 28, 2025, nearly 2.2 million federal employees received a notification from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) explaining …More
Early-out Authority Added to ‘Deferred Resignation’ Offer but Questions, Skepticism Continue as Acceptance Deadline Nears
With just days before the now Monday, February 10 deadline for federal employees to accept “deferred resignation,” OPM has issued …More
Unions Urge Caution on Deferred Resignation; Question Legal Basis, Guarantees
Federal employee unions and others are responding to the Trump Administration’s offer of deferred resignation – loosely being referred to …More
Wide-Scale “Buyout” Offer Leaves Employees with Big Decision and Little Time
The Trump administration has offered the government’s largest “buyout” (key differences to standard practice) ever in both the number of …More
Government-Wide “Buyouts”: OPM Q&A on New Deferred Resignation Program
Following are two separate Q&As from OPM and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council on the Administration’s newly announced, government-wide …More
Budget Options Document Targets Retirement, Health Insurance, Other Benefits
A budget options paper circulating among Capitol Hill Republicans includes many often-proposed potential reductions in the value of federal employee …More
GOP Weighs Familiar, New Options for Reducing Value of Federal Employment
Following is the section of a budget options paper circulating among Capitol Hill Republicans addressing potential reductions in the value …More
Agencies Prodded Again on In-Person Work Order as They, Employees Try to Parse Impact
For the second time in less than a week, federal agencies have been prodded to promptly comply with President Trump’s …More
OPM Tells Agencies to Broaden Considerations for Schedule F – Now “Policy/Career”
OPM has recommended that agencies add a range of occupations to the policy-related positions previously listed as subject to “Schedule …More
OPM Outlines Next Steps, Other Considerations under Schedule Policy/Career Order
In interim guidance on the Schedule Policy/Career (formerly “Schedule F”) executive order, OPM addressed (in addition to the types of …More
Reminder: Check Pay Statements for Changes in Income, Outgo
The general schedule pay raise paid as of the first full pay period of the year—January 12-25 for most—should be …More
TSP Posts Reminder on Delivery of Annual Account Statements; G Fund ‘Disinvested’ Again
The TSP has posted a reminder that annual account statements—commonly used for tax filing, financial planning and other purposes—in most …More
Guidance on ‘Return to In-Person Work’ Memo Sets 30-Day Compliance Goal
UPDATED: OPM has told agencies to notify employees of their “intention to fully comply” with President Trump’s “return to in-person …More
‘Compelling Reason’ Needed to Justify Continued Offsite Work, Says OPM
Following is guidance OPM has issued to agencies on carrying out President Trump’s “Return to In-Person Work” memo. The U.S. …More
Hiring Freeze Order Anticipates Workforce Reduction Plan in Three Months
President Trump’s memo imposing a general federal hiring freeze additionally requires production of a plan within 90 days of “a …More
OPM Calls Attention to Probationary Employees, Administrative Leave Flexibilities
OPM called the attention of agencies to policies on probationary periods and use of administrative leave, as the Trump administration …More
Return of Schedule F Includes Suspension of Biden Rules; Suit Filed against It
President Trump’s executive order stating that the short-lived excepted service Schedule F he instated during his first term “is hereby …More
Trump Orders Changes to Hiring, SES Policies; Revokes DEI-Related Orders
Among President Trump’s early initiatives regarding the federal workforce is an order calling on OPM, OMB and the DOGE commission to craft …More
Agencies Told to Put Employees in DEIA Functions on Leave, Prepare to Lay Them Off
Federal agencies have been told to take “prompt action” to carry out Trump administration orders repealing DEIA-related programs, including sending …More
Biden Thanks Federal Employees in Goodbye Letter
Following is a letter sent January 16 from President Biden thanking federal employees—which apparently was not thoroughly communicated within agencies—for their work …More
Flurry of Workplace Policy Changes Expected with Return of Trump
A flurry of executive orders and other actions, some of them directly impacting the federal workforce, is expected with the …More
Trump May again Seek to Strengthen Management’s Hand in Discipline, Labor Matters
A trio of executive orders during the first Trump administration whose provisions are widely expected to return during his second …More
Bills Offered on 2026 Pay Raise, COLAs, Schedule F, VA Discipline
Among the bills offered early in this Congress are three sponsored by only Democrats or Democratic-leaning Independents and one sponsored …More
Bill to Revert Telework to Pre-Pandemic Levels Reintroduced; Likely to Get Early House Attention
A bill (HR-479) to have federal employees telework like it’s 2019 has been reintroduced, and like its predecessor in the …More
OPM Authorizes Emergency Leave Transfer for Los Angeles Area Fires
OPM has authorized an emergency leave transfer program for federal employees affected by the fires in Los Angeles County. In …More
New Schedule F Push Likely but Implementation Questions Remain
One issue that has attracted a high level of attention is the prospect of the return of Schedule F, an …More
Biden Initiatives on DEI, Support for Unions in Line to Be Revoked
In addition to reinstating policies from his first term, incoming President Trump is expected to revoke Biden administration policies in …More
Finalized: Blue-collar Wage Grade Pay Raise, VA Bonuses, Relocation Payments
OPM has finalized rules changing the way boundary lines are drawn for wage grade employee locality pay rate purposes, among …More
Court Backs Employee in Dispute over Delayed Promotion
A federal appeals court has overturned an MSPB decision in a dispute over a delay in a promotion that an …More
