Domestic Partner Benefits Memo
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Officials described the memo as an exercise of existing authorities that resulted from a review by OPM and State of …More
Some Domestic Partner Benefits Ordered
President Obama’s memo making same-sex domestic partners of federal employees eligible for certain benefits stops short of conferring eligibility for …More
Federal Legal Corner: Damages for Failure to Accommodate
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission awarded a complainant $50,000 due to the Department of Agriculture’s failure to accommodate the complainant’s …More
Green Effects of Building Program Described
GSA recently testified before a Senate committee on its program to modernize and construct federal buildings in an energy-efficient and …More
Expert’s View: Retirement Contribution Rates
The amount that federal employees must pay for their retirement system has changed many times over the years, writes benefits …More
Rehiring, Non-Foreign COLA Ideas Set Aside
Senate civil service leaders also tried to add two other benefits provisions that were not in the House version, but …More
Other Benefit Sweeteners Dropped
During voting on HR-1256, the Senate did not accept several retirement-related provisions that had been passed by the House as …More
Other Provisions Also Included
Further, the bill authorizes the TSP to create an investment "window" through which investors could direct some of their money …More
TSP Changes Approved, But Will Take Time
Several improvements to the TSP have now passed both the House and Senate and have been sent to the White …More
Hiring, Employee Programs to Get Attention
OMB has sent a memo on planning for fiscal 2011—the first year in which the Obama administration will be crafting …More
NSPS in the Crosshairs
Also under consideration as part of the DoD bill is an amendment to require that the NSPS program end in …More
Signal Sent on January Raise: 3.4 Percent
An indicator of the January 2010 federal raise has been set, with a House Armed Services panel endorsing an increase …More
House Clears Limited TSA Changes
The House has approved a reauthorization bill for TSA (HR-2200) that would make numerous policy and operational changes at TSA …More
Several FEDVIP Changes Proposed
OPM in the June 2 Federal Register proposed several changes in the FEDVIP vision- dental insurance program, including authorizing retroactive …More
Expert’s View: Health Benefits Call Letter
Each year OPM sends a letter to all FEHB carriers to solicit benefit and rate proposals for the upcoming year, …More
Policies on Specialty Drugs Vary Widely
GAO has examined policies for "specialty" prescription drugs in the FEHB and has found a wide variation in policies among …More
DoD Proposes Extension of Pay Cap Waiver
DoD has asked Congress to extend for another year a special authority waiving annual premium pay limitations for employees performing …More
House Approves Some Paid Parental Leave
A bill (HR-626) to give federal employees four weeks of paid parental leave to federal employees has cleared the House. …More
Retirement Provisions Also Included
Also included in HR-1256 are several changes in federal retirement benefits. The most significant for many employees is the crediting …More
TSP Provisions a Step Closer to Approval
A Senate amendment further would mirror several TSP-related provisions that earlier passed the House. It would require the TSP to …More
Expansion of Benefits Bill Considered
The Senate is considering expanding the benefits provisions of a House-passed bill (HR-1256) already containing several such changes. A Senate …More
Correction on FSA Claim Submission
An item in last week’s FEDweek newsletter gave an incorrect deadline for filing claims under the flexible spending account program …More
OPM May Tighten Incentive Payment Policies
OPM is reviewing policies on the so-called "3Rs"–recruitment, retention and relocation incentives–and may tighten rules governing the payments in response …More
Mutual Fund Availability also Weighed
Twenty-nine percent of CSRS investors in the survey and 36 percent of FERS investors said the TSP would be better …More
More Fund Choices May Be Ahead
The full Senate is scheduled to vote this week on a tobacco policy bill (S-982) that is a counterpart to …More
Budget Also on Plate
Also getting attention over the next several weeks will be the annual appropriations bills, which leaders are hoping to get …More
GAO Repeats Criticisms of NSPS
GAO recently repeated several long-standing criticisms of NSPS in written responses to questions after a House hearing earlier this year. …More
Barriers Arise to Repeal Bid
Federal unions continue to urge Congress to kill the NSPS program without further ado, but Capitol Hill leaders may be …More
NSPS Will Be a Focus in DoD Bill
Congress over the upcoming weeks will begin writing several key pieces of legislation that could include important changes in personnel …More
