Bills Press Agencies on Telework Data, Office Space Reductions
Key bills for the upcoming fiscal year now advancing in the House reflect pressure from Republican leaders there for agencies …More
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Improper Payments, Fraud Continuing in Retirement Program, Report Says
The inspector general’s office at OPM has again raised concerns about improper payments and fraud in the federal retirement program, …More
House, Regulators Keep Up Scrutiny of Postal Operations Changes
A House committee and postal regulators are keeping up scrutiny of the Postal Service’s “Delivering for America” plan even though …More
DoD Budget Bill Would Affect Personnel Policies There, Across Government
The annual defense authorization bill (HR-8070) up for voting in the House this week contains a range of provisions that …More
GAO Calls for Attention to Deferred Maintenance, Other Federal Building Issues
Addressing the backlog of deferred maintenance and repairs in federal buildings is among the most pressing among its recommendations to …More
Dispute over ‘Official Time’ Stirred Up Again
The long-running dispute over use of “official time” has been restirred with a request by the House Oversight and Accountability …More
Commerce Needs Stronger Controls over Telework, Locality Pay, Audit Says
The Commerce Department should strengthen its monitoring of whether teleworkers are reporting to their official duty stations as often as …More
Court Takes Broad Reading of Whistleblower Protections
Federal employee protections against reprisal for whistleblowing can extend to situations in which an agency stopped considering employees for promotions …More
Ethics Guidance Issued on Work with State or Local Governments
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance clarifying the obligations of federal employees to recuse themselves from decisions involving …More
OPM Says It’s Looking into Raising Uniform Allowance
OPM has told a group of federal employee organizations that it “is in the process of gathering data regarding an …More
Key Bill Silent on Raise, as Contentious Budget Process Gears Up
The House has released the first draft of the key annual appropriations bill for federal employee issues, a measure that …More
Funding Bill Targets Numerous Federal Workplace Policies
The general government spending bill that has started moving in the House contains a number of federal workplace policy provisions, …More
GSA Watchdog Reiterates Concerns about Safety, Security in Federal Buildings
The inspector general’s office at the GSA has listed safety and security of federal buildings as among the agency’s top …More
Dog Attacks on Letter Carriers Increase, USPS Says
Dog attacks on letter carriers increased by some 500 to 5,800 in 2023 over 2022 despite employee training and other …More
MSPB Clarifies Standards for OPM to Collect Retirement Overpayments
An MSPB decision has clarified the standards for OPM to recoup overpayments of retirement benefits, finding that while the individual …More
TSP Funds Flower in May
All TSP funds posted gains in May, led by the large company stock C fund, up 4.96 percent, with the …More
Key Bills on Raise, Workforce Issues Start to Advance in Congress
Congress has started to craft the appropriations bills and the annual DoD authorization bill, the key measures for decisions on …More
After Review, TSP Lifecycle Funds Set to Stay the Course
After an outside review ordered by the TSP of its lifecycle L funds, no changes are planned in the makeup …More
New L Fund Coming Soon, Yet Another Next Year
A target date 2070 lifecycle fund is to be launched in July, while next year the current the 2025 fund …More
Bipartisan Senate Bill Targets Crimes against Postal Employees
A second bipartisan bill (S-4356) has been offered in Congress in response to crime against U.S. Postal Service employees and …More
Agencies Cautioned against Allowing ‘Burrowing In’ of Political Appointees
OPM has issued a memo similar to what it traditionally has sent just before a Presidential election reminding agencies of …More
Further Rules Proposed for Postal Service Health Benefits Program
OPM has proposed a further set of rules for the upcoming Postal Service Health Benefits Program, addressing in more detail …More
OSC Strengthens Hatch Act Enforcement Policies on Workplace Items, Other Issues
The Office of Special Counsel has strengthened several Hatch Act enforcement policies, including setting a “blanket prohibition on tangible items …More
Just One Change to Top Ten in Best Places to Work Rankings
Familiar agencies top the latest rankings of the best places to work in the federal government from the Partnership for …More
Best Places to Work Report Shows Some Gains; Differences in Views Continue
The latest report on best places to work in the government shows some gains in employee views of their agencies …More
Supreme Court Allows Flexibility in Federal Employee Appeals Deadline
In a rare case in which the U.S. Supreme Court directly addressed a question of federal employment law, the high …More
OGE Finalizes Write-Through of Federal Employee Ethics Rules
The Office of Government Ethics has finalized a write-through of federal employee ethics rules to update them in light of …More
MSPB Lists Most Significant OPM Actions, Says Impact is TBD
The MSPB has identified five OPM initiatives, including rules directed against a future Schedule F, as its most significant recent …More
Bids to Limit Offsite Work, Shrink Office Space Gaining More Traction
Proposals to limit offsite work by federal employees and/or to shrink the federal office space footprint have gained more traction …More
Court Clarifies Due Process Protections for Senior Executives
A federal appeals court has clarified what protections SES members have in disciplinary actions, in the process rejecting the Biden …More
