New Withdrawal Policy Affects TSP
A recently enacted change in law involving required distributions from tax-favored retirement savings plans does apply to the Thrift Savings …More
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GSA has issued a memo to agencies regarding smoking in and around federal buildings that it owns or leases, most …More
Expert’s View: New for 2009: Death Benefit Changes
If you work for the federal government, are married, and die while still on the payroll, your surviving spouse will …More
No OPM Nominee Yet
With less than a week to go before the start of the Obama administration, there still has been no nominee …More
Other Indicators Are Mixed
The survey meanwhile found that 91 percent believe their work is important, 84 percent like their work, 73 percent believe …More
Employees Voice Views on Performance Issues
Only relatively small minorities of federal employees think the government does a good job of either rewarding good performance or …More
New FSA Policy Effective for Reservists
Federal employees who have health care flexible spending accounts and who are called to active military duty for at least …More
Guidance Issued on Upcoming Holidays
OPM has issued guidance regarding the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday as well as for a holiday that will …More
TSP Closes Books on 2008, and Not a Minute Too Soon
The TSP’s stock-oriented funds in 2008 posted by far the worst year in the program’s two-decade history, with the international …More
Ratings, Pay Issues Raised
GAO said that while OPM has told agencies that they must avoid policies or practices that would lead to forced …More
GAO Examines SES Pay System
GAO has issued the latest in a series of reports finding flaws in pay for performance in the government, the …More
Management Shortcomings Cited
MSPB also said that agencies have not become better managers of people, with lesser gains noticed in the areas of …More
Fewer Complaints, but Reservations Continue
MSBP added that the percentages of employees who report discrimination on bases such as ethnicity and race, sex, age, and …More
Some Jobs, Agencies Lead Growth
The federal workforce grew by more than 120,000 employees between 2000, the low point during the last 10 years, and …More
Changes in Workforce Summarized
The Congressional Research Service has issued a statistical look at the federal workforce, putting new data behind many of the …More
Fundraising Restrictions Apply, Too
The Office of Government Ethics has sent out a message to agencies asking them to remind employees about those policies …More
Still Waiting on Pay Order
One other order that is expected to come out soon is the annual White House pay order. That will finalize …More
Dec. 26 Granted as Extra Day Off
Following past practice, President Bush has granted federal employees an additional day off without charge to leave on December 26, …More
New Life Insurance Choice Explained
OPM has sent guidance to agencies on a new FEGLI life insurance benefit available to employees who are assigned in …More
Barriers to Retention of Nurses Cited
GAO has issued a report on retention of registered nurses by VA, finding that the two main problems are assignment …More
Effects of Order Being Sorted
Agency, union and congressional officials still are working to sort out the impact of an executive order issued by President …More
Military Spouse Preference Detailed
OPM proposed in the Dec. 5 Federal Register rules to carry out a recent presidential order giving spouses of military …More
Changes to NSPS Hiring, Promotions Proposed
DoD has proposed several changes to hiring and promotion procedures under its national security personnel system, generally designed to give …More
Personnel Chiefs Recommend Changes
A survey of top agency personnel officials, chief human capital officers, has found that more than two thirds support dropping …More
Change Affects FEDVIP, FSA Programs
OPM told agencies to notify employees of the opportunity to make belated enrollment changes, and to also accept changes through …More
Belated FEHB Enrollments to Be Accepted
Under pressure from Congress, OPM is allowing agencies to accept belated enrollments in the FEHB program through January, in order …More
