Boost in Whistleblower Protections Proposed
Leading House Democrats on civil service issues have introduced HR-7935, to limit disclosure of a whistleblower’s identity, prohibit retaliatory investigations, …More
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Tensions Over Recalls and Telework Mount as Virus Cases Rise, School Year Approaches
Tension is growing over the months-long issue of allowing telework-eligible employees to continue working remotely vs. being recalled to the …More
Employee Issues on Sideline in Relief Bill Debate
As political leaders continue to struggle to produce another pandemic relief bill, potential language directly affecting federal employee benefits and …More
Raise, Leave, Other Issues Sidelined Ahead of Congress Recess
Congress is on the verge of recessing until after Labor Day having made only partial progress on key pay and …More
Bill Would Require New Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
Newly offered legislation (S-4374) would require the development and implementation of a government-wide initiative to promote, expand, and retain diverse …More
Report: Official Dissent Channels Often Viewed as Risky, Waste of Time
A whistleblower advocacy group has found reluctance by federal employees to use formal channels that some agencies provide for employees …More
TSP to Loosen Restriction on Life Expectancy-Based Withdrawals
In what it called a “significant rule change,” TSP has said that effective in January it will loosen restrictions on …More
New L Funds Debut with Gains, All TSP Funds Positive in July
All six of the newly launched lifecycle L funds—for 2025, 2035, 2045, 2055, 2060 and 2065—debuted in positive territory in …More
Federal Employee Provisions TBD as Congress Takes Up Relief Bill
The pandemic relief bill produced by Senate Republicans this week contains relatively few provisions of direct impact on federal workers, …More
Bills Affecting Pay, Benefits, Advance in Congress
The House and Senate have passed one key annual bill on federal employee pay and benefits issues while the House …More
TSP Accounts Continue Recovery as Some Shift From C to F Fund: Now Over 6 Mil Participants
The TSP in June crossed the 6 million mark in participants while accounts overall continued their recovery from the steep …More
Reminder on Pandemic Travel Restrictions Policies
Some federal employees are questioning the impact of many states and localities reimposing travel restriction due to the resurgence of …More
New Per Diem Rate Announcement Likely Soon
GSA likely will soon announce new per diem rates for federal travelers for the fiscal year starting October 1, an …More
Ethics-Related Criminal Charges Few but Serious, OGE Reports
A new report from the Office of Government Ethics serves as a reminder that violations of federal employee ethics laws …More
USCIS Furloughs Off, at Least for Now
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has said that it will be able to temporarily delay widespread employee furloughs that had …More
Next Virus Relief Bill Key for Federal Employees, Time is Short
Congress’s return from a two-week recess brings the potential for action on a further pandemic relief bill that could contain …More
Scrutiny of Agency Recall Practices Increases
Congress is stepping up the scrutiny of agency policies and practices regarding returning employees to their workplaces from telework or …More
Key Spending Bill Advances but Still Silent on 2021 Raise
A key spending bill has advanced a step in Congress but is still silent on a January 2021 federal employee …More
COLA Count Crosses into Positive Territory
The count toward the January 2021 federal retiree COLA has crossed back into positive territory, now standing at 0.3 percent …More
Rules Proposed for Continuing Benefits During Shutdowns
OPM has proposed rules to carry out several benefits-related provisions enacted into law last year in reaction to the partial …More
