
USPS Overstated Savings of Workforce Shift While Turnover Increased
The Postal Service over-stated savings from shifting to lower-paid and less tenured employees and reducing services, and did not account …More
The Postal Service over-stated savings from shifting to lower-paid and less tenured employees and reducing services, and did not account …More
A recent settlement in a Hatch Act case brought by the Office of Special Counsel serves as a reminder, as …More
The gaps in the paid parental leave authority are becoming clearer, with a legislative review identifying which federal employees have …More
The Trump administration is continuing its push to carry out executive orders on labor-management and disciplinary matters, with the latest …More
The FLRA has rejected a series of requests from agencies to issue policy statements that would benefit management by effectively …More
The House expects to vote this week on HR-1230, to ease for federal employees among other workers the standard of …More
The 2020 cost of living adjustments for beneficiaries under the Federal Employees Compensation Act has been finalized, with a 2.3 …More
Many injuries and illnesses in the federal workplace “are preventable, and executive departments and agencies can and should do more …More
Legislation (HR-5560) has been offered in the House to overturn a court ruling that restricted MSPB appeal rights of employees …More
The raise affecting most federal employees—averaging 3.1 percent but ranging by locality from about 2.9-3.5 percent—has taken effect but it …More
With the fiscal year 2020 budget cycle just having concluded weeks ago, the next cycle is set to start in …More
Legislation (S-3104) has been introduced in the Senate to address what sponsors call technical problems that would make some categories …More
Existing laws are failing to protect federal employee whistleblowers against reprisals and to protect employees against discrimination, according to a …More
OPM has released further data from the 2019 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey on employee engagement with their work and overall …More
New figures from OPM show that the percentage of federal employees eligible to retire is holding about steady, while there …More
The stock-oriented funds of the TSP posted their strongest returns in six years in 2019, led by the common stock …More
President Trump has issued an executive order finalizing and dividing by locality the average 3.1 percent federal employee pay raise …More
The President’s Pay Agent—the heads of OPM, OMB and Labor—have again criticized the methods used in the official comparison of …More
The payout of the upcoming 3.1 percent average raise for federal employees won’t affect the January COLA payout for retirees, …More
Among the key dollar-amount changes for federal employees as of 2020 is that the dollar limit on investments in the …More