Black Lives Matter and the Hatch Act: OSC Issues Guidance
Using the same logic it applied regarding the Tea Party movement, the Office of Special Counsel has said that the …More
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Audit Faults Handling of Informal Grievances at USPS
The Postal Service is “not effective” in managing informal grievances, whose numbers and costs have been increasing in recent years, …More
Virus Taking Toll on Frontline Federal Employees, Increasing Opposition to Recalls
Coronavirus infections are rising for federal employees who have continued to work at their official duty stations, raising yet more …More
Push Made for 3 Percent Raise as Key Spending Bill Starts to Move
Ten House Democrats have asked leaders there to specify a 3 percent federal employee raise in January in the name …More
OPM to Finalize Parental Leave, Official Time Policies
OPM has said that it intends to finalize several sets of rules involving federal employee leave policies and official time …More
One New GS Locality, Expansion of Another Proposed
Rules have been formally proposed to carry out an expansion of the GS locality pay program that has been under …More
Among Ethics Policies, Gift Rules Raise the Most Questions
Federal employees most commonly seek help with those governing the acceptance of gifts among all ethics-related policies, the Office of …More
Workforce Provisions Added to Key Spending Bill; Leave, Anti-Discrimination, EEO, Whistleblowing
The version of the annual DoD authorization bill (HR-6395) that has emerged from the House committee level contains several provisions …More
Boosting IRS Employment Would More than Pay Off, CBO Says
Boosting funding for IRS enforcement activities—most of which would go toward hiring more employees—would yield increased tax collections far above …More
18,000 TSP Millionaires Added Since March Bottom
The number of TSP millionaires rebounded in the second calendar quarter of this year after a steep drop in the …More
Key Bill Leaves Room for 2021 Raise, But Doesn’t Specify One
A House subcommittee has taken the first of what will be many steps on Capitol Hill toward determining a January …More
Prospects for Covid Relief Bill Improve, but Provisions Still Uncertain
As infections continue to surge in many parts of the country, prospects have improved that Congress will move another pandemic …More
Employees Value TSP, Annuity, FEHB Most Highly, Survey Finds
A survey of federal employees has again found that the TSP, retirement annuities and FEHB health insurance are the most …More
Reasons Employees Opt Out of Benefit Offerings Examined
The Federal Employee Benefits Survey conducted last year showed that enrollment patterns vary widely in the optional benefits offered to …More
Parental Leave Expansion, Other Federal Workforce Proposals Advance
Language to extend the upcoming paid parental leave authority for federal employees has been approved by the House Armed Services …More
OPM Announces Special FSA Election Opportunity
OPM has announced a special 60-day opportunity, effective July 1, for making mid-year changes to elections under the standard flexible …More
Retirement Application Processing Rules Loosened
OPM has loosened some of the standard rules regarding processing of federal employee retirement applications in light of the continuing …More
Recall of Federal Employees to Regular Worksite Becoming Increasingly Partisan
The recalling, or not, of federal employees to their regular worksites is increasingly getting caught up in a highly politicized …More
Federal Employee Survey to Include Questions about Pandemic
The annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, delayed this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, will launch soon and will include …More
DoD Loosens Policies on Time-Off Awards Due to Pandemic
The Defense Department has loosened the standard time limit for an employee to use the hours granted in a time-off …More
