MSPB Moves to Allow Appeals of Competitive/Excepted Service Conversions
The MSPB has moved to make conversion from the competitive service to the excepted service appealable there as an improper …More
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It’s Time to Check Pay Statements for Raise, Other Adjustments
The general schedule pay raise that was effective with the full pay period of the year—January 14-27 for most—should be …More
First Proposal Offered for 2025 Raise: 7.4 Percent
The first formal proposal for the January 2025 federal employee raise has been introduced in both the House and Senate, …More
Paid Parental Leave Benefit Not Always Fully Used Due to Career Reasons
Of federal employees who use paid parental leave, about a tenth of women and about a quarter of men do …More
OPM: Non-Federal Salaries May Not be Used to Set Pay for New, Returning Hires
OPM has finalized rules to bar federal agencies from taking into consideration a new or returning hire’s history of salaries …More
Record Number of TSP Investors Are Feeling Like a Million Bucks
As of year-end 2023 just under 117,000 TSP investors had $1 million or more in their accounts, an increase of …More
TSP Funds Start 2024 With Mixed Returns
After generally strong returns in 2023, the TSP investment funds had a mixed start to 2024, with three of the …More
MSPB Sets Standards of Proof in Discrimination Claims
The MSPB has clarified the burdens of proof when federal employees argue that a personnel action such as firing was …More
TSP Account Averages Now about the Same as before Declines of 2022
Strong gains in the stock-based TSP funds in 2023 pushed the average account for federal employees and retirees back to …More
Focus on Budget Turns Back to Appropriations Bills, Policy Riders
With Congress once again having temporarily extended agency spending authority mostly at fiscal 2023 levels, the focus has turned back …More
GAO: Agencies Still Not Sharing Much Work on Background Investigations
Federal agencies have made only limited progress toward sharing results of background investigations that are used for determining suitability for …More
PSLF Update Makes More Borrowers Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness
The Education Department has announced that recent changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program will result in an additional …More
DoD Charge Card Spending for Pandemic Questioned: Digging up a Pipe?
About a third of government purchase card spending at DoD charged as pandemic-related did not go for that purpose, was …More
GSA Proposes Changes in Relocation Reimbursement Policies
The GSA has proposed changes to policies on reimbursing federal employees for expenses when they are permanently relocated in the …More
Another Stopgap Spending Bill Enacted, Funds Agencies Into March
UPDATED: For the third time since last September, Congress has enacted a temporary spending measure to head off a partial …More
Report Raises Security Concerns about IRS Facilities
The inspector general’s office at the IRS has raised concerns about the security of agency facilities and employees, in a …More
OSC Official Nominated for Vacant FLRA Seat
President Biden has nominated Anne Marie Wagner, associate special counsel at the Office of Special Counsel, for the vacant seat …More
Signs Emerge on Avoiding Shutdown, but Long Way to Go
Prospects have improved of avoiding what could be a two-phase partial government shutdown starting next Friday (January 19), following a …More
Reminder: Pay Raise Doesn’t Take Effect Until January 14
As a reminder, the average 5.2 percent 2024 federal employee pay raise will not be reflected in the next pay …More
Federal Employees with Disabilities Face Barriers in Secure Areas, GAO Says
Highly secure areas in federal buildings often present additional barriers to employees with disabilities, the GAO has said noting that …More
Tax Forms, Other Notices Coming Soon, Says TSP
The TSP has said it will soon send out several notices to account holders who took withdrawals in 2023 including …More
Nominations Resubmitted for Key Positions Overseeing Federal Workforce
President Biden has resubmitted to the Senate nominations to fill key positions overseeing the federal workforce, at the Office of …More
Strong TSP Returns in 2023 Help Reverse Losses of 2022
Led by the stock-based funds, all TSP funds posted strong gains in 2023, although the gains largely only erased the …More
Return of Congress: Meet the New Work, Same as the Old Work
Congress returns to session next week to face the same issues it could not resolve before its holiday recess of …More
Report Shows Slight Decrease in Telework in 2022
The latest report from OPM on teleworking rates among federal employees shows a slight decrease, although the data are from …More
OPM: Telework Has Benefits, but Hard to Quantify
OPM’s latest report on telework again cites familiar arguments of its advantages to both employees and agencies, although adding that …More
House Oversight Panel to Maintain Focus on Telework
The Republican leadership of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee has highlighted its focus on telework—including what it called the …More
Order Signed for Largest Raise in Four Decades; New Localities to Take Effect
President Biden has signed an executive order for a 5.2 percent federal employee pay raise in January, with 4.7 percent …More
Some of the Largest Raises Will Go to Already Higher-Paid Localities
In the division of the average 5.2 percent 2024 federal employee raise by locality, some of largest increases will apply …More
Upcoming Raise to Affect Pay Caps, Have Other Impacts
The 2024 federal employee pay raise will result in increasing the pay caps that apply to senior positions and to …More
