OPM Breakup, Bargaining Also at Issue on Key Bill
In addition to opposing a move in Congress to provide a 3.1 average federal employee raise in January, the administration …More
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Budget Process Advancing but Shutdown Concerns Already Arising
With a veto threat against the annual general government appropriations bill—the key spending measure on federal workforce issues—the Trump administration …More
Many Poor Performers Are Just Disinterested, Supervisors Say
The number one reason federal employees fail in a critical job duty—and therefore leave themselves open to being disciplined on …More
Discipline Inconsistent at DHS, Says Report
DHS “cannot ensure it treats all employees equally or that components have properly addressed or referred all misconduct allegations,” an …More
Suit over Data Breach Allowed to Proceed
A union-sponsored lawsuit arising from the OPM database breaches should go to trial, a federal appeals court has said in …More
Court Has Harsh Words for OPM in Database Breaches Case
In reinstating a lawsuit seeking payments to victims of the OPM database breaches, a federal appeals court described in notably …More
GAO Sees Familiar Problems in Retirement Processing
Continued reliance on manual processes, lack of staff and incomplete information on applications continue to hamper OPM’s processing of retirement …More
No Move on Boosting Buyouts as Key Bills Advance
Both the House and Senate have readied their versions of the annual DoD authorization bill for floor voting without addressing …More
Managerial Groups Want to Keep Longer Probationary Period at DoD
Five federal managerial groups have asked Congress not to return the standard probationary period at DoD to the one year …More
Senate Backs Continued Restriction on Hiring of Military Retirees by DoD
The Senate’s version of the DoD authorization bill revisits a topic that has been the focus of controversy for years, …More
COLA Count Reaches Three-Quarters Mark
Through eight months of the count toward the January 2020 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at 1.4 percent, following …More
Field Employees Feeling Left Out, Report Says
Federal employees outside the national capital area “often feel isolated from the rest of their agency and disconnected from senior …More
Vote Set on MSPB Nominee; No Word on OPM Nominee
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to vote on a nominee for the third vacant seat …More
TSP Adds Details to New Withdrawal Policies
The TSP has proposed rules to carry out the upcoming changes in withdrawal options for both current and separated participants, …More
TSP Rules Address New Policies on In-Service Withdrawals
While the changes to TSP withdrawal options to take effect September 15 primarily involve withdrawal options after retirement or other …More