Start Preparing for Open Season, OPM Tells Agencies
OPM has sent to agencies its first round of instructions and materials to be provided to employees in preparation for …More
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Enter your email to subscribe free! Reminder: TSP Withdrawal Blackout Period Coming Up
TSP account holders who are now close to making a withdrawal election will either want to act quickly before an …More
VA Further Restricts Smoking; Union Fumes
The VA has expanded a recently announced no-smoking policies in its facilities to apply to its employees, to be effective …More
Bill Addresses Tax on Relocation Cost Reimbursements: $2,000 Average
A provision in the Senate-passed version of the annual defense spending bill to address a lingering tax issue regarding relocation …More
Controls over Awards at PTO Lacking, Audit Says
The PTO has not followed its own standards in making performance-based cash awards to its patent examiners and has not …More
Unions, Agencies Look to Others to Decide Disputes
Federal employee unions and the Trump administration are increasingly looking to outside bodies to decide disputes between them, with several …More
Student Loan Repayment Program Grows but Budget Problems Continue
Federal agencies made more use of the student loan reimbursement authority in 2017 and reported positive effects on recruitment and …More
Push to Change Security Clearance Policies Underway
A bill ready for a Senate vote when Congress returns from its summer recess would make substantial changes to many …More
COLA Count Rises Through 10 Months
Thorough 10 months of the counting period toward the January 2020 federal retiree COLA the count stands at 1.6 percent, …More
New Guidance on Financial Disclosures Issued
The Office of Government Ethics has revised its guidance on several exceptions to the general requirements for federal employees who …More
New Data Shows Aging Federal Workforce, Especially in IT
New data from the Partnership for Public Service underscore concerns raised previously by that group and others about the aging …More
Interior Releases Specifics of Reorganization Plan
The Interior Department has released the specifics of its plan to consolidate 49 regional offices of eight sub-agencies into 12 …More
Plan Now for Upcoming Withdrawal Changes, TSP Says
New and loosened policies on withdrawing funds from TSP accounts are now only a month away—they take effect September 15—after …More
TSP Policy Changes to Mainly Affect Post-Separation Withdrawals
Changes to TSP policies effective September 15 will primarily affect withdrawals after separation from the government for retirement or other …More
FEHB to Offer New National Plan Design in 2020
The FEHB will offer a new nationwide plan design in 2020, filling the long-vacant slot reserved in the program for …More