
Trump Offers 1 Percent Raise, Seeks Benefit Cuts
Under the Trump administration’s new budget proposal, federal employees would receive a 1 percent pay raise in January and agencies …More
Under the Trump administration’s new budget proposal, federal employees would receive a 1 percent pay raise in January and agencies …More
The administration’s fiscal 2021 budget proposal includes a set of oft-repeated proposals regarding employee contributions toward retirement, retirement benefits, premium …More
The administration’s budget repeats prior proposals to combine annual leave and sick leave into “paid time off” while not going …More
The administration’s budget plan assumes that the proposal to break up OPM will become reality in the budget year that …More
Job levels at federal agencies would remain about flat overall under the Trump administration budget, although the figures are complicated …More
OPM has issued its annual “call letter” to FEHB carriers, urging them to continue cost-sharing initiatives involving prescription drugs, wellness …More
OPM has issued additional guidance on federal workplace policies in response to the Coronavirus, including for the first time authorizing …More
The GSA inspector general has raised concerns about the security of child care facilities in GSA-controlled space, saying that some …More
Federal agencies “may need to reconsider both the purpose(s) of performance evaluation, and how they are conducting performance evaluation,” the …More
Bills are advancing in the House to protect retiree benefits from fraud, and another to move TSA screeners into the …More
The Office of Special Counsel says that a recent decision by an MSPB hearing officer should be overturned on grounds …More
Effective beginning in March, newly purchased TSP annuities with the inflation protection option will automatically increase in value by 2 …More
The TSP started 2020 with a mix of gains and losses in January, with more of the latter than the …More
Federal employee unions and some leading Capitol Hill Democrats on federal employee issues are backing a 3.5 percent raise for …More
The AFGE union has asked a federal judge to speed up a decision in a suit against guidance on what …More
The TSP has issued proposed rules on its catch-up contributions feature, the first in an expected series of changes in …More
Overall numbers of federal employees and the numbers of those who left the government remained stable in the most recently …More
Bills recently introduced or advancing in Congress cover veterans preference, tax delinquency in retirees, and raising the pay cap for …More
The chairmen of two key House committees have asked the EEOC to justify a December rules proposal that would disallow …More
A federal appeals court has rejected an employee’s claim of reprisal in an agency’s denial of a professional development opportunity, …More