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2021 FEHB, FEDVIP Rates Posted; Average FEHB Premiums up 4.9 Percent

Published: October 14, 2020

Update: OPM has released 2021 rates for the Federal Employee Health Benefits and Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Programs. …More

January Retirement COLA Set: 1.3 Percent

Published: October 14, 2020

A federal retirement COLA of 1.3 percent will be paid in January, following completion of the count toward that adjustment …More

Social Security Figures Increase with COLA Adjustment

Published: October 14, 2020

Along with the COLA increase of 1.3 percent in Social Security benefits for January—the same COLA that will apply to …More

OPM Proposed Narrowing Back Pay Awards

Published: October 14, 2020

OPM has proposed rules that would narrow the situations in which federal employees are eligible for back pay awards over …More

Bill Offered in Senate to Make Social Security Withholding Change Optional

Published: October 14, 2020

A new bill in the Senate would make optional the so-far mandatory change in Social Security payroll withholding that is …More

Key Interest Rate Drops for Deposits, Redeposits

Published: October 14, 2020

The interest rate will fall from the current 2.25 percent to 1.375 percent in 2021 on required deposits and redeposits …More

Expanded Guidance Issued on Accepting ‘Crowdsourced’ Support

Published: October 14, 2020

The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on acceptance by federal employees of “crowdsourced” donations, expanding on interpretations it …More

Lawmakers: Feds Should be Able to Opt Out of Tax Withholding “Chaos”

Published: October 7, 2020

The rollout of the temporary waiver of Social Security taxes for many federal employees has been “chaotic,” a bipartisan group …More

Bill Containing Pandemic-Related Benefits Moves in House but then Stalls

Published: October 7, 2020

In the latest developments in the ever-changing calculus regarding a further pandemic relief bill, the House added several provisions of …More

Broader Proposal Offered on Preventing Loss of Annual Leave

Published: October 6, 2020

New bills have been offered in Congress to waive the “use or lose” restriction on annual leave beyond the situations …More

OPM Review Requirement Effectively Suspends Diversity Training

Published: October 6, 2020

OPM has effectively put a hold on diversity type training in federal agencies pending its review of materials used for …More

Paid Parental Leave Begins as Some Eligibility Issues Addressed, Others Not

Published: October 6, 2020

The long-awaited authority for paid parental leave in the federal workplace has started with some issues regarding eligibility addressed but …More

Count of TSP Millionaires Recovers from Early Year Drop

Published: October 6, 2020

Nearly 1 percent of TSP account holders have balances of $1 million or more in the latest accounting, exceeding the …More

TSP Finalizes Broadening of Hardship Withdrawal Change

Published: October 6, 2020

The TSP has finalized rules it proposed earlier this year making certain expenses related to a natural disaster automatically eligible …More

Agency Funding Authority Extended through December 11

Published: September 30, 2020

A measure (HR-8337) to continue funding authority for federal agencies through December 11 was enacted at nearly the last minute …More

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Social Security Withholding Change Spreading, Catching Some by Surprise

Published: September 30, 2020

Federal employees who haven’t already seen their pay impacted by the Trump administration-ordered suspension of Social Security withholding should be …More

HHS Considering Hair Samples for Federal Employee Drug Testing

Published: September 30, 2020

HHS is considering expanding the federal employee drug testing program to include requiring employees to provide hair samples, saying that …More

Consider Flexible Scheduling when Recalling Employees, Agencies Told

Return-to-Office Plans, Other Issues Up for House Voting

Published: September 30, 2020

The House is scheduled to vote this week on HR-7340, to require agencies to develop and publicly release plans meeting …More

Home Office Deduction Doesn’t Apply to ‘Employees,’ IRS Says

Published: September 30, 2020

The IRS has issued a statement on an issue that has been raised by many federal employees who—like many others …More

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Order Defines Scope of Agency Training Ban on “Divisive Concepts”; Penalties to Include Firing

Published: September 30, 2020

President Trump has issued an executive order disallowing training in the federal workplace that contains “offensive and anti-American race and …More

TSP Begins Autumn with Fall

Published: September 30, 2020

All TSP funds except the ever-gaining government securities G fund posted losses in September, with the large company stock C …More

More Guidance Released on Social Security Withholding Change

Published: September 23, 2020

The government’s largest payroll processor, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, has released additional guidance on tracking the Social Security …More

Some Light Shed on Repayment of Social Security Tax Suspension

Published: September 23, 2020

Echoing advice from federal employee unions, the government’s largest payroll provider has said that federal employees affected by the suspension …More

Progress Made on Temporary Funding Bill to Prevent Shutdown

Published: September 23, 2020

The House on Tuesday (September 22) passed a temporary funding bill (HR-8319) for the fiscal year that begins October 1, …More

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October 1 Brings Paid Parental Leave, Other Changes

Published: September 23, 2020

Several changes in federal workplace policies will kick in as of the start of the new fiscal year next Thursday, …More

Annual Meeting Set for Group that Compares GS, Private Sector Pay

Published: September 22, 2020

The Federal Salary Council, which oversees the GS locality pay system, will convene virtually on October 20 in an annual …More

OPM Finalizing Changes to Admin Law Judge Hiring Called for in 2018 Executive Order

Published: September 22, 2020

OPM has proposed regulations to finalize policy changes it made two years ago regarding administrative law judges that include moving …More

GAO Questions SES Reassignments

Published: September 22, 2020

It is not clear whether agencies are complying with restrictions against reassigning career SES members after the installation of a …More

Many Federal Employees Could Soon See Impact of Social Security Tax Change

Published: September 15, 2020

Federal employees affected by the Trump administration-imposed change in their Social Security payroll tax withholding could start seeing the impact …More

Treat Withholding Change as a Loan, Not a Bonus, Federal Employees Told

Published: September 15, 2020

Federal employee organizations are urging their members to take note that the temporary suspension of Social Security taxes affecting most …More

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