Impact on Federal Workforce of Spending Limits to Be Determined
It remains unclear how spending limits in the recently enacted law lifting the debt ceiling will impact the federal workforce, …More
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Funding for Salaries, Training, Other Workplace Costs Could Come Under Pressure
The spending limits under the debt ceiling law now in effect will act as the type of budgetary outline that …More
More Concerns Vented about Air Quality in Federal Buildings
An audit has said that the GSA is “struggling” to meet standards for ventilation and testing of air in buildings …More
OPM Compares Demographics of Federal Workforce vs. Overall Labor Force
OPM’s latest report on federal workforce demographics again shows a general similarity with the overall U.S. workforce in some ways …More
Another Report Cites Toll of Workload on CBP Agents
An inspector general report has found that mandatory details of CBP agents from a Northern sector to aid operations in …More
TSP Sued Over Problems Arising from Operating System Changeover
A class action suit has been filed against the TSP related to problems that arose starting last June after a …More
TSP Funds Yield Mix of Returns in May
The TSP investment funds yielded a mix of returns in May, with three of the five core funds posting small …More
Bill to Lift Debt Ceiling until 2025 Signed Into Law
UPDATED: President Biden has signed a bill to lift the federal debt ceiling until 2025 while also making numerous budgetary …More
Debt Ceiling Measure Would Restrict Agency Funding for 2024-2025, and Possibly Beyond
The debt ceiling measure passed by Congress would prevent an unprecedented national default although at the cost of limits on …More
TSP Millionaire Count Continues Recovery
The count of TSP millionaires continued to recover in the first three months of this year, although it remains below …More
Senators Add to Scrutiny of Telework; VA Announces Plans to Cut Back
Two senators have joined other congressional Republicans in scrutinizing federal agency telework practices, pressing the GSA to collect and release …More
Unreported Deaths a Major Source of Fraud against Federal Retirement Programs, IG Says
The fund that pays benefits under the CSRS and FERS retirement systems made some $326 million in improper payments in …More
Rules Finalized on Accepting Legal Help
The Office of Government Ethics has issued final rules on acceptance by federal employees of payments for legal expenses through …More
Agency Funding Bills for New Fiscal Year Start to Advance
The House Appropriations Committee has started to advance the spending bills needed to fund federal agencies for the fiscal year …More
House Republicans Continue Push-Back on Telework
House Republican leaders on civil service issues are continuing their push-back against continued high levels of telework by federal employees, …More
Use of Roth Option in TSP Rising; Use of Mutual Fund Window Still Low
TSP investors are increasing their use of the Roth investment option, with nearly 2.4 million of the 6.8 million account …More
Court Cites Limits on Eligibility for Reservist Differential Pay
There are limits to the “differential pay” that makes up for the difference between the military pay of a federal …More
New Workplace Accommodations Related to Pregnancy Called Not Fully Defined
Employees’ rights to workplace accommodations related to pregnancy under the upcoming Pregnant Workers Fairness Act are not fully defined in …More
MSPB Underscores Difference in Employee Rights after Probationary Period
In a decision that underscores the difference that the probationary period makes in a federal employee’s appeal rights, the MSPB …More
Agencies Told to Keep Vaccination Records but Protect Employee Privacy
Federal employees have been told to keep records of which of their employees had received Coronavirus vaccinations under the now-revoked …More
USPS Announces Steps to Improve Protections for Employees, the Mail
The Postal Service has announced new steps to protect its employees and the integrity of the mail and packages they …More
Report Raises Concern about Publicly Identifying IRS Employees
An inspector general report has raised concerns about a requirement that IRS employees personally identify themselves in manually generated correspondence, …More
A Tenth of Federal Employees Feel ‘Pressure to Break the Rules,’ Survey Finds
Eleven percent of federal employees who responded to a 2021 MSPB survey agreed with the statement that “In my job, …More
Bills on Tax Debt, Firefighter Pay, Other Topics Introduced
Among bills recently introduced in Congress are: * S-1011, to require annual reports on current and retired federal employees who …More
TSP Updating ‘My Account’ Home Page in Response to Feedback
The TSP has announced an update to the “My Account” home page portal for account holders to monitor their investments …More
Biden Formally Revokes Federal Employee Coronavirus Vaccination Mandate
President Biden has issued an executive order revoking the one he issued in September 2021 that generally mandated that federal …More
Few Federal Workplace Security Recommendations Actually Carried Out, Says GAO
Federal agencies put in place only a “small percentage” of recommendations to improve the physical security of their facilities, “raising …More
2023 ‘Sammies’ Finalists Announced
Finalists have been announced for this year’s Service to America Medals, or Sammies, a top honor for federal employees sponsored …More
Prohibited Practices Complaints Down, but Share of Those Charging Retaliation Up
The number of “prohibited personnel practice” complaints filed at the Office of Special Counsel has fallen over the last five …More
FECA Program Allowed ‘Inappropriate’ Prescriptions, Audit Finds
An audit has found that inadequate controls over prescription drugs under the Federal Employees Compensation Act program allowed “thousands of …More
