TSP Tallies Up Investor Losses in 2022; Millionaire Count Drops by Two-Fifths
The average account balance for FERS investors fell during 2022 to about $175,000 from $181,000 and the average for CSRS …More
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CBO Report a Possible Roadmap for Targeting Federal Employee Benefits
A recently issued report for Congress could serve as a roadmap for looking to federal health insurance and retirement benefits …More
House Oversight Chair Presses OPM on Ineligible Enrollees in FEHB Program
In the type of letter that promises to become common in this Congress, the chair of the House Oversight and …More
House Passes Bill on Federal Employee Job Qualifications, Candidate Assessment
UPDATED: As its first legislative action in the new Congress on federal employee issues, the House has passed a bill …More
WH Calls for More Paid Internships, Fellowships, Early Career Programs
The Biden administration has told agencies to increase their use of internships, fellowships, apprenticeships, and other student and early career …More
USPS, Unions Warn Postal Employees of Spoof Benefits Sites
The Postal Service and its unions have warned employees there of identity theft from websites spoofing its employee benefits portal, …More
OMB Revises Certification Process for Acquisition Employees
OMB has revised the process for training federal acquisition professionals, the “Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C)” system, in what …More
Time to Check Pay Statements for Changes in Income, Outgo
The general schedule pay raise paid as of the first full pay period of the year—January 1-14 for most—should be …More
Key Committee Leader Pushes for Return to Pre-Pandemic Telework Policies
In one of his first actions, as chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has …More
Report Assesses Possible Impact of Restored Holman Rule
As part of an analysis of operating rules for the House that the new Republican majority there has put in …More
High Court to Consider Accommodation Case Involving Federal Employee
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a federal agency’s duty to accommodate religious views of …More
Period for Supporting FECA Claims Extended
The Labor Department has issued rules effective March 7 lengthening the period for an employee to submit evidence in support …More
House GOP Advances ‘Holman Rule,’ Backs Restrictions on Agency Spending
House Republicans have started carrying out plans showing their intentions for the federal government over the 2023-2024 Congress, some of …More
Ineligible Enrollees Adding to Cost of FEHB Premiums, Says GAO
The FEHB program remains at risk of fraud from enrollments of ineligible persons, the GAO has said, at an estimated …More
Rules on Postal-Only Health Plan, Other Issues Ahead, Says OPM
OPM has said that it plans to issue as soon as April rules to govern the separate health insurance program …More
TSP Announces Timing on Tax Forms, Withdrawals
The TSP has said it will mail within the upcoming weeks the tax form for withdrawals taken, or a TSP …More
Pay Boost for Screeners Coming in July, TSA Says
The TSA has said that it will boost pay for screeners—which it said have been paid up to 30 percent …More
FLRA Now Split along Party Lines as Chairman’s Time Expires
The FLRA board is now down to two members, split by party, as now-former chairman Ernest DuBester reached the end …More
OGE Explains Raise’s Impact on Thresholds under Ethics Policies
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on the impact on certain ethics policies of the federal employee raise …More
Change in Direction on Employee Issues Ahead in New Congress
The new Congress has convened, less than two weeks after the prior Congress ended its session, although with Republican control …More
Early House Actions to Reflect GOP Focus on Spending
House Republicans have said they will use their new majority status there to focus on limiting federal spending, sending a …More
House Republicans Move to Revive Rule for Targeting Individual Federal Employees
Republican leaders of the House are moving to reinstate the “Holman Rule” to allow members of Congress to move to …More
TSP Closes the Books on 2022, and Not a Minute Too Soon
The TSP stock-based funds in 2022 posted their worst year since 2008, with the small company stock S fund down …More
A Year Later, Dispute over Vaccine Mandate Still Unresolved
This month marks a full year since a federal judge issued an injunction against the Biden administration’s Coronavirus vaccination mandate …More
GSA Increases Mileage Rates for 2023
GSA has increased the mileage reimbursement rates for calendar year 2023 for using a privately owned vehicle on federal travel …More
MSPB Allows Waiving Filing Deadline Where Agency Misinformed Employee
The MSPB has sided with a federal employee who asked for a waiver of a deadline for filing an appeal …More
January Raise Finalized, Will Range from 4.37 to 5.15 Percent
President Biden has issued an executive order formalizing an average 4.6 percent federal raise effective January 1, with 4.1 percent …More
Upcoming COLA for Retirees to Be Largest in Four Decades
The retirement COLA to be paid effective Sunday (January 1)—8.7 percent to those retired under CSRS and 7.7 percent to …More
New Year Brings Changes in Key Figures for TSP
Among the key dollar-amount changes for federal employees for 2023 are two affecting investment maximums in the TSP: the standard …More
Dollar Amounts Changing in Social Security, Other Programs
Dollar amount changes effective in 2023 of interest to federal employees and retirees include: * The 6.2 percent Social Security …More
