House Committee Overseeing Federal Employment Issues Organizes, Sets Leaders
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has reorganized for the 2023-2024 Congress, with Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, taking over as …More
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Federal Employee Engagement with their Jobs Differs by Level, Other Characteristics
Federal employee engagement with their jobs can vary significantly by grade level, the nature of the work and by some …More
House Votes to Have Federal Employees Telework Like It’s 2019
UPDATED: The House approved a bill (HR-139) to require federal agencies to roll back their telework policies to those in …More
OPM Proposes Overhaul of Suitability and Fitness Policies; Cites Insider Threats
OPM has proposed an overhaul of policies governing suitability and fitness determinations for both current and prospective federal employees, including …More
First Proposal for 2024 Federal Employee Raise: 8.7 Percent
The first formal proposal for the 2024 federal employee raise has been introduced in Congress for 8.7 percent, an amount …More
OPM Tells Agencies to Review Exclusions from Bargaining Units
OPM has told agencies to review whether employees have been wrongly ruled ineligible for union representation, as called for by …More
Ethics Guidance Issued for Official Social Media Accounts
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on ethical considerations for federal employees involved with official government social media …More
Senate Bill Seeks to Boost VA Staffing, Add to Flexibilities
A bipartisan bill (S-10) introduced in the Senate seeks to boost the VA’s ability to hire and develop employees, especially …More
TSP Funds Warm Up in January
After the substantial losses of 2022 in all but the government securities G fund, all TSP funds started 2023 with …More
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
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
