MSPB Refines Agency Obligations to Reinstate Employees after Injury
Two MSPB decisions have refined the obligations that agencies have under injury compensation law to reinstate employees after they have …More
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New Budget Cycle Now Just Ahead, and It Could Be a Tough One
The start of the new federal budget cycle now lies only about two weeks ahead, a process that will highlight …More
Clashes over Federal Employee Pay, Policies Likely Lie Ahead
The annual White House budget proposal, due in about two weeks, begins the consideration of a federal raise for the …More
Court Rejects Suit Seeking Differential Pay for Potential Coronavirus Exposure
A federal appeals court has rejected a suit seeking awards of pay differentials for potential exposure to the Coronavirus in …More
GSA Not Acting on Signs of Risk to Federal Employees, Buildings, Report Says
Failed attempts to use access cards in buildings under GSA control “could be an indication of attempted unauthorized access to …More
OGE Moves to Overhaul Federal Employee Ethics Rules
The Office of Government Ethics has proposed the most thorough overhaul of federal employee ethics rules in three decades, touching …More
Report Warns of Potential Brain Drain at FDIC
Twenty-one percent of FDIC employees currently are eligible to retire, which is “significantly higher” than the government-wide average of 15 …More
Outdated IT Not Just an IRS Problem, Says GAO
GAO has said that while much of the attention to outdated IT in government has focused on the IRS, that …More
Bid to Block Future Schedule F Offered in House and Senate
Companion bills (HR-1002 and S-399) to prevent a future excepted service Schedule F have been offered in both the House …More
Bills to Enhance Leave, COLAs Reintroduced but Face Uphill Climb
Bills to enhance paid leave for federal employees and cost-of-living adjustments under the FERS retirement system have been reintroduced after …More
IG Raises Alarm about DoD Employees’ Use of Mobile Devices
In a report on an issue common across government, the inspector general’s office at DoD has raised an alarm about …More
Leadership Changes on Key Senate Panel
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is continuing to chair the key Senate committee for federal workplace and benefit matters, the Homeland …More
Employee Safety Training Lacking at USPS, Says Report
Postal Service management is not providing employees with “consistent and relevant safety and health training” while some employees are not …More
DoD Revises Pandemic Policies on Telework, Occupancy Limits, Other Issues
The Pentagon has revised a number of the pandemic-related policies affecting its civilian workforce—the government’s largest—as well as military and …More
Agencies Told to Better Support Federal Employees’ Access to Leave
President Biden has told federal agencies that the government “must be a model for providing leave policies, both paid and …More
Bills on Social Security Offsets, Retiree COLAs Reintroduced
Bills have been reintroduced in the House on the long-running issue of calculating COLAs for federal retirees and two Social …More
Many Forms Now Obsolete, Don’t Use Them, TSP Says
The TSP has issued a notice to agencies, but applying to account holders as well, saying that many of the …More
Policies Set on Medicare Coordination, Obesity Treatment Benefits in FEHB
OPM has issued standards for FEHB carriers to meet in their coverage of obesity treatment and has encouraged them to …More
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
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
