GAO Calls for Stronger Efforts against Fraud in FEHB Program
The risk of fraud against the FEHB program goes well beyond the issue of ineligible persons being covered as family …More
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Backlog Starting to Build again at MSPB
A backlog of cases before the MSPB governing board that had been all but cleared out earlier this year has …More
A Pre-RIF Checklist for Every Federal Employee, From a Federal Employment Attorney
The Supreme Court’s July 8 decision allowing federal agencies to resume mass layoffs has transformed what was a looming possibility …More
OPM Revives Director’s Blog; First Message: Don’t Take RIFs Personally
Newly confirmed OPM director Scott Kupor has revived a blog not used by anyone in that position for three years, …More
OPM: Impact of RIFs Could Be Much Larger than Commonly Used Numbers. Or Maybe Less.
The impact of pending reductions-in-force could be much larger than the commonly used numbers of 40 across 17 agencies, OPM …More
Uneasy Wait on RIFs Hangs over Federal Workforce; Courts May Yet Play a Role
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s action to clear the way for RIFs and agency reorganizations government-wide, an uneasy wait has …More
Agencies Should Weigh Impact on Employees of Onsite Work Requirements, Says Report
The return-to-office directive leaves federal agencies with some leeway in deciding whether some work still can be done offsite, and …More
TSP Millionaire Count Hits Record High
The number of TSP account holders with at least $1 million in their accounts hit a record high of just …More
GAO Asked to Review FECA Program’s Benefit Levels, Vulnerability to Fraud
In the type of request that commonly is used to lay the groundwork for proposed legislation, top Republicans on the …More
OPM Withdraws Rules on Back Pay Awards
OPM has withdrawn rules it proposed in 2020, but never finalized, to narrow the situations in which federal employees are …More
COLA Count Rises to 2.4 Percent
Three-fourths of the way through the count toward the January 2026 federal retirement COLA, the figure stands at 2.4 percent, …More
Rubio’s State Department Restructuring Cuts 1,353 Federal Jobs
The State Department announced plans Thursday to lay off 1,353 U.S. based employees as part of a broad reorganization initiative …More
Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass RIFs as OPM Says Hundreds of Thousands Await Deferred Resignation
The Supreme Court has ruled to allow Trump’s executive order on mass reductions-in-force (RIFs) to move forward. The ruling effectively …More
Senate Confirms Scott Kupor as OPM Director
The Senate has confirmed as OPM director Scott Kupor, previously managing partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (investors …More
VA Steps Back from Threatened Major RIF, but Still Cutting Close to 29,000
The VA has stepped back from imposing a threatened major RIF, saying it expects to achieve by September 30 a …More
Trump Extends General Hiring Freeze to Oct. 15, Stresses Compliance with New Hiring Policies
President Trump has extended through October 15 the general federal hiring freeze, in the process stressing to agencies that any …More
‘Fidelity’ to Current Policies Now Part of Foreign Service Evaluations
The State Department has added to its criteria for tenure and promotion decisions of Foreign Service officers an assessment of …More
Audit: PSHB Program at Risk of Underfunding, Understaffing; No Plan B
The Postal Service Health Benefits program faces “critical resource issues” and the OPM has not ensured that the underlying system …More
Treat Answers Like a “Cover Letter”: OPM Says New Job App Questions not Trump Loyalty Test
OPM has said that new essay questions to be added to most federal job applications under a Trump administration hiring policy …More
Budget Bill Passed, Pared of Most Federal Employment-Related Provisions
The House passed on a narrow party line vote (218 – 214) on Thursday a major spending and tax policy …More
Condition of HUD HQ Building Cited in Decision to Move; Would Bump Out NSF Employees
The GSA and HUD have cited the condition of the latter’s headquarters building as factors in their decision to move …More
TSP Addresses Nuts and Bolts of ‘Retiring’ 2025 Fund, Launching 2075 fund
The TSP has issued a technical explanation of the “retirement” effective June 30 of its 2025 lifecycle L fund—that is, …More
I Fund Leads in TSP Returns Through First Half of Year
Through the first half of 2025, the TSP’s I fund has gained 18.69 percent, three times more than the next-highest …More
Federal Workplace Provisions in Key Bill Face Procedural Hurdle in Senate; Byrd Rule
Most of the federal workplace-related provisions under consideration in the wide-ranging budget bill pending in the Senate have hit a …More
OPM Finalizes Management-Friendly Rules on Probationary Employees
OPM has finalized management-friendly rules governing the retention or firing of probationary federal employees, including that to retain one at …More
Audit Faults Both Management and Employees in OPM’s Own Offsite Work
An inspector general audit has faulted both management and employees in the offsite work program for OPM’s own employees before …More
L Funds’ Role in TSP Continues to Grow as One Comes, One Goes
The role of the lifecycle L funds in the TSP is continuing to grow, with the share of account holders …More
Report Cites Fire, Safety Hazards at Major Federal Building in New York City
GSA’s Public Building Service “did not fully comply with applicable laws, regulations, and PBS policies governing fire protection, worker safety, …More
Assess Compliance with Trump Policies in Employee Ratings, OPM Tells Agencies
OPM has issued a wide-ranging set of changes to federal employee performance ratings policies including a requirement that employees be …More
Employee Ratings Policy Stresses Discipline on Performance Grounds
An OPM memo to agencies revising many of the policies governing performance evaluations of federal employees (see related story) includes …More
