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
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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
For Retirees, Changes in Social Security, Medicare Figures Ahead
For those drawing Social Security benefits, the earnings test applying to beneficiaries aged 62 through that program’s “full” retirement age …More
MSPB Sets Precedents on Disciplinary Policies under VA-Specific Law
In several recent cases, the MSPB has resolved questions about a law applying special disciplinary procedures at the VA, addressing …More
Special Rules on FECA Claims Based on Covid Set to Expire
The Labor Department has posted a reminder that special provisions for FECA benefits related to COVID-19 infections will expire January …More
4.6 Percent Raise Finalized; Spending Bill Doesn’t Prevent a Future Schedule F
Updated: Congress on Friday passed a wrapup spending bill for federal agencies through the remainder of the current fiscal year. …More
Some TSP Features among Many Policies Affected by Spending Bill
Among the many provisions in a massive wrapup spending bill now before Congress are continuations of some long-running policies along …More
Most Expansion of GS Localities Put Off Until 2024; 2023 Raises Announced
The President’s Pay Agent has accepted in principle recommendations to add four new localities to the GS pay program and …More
Pay Agent Repeats Criticisms of Federal Pay-Setting Process
Senior Biden administration officials, acting in their capacity as the President’s Pay Agent, have repeated often-raised criticisms of the process …More
MSPB: Sexual Harassment in Federal Agencies Unacceptably High
Sexual harassment continues to occur in federal agencies at an “unacceptably high” rate, the MSPB has said, even though a …More
Survey Finds Lack of Confidence in Channels for Reporting Harassment
An MSPB report on sexual harassment in federal agencies (see related story) says that while employees largely are aware of …More
Report Cautions Federal Employees on Recruiting Friends, Family
In caution that could apply at other agencies, as well, the Justice Department inspector general’s office has warned that ATF …More
