Reduced Per Diem Rate Targeted Again
A group of more than two dozen House members is pushing for repeal of a 2014 policy change in which …More
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Halfway through the counting period toward the January 2018 federal retiree COLA, the count stands at 1.1 percent, following an …More
TSP Sending Participant Surveys
The TSP is conducting a participant survey, the first of its kind since 2013, asking about user experience and customer …More
Hiring Freeze Lifted, but Job Cuts Expected Ahead
The Trump administration has lifted the general federal hiring freeze it imposed as one of its first official actions, while …More
OMB Signals Raise, Does not Commit to Buyouts, Early Outs
In announcing a Trump administration plan for reforming the federal workforce that includes workforce reductions, OMB director Mick Mulvaney confirmed in …More
Administration Lays Out Vision for Federal Workforce
The Trump administration’s plan for reforming the government and reducing the federal workforce (issued April 11), while ending the government-wide …More
OMB to Agencies: ‘Maximize Employee Performance’
As part of its overall plan for reforming the government and reducing the federal workforce OMB has told agencies to …More
More TSP Withdrawal Choices Proposed
A bipartisan bill (S-873) offered in the Senate would expand both in-service and post-separation withdrawal options in the TSP, loosening …More
Investment ‘Window’ Won’t Be Opening for a While
The proposed new legislation to create new withdrawal options for TSP investors has raised questions about another area in which …More
Viewpoint Survey Coming, Unchanged for Now
OPM in early May will begin sending out the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, an annual poll of what federal employees …More
Capitol Hill Interest in Changing Personnel Policies Signaled
The Senate Armed Services Committee, which often has acted as the starting point for personnel policy changes not only for …More
Personnel Policy Changes Often Hitch a Ride on DoD Bill
Changes to DoD personnel policies – including large ones such as the creation of the National Security Personnel System during …More
Union Representation Slips, but Official Time Rises
The share of federal employees represented by unions fell by about 19,000, about 1.5 percent, over 2012-2014 but the amount …More
I Fund Leads TSP in March
The international stock I fund posted the strongest gain among TSP funds in March, up 2.85 percent, compared with a …More
TSP Seeks to Loosen Beneficiary Designation Policies
The TSP has proposed to change its policies regarding designations of beneficiaries in to simplify making such designations. In a …More
