Agencies Ordered to Keep Job Seekers Informed
OPM has told agencies to make greater efforts to keep job seekers up to date on the process, which would …More
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Weather/Safety Leave Policies to Take Effect
After first setting and then temporarily delaying an effective date, OPM has set May 10 for the beginning of a …More
New OPM Director Echoes Calls for Civil Service Reform
“Piecemeal” changes won’t cut it: Newly installed OPM director Jeff Pon has reiterated the administration’s call for fundamental changes to …More
Telework Facing Headwind, Increased Scrutiny
Several recent developments have shown signs of doubt on Capitol Hill and in the administration regarding agencies’ use of telework, …More
IRS Reform Bill to Be Considered
Bipartisan leaders of the House committee that oversees the IRS plan to push a bill overhauling many of the agency’s …More
Performance Rewards Fund Still Undefined
Two months after the White House proposed creating a $1 billion fund to reward top-performing federal employees, the idea still …More
More Employees Report Seeing Prohibited Personnel Practices
More federal employees reported in 2016 that they had seen prohibited personnel practices in the workplace than in 2010, MSPB …More
FSA Claims Requirement Reminder
April 30 is the deadline for submitting claims against 2017 flexible spending accounts. For health care FSAs and “limited expense” …More
C, I Funds Suffer Losses in March
The TSP’s large company stock C fund dropped 2.55 percent in March and the international stock I fund also fell, …More
Budget Focus Shifts to Pay, Retirement Proposals
With Congress finally having set agency budgets for the current fiscal year — after bringing the government to the brink …More
Council to Consider GS Pay Policies
An advisory council on federal pay-setting that was dormant all of 2017 has set a meeting for April 10 at …More
Sexual Harassment Declining but Still a Problem, Says MSPB
Fewer federal employees reported experiencing recent workplace sexual harassment in a 2016 survey than in prior surveys but it “continues …More
MSPB Identifies Most Common Forms of Harassment
A new MSPB report on sexual harassment in the government found that some types of harassing behavior are much more …More
After Harassment, Few Formal Complaints but Lasting Impact
MSPB’s new study of sexual harassment in the federal workplace found that most of those who reported that they had …More
Postal Reform Bill Would Impact Health Insurance
A bipartisan group of senators has offered a postal reform bill that among other things would substantially revise health insurance …More