Congress Prods OPM on Retirement Processing Delays, Again
A House panel has said it is “concerned with the lengthy delays to process retirement and survivor claims” at OPM, …More
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Report Warns of ‘Hampered’ Security Protections in Federal Buildings
The inspector general at the GSA has issued a report that, while heavily redacted, clearly signals concerns about the physical …More
Senators Block VA Restructuring Process
Senate Democratic leaders have said they will not hold confirmation hearings for nominees to form a commission to make final …More
4.6 Percent January Federal Pay Raise Advancing in Both House, Senate
UPDATED: A House committee has effectively endorsed President Biden’s recommendation for a January 2023 federal raise of 4.6 percent, while …More
TSP Responds to Customer Service Complaints
Following is a statement that the Thrift Savings Plan issued in response to a query from FEDweek about the numerous …More
Leave Entitlement for Taking Family Members to Get Vaccine Expanded
OPM has expanded the administrative leave entitlement—paid time off work without charge to any other form of leave—for federal employees …More
Court Rejects Suit over Delayed TSP Matching during 2018-2019 Shutdown
A federal appeals court has rejected a suit seeking to require that employees be compensated for earnings they lost in …More
DHS to Centralize Disciplinary Decision-Making
DHS has said it will make disciplinary decisions on a more centralized basis, following an internal review spurred by several …More
VA Personnel Policies Draw Attention in House
The House could vote this week to join the Senate in passing a benefits bill for veterans exposed to toxic …More
Agencies Can Mandate Telework for Continuity of Operations, Says Court
A federal appeals court has ruled that even though telework generally is an optional policy for both an agency and …More
Bill to Lock In Telework Advances but Disputes Continue
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has passed a bill that essentially would lock in the widened telework practices that …More
Congress Starting to Write Key Annual Bills on 2023 Pay Raise, Other Issues
Congress has started to write several key annual bills that become the vehicles for decisions on the following year’s federal …More
Senate Set to Consider Widened Recruitment, Retention Authorities at VA
The Senate has scheduled voting as soon as this week on a number of enhanced salary, bonus and incentive payment …More
TSP Responds to Pushback on Mutual Fund Window; Investment in Chinese Firms
The TSP has responded to pushback from some Republicans and interest groups against the potential of money invested through its …More
Nominees Confirmed for TSP Board; Rocky Start for new ‘My Account’ Features
Updated: The Senate has confirmed nominees for four of the five seats on the TSP governing board, putting Biden administration …More
Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees Not a ‘Coercion,’ Administration Asserts
The Biden administration has asserted before a federal court that “there is no coercion” in its Coronavirus vaccination mandate for …More
OPM Expects to ‘Revise’ FLTCIP Premiums, Could Temporarily Bar New Enrollments
OPM has said that it “has determined that there is a strong likelihood” that Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program premium …More
FLTCIP Program Has History of Benefit Reductions, Premium Increases
OPM’s notice that it expects to “revise” premium rates in the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program represents the latest in …More
New Guidance Stresses Room for Variance in Agency Covid Safety Policies
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force has told agencies both that they have the authority to create exceptions to its …More
IG Questions Selection of Foreign Service Promotion Board Members
Bipartisan leaders of a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee have said they will hold hearings on the membership of foreign service …More
Safety, Security Problems Common in Post Office Lobbies, Says IG
Post office lobbies suffer from a range of problems involving safety and security issues both for USPS employees and for …More
Suspension of Vaccine Mandate Continues Pending Further Court Action
The vaccine mandate for federal employees remains suspended – pending further action by a federal appeals court. The court earlier …More
May Another Tough Month for C, S Funds in TSP
May proved to be another tough month in the large company stock C and small company stock S funds in …More
TSP Projects Just 2-3% of Investors Will Use Mutual Fund Window
The TSP has projected that two to three percent of investors will use its mutual fund window, which launches today …More
Lack of Offsite Work Capability Hampered IRS Early in Pandemic, IG Says
In what amounts to one of the first after-action reports on agency responses to the pandemic, the IG at the …More
Share of Veterans in Federal Workforce Remaining Stable
Percentages of federal employees with veterans status remained about stable over the five years through fiscal 2020, OPM has reported. …More
MSPB Backs Employee Appeal Rights in Suspension
In the latest of a series of decisions backing broader readings of federal employee appeal rights, the MSPB said it …More
MSPB Board Now Full as Third Nominee Confirmed
The Senate has confirmed employment lawyer Cathy Harris to become chair of the MSPB board, giving Democrats a 2-1 majority …More
TSP Investment Window to Open June 1
The TSP will open its investment window June 1, making investors—if they have at least $40,000 on investment and are …More
TSP Previews Screening Tool for Mutual Fund Window
Materials presented to the TSP board at its meeting Tuesday (May 24) in advance of the opening of the mutual …More
