Back Pay Problems Attract Attention of Congress
House Democratic leaders on civil service issues have asked OPM and OMB what steps they are taking to provide full …More
House Democratic leaders on civil service issues have asked OPM and OMB what steps they are taking to provide full …More
OPM has issued guidance on how shutdown furlough time is to be treated for considerations such probationary periods, within-grade waiting …More
Although the budget for the current fiscal year remains unsettled, early maneuvering on the fiscal 2020 budget has started, with …More
OPM is investigating creating a central enrollment program service for the FEHB to provide a “one-stop-shop” that would become the …More
Bipartisan legislation (S-406) has been reintroduced in the Senate aimed at better developing and retaining federal employees with cybersecurity skills, …More
OPM has issued a follow-on contract to the provider of identity protection services to federal employees and retirees whose personal …More
The Senate has not yet indicated how it will respond to House passage of a bill to provide federal employees …More
Numerous problems have been reported regarding back pay for the 800,000 employees who were either furloughed or required to work …More
The mid-point has now been reached between the end of the record-setting partial shutdown and the potential start of another, …More
The TSP has repealed its restriction against taking out loans for employees in non-pay status due to a partial government …More
The TSP has said that as of year-end 2018, the number of account holders stood at just above 5.5 million, …More
The three stock-oriented TSP funds in January gained back much of the ground they lost in December, with the small …More
The White House has re-nominated the same three persons it proposed last year for the MSPB governing board, which has …More
The House on Wednesday passed a newly introduced bill (HR-790) by Democratic leaders on civil service issues to pay a …More
Sponsors of a bill that has passed the House, and that now moves to the Senate, to pay a retroactive 2019 …More
Federal employees who went unpaid due to the partial government shutdown are to start receiving their back pay as soon …More
OPM has issued revised guidance to agencies on back pay issues for employees who went unpaid during the partial shutdown, …More
The TSP has told agencies to “ensure that all employee contributions, agency contributions, and loan payments are made for the …More
During the partial government shutdown, many thousands of federal employees—an exact number is not known—filed for unemployment compensation benefits to …More
Numerous federal employees, plus some members of Congress, have been expressing concern about the implications for continued eligibility to hold …More
While federal employees who went unpaid due to the partial government shutdown are to receive back pay “as soon as …More
President Trump and Congressional leaders have reached a deal to end the partial government shutdown that began December 22 and …More
OPM has said that it “strongly encourages agencies to be as accommodating as possible” regarding the working schedules of employees …More
Political leaders are continuing to raise proposals for ending the partial government shutdown but as has been the pattern for …More
Both individual employees and agencies continue to employ a range of strategies to cope with the partial government shutdown as …More
Federal agencies are sending out new furlough notices to federal employees who have been off work and unpaid due to …More
A new OPM fact sheet on the partial government shutdown addresses a point of confusion that has arisen now that …More
Federal employees now facing their second payless payday due to the partial government shutdown increasingly are expressing concerns about the …More
The TSP has issued new guidance on loan policies and investment catch-ups for account holders in non-pay status due to …More
President Trump has signed into law a bill (S-24) that had quickly passed Congress to assure that federal employees who …More