OPM Reminds Agencies of Revised Benefits Policies for Shutdowns
OPM has reminded agencies of several changes affecting federal employee pay and benefits in shutdown situations that were enacted following …More
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Bills Proposed on Death Benefits, Training, Liability
Among bills recently introduced in Congress are: S-3487, which would increase the death benefit paid to federal employees killed in …More
Agencies Told to Stand Up Virus Testing Programs by February 15
New guidance from the Safer Federal Government Workforce Task Force says that agencies “should establish a COVID-19 screening testing program …More
Guidance Fills Out Specifics of Virus Testing Programs
New administration guidance provides specifics of required regular testing of unvaccinated federal employees for the Coronavirus, including that agencies may …More
Uncertainty Continues on Discipline under Vaccine Mandate, Reentry to Worksites
A period of waiting is continuing on two major federal workplace issues on which action was expected around now—enforcement of …More
Survey: Supervisors More Trusted Than Senior Leaders on ‘Reentry’ Issues
Federal employees have more trust in their supervisors than they do in senior agency leadership on issues related to “reentry” …More
DoD Sees Signs of ‘Covid Fatigue’ on Workplace Safety Measures
The Defense Department has told its senior leaders at headquarters and field installations that they “must combat COVID-I9 fatigue,” as …More
OPM Calls Pandemic-Spurred Boost in Telework a Success
Federal agencies successfully carried out the sharp increases in how many federal employees teleworked and how often due to the …More
TSP Millionaire Count Crosses 100,000 Mark
The number of TSP millionaires crossed the 100,000 mark as of the end of calendar year 2021 after hovering just …More
New Year Begins with Questions about Carrying Out ‘Reentry’ Plans
The new year has begun with uncertainty over agency “reentry” plans, calling for bringing more teleworking federal employees into onsite …More
Serious Discipline under Vaccine Mandate Now Allowed, but Course Uncertain
The start of the new year brings the end of the waiting period the Biden administration imposed on serious disciplinary …More
GOP Leaders Question Pay Rates of Teleworking Federal Employees
Two top Republican leaders of the House have raised questions about whether teleworking employees of the Labor Department are being …More
C Fund Leads Way in 2021 TSP Returns
The large company stock C fund led the way in TSP returns in 2021, posting a 28.68 percent gain for …More
OPM Revoking Rules Issued Under Trump on Employee Discipline
OPM is undoing rules it issued in late 2020 to carry out executive orders that formed the backbone of the …More
Mandatory Discipline for Whistleblower Reprisal Among Trump-Era Changes to Be Kept
OPM is preparing to revoke several rules ordered in late 2020 under the prior administration, but one that it is …More
GSA Updates Mileage Rates, Other Policies for New Year
GSA has increased the mileage reimbursement rates for calendar year 2022 for using a privately owned vehicle on federal travel …More
Raise, Other Financial Changes Taking Effect with New Year for Federal Employees
The federal pay raise ranging by locality from 2.42 to 3.21 percent that in most cases takes effect Sunday (January …More
Biden Finalizes Federal Pay Raise; to Vary from 2.42 to 3.21 Percent
President Biden has issued the executive order needed to finalize the 2022 federal pay raise, with increases to vary by …More
Key Numbers in TSP, Other Programs Change with New Year
Among the key dollar-amount changes for federal employees as of 2022 is that the dollar limit on investments in the …More
Medicare Premiums, Out-of-Pocket Costs Increasing
The 2022 Medicare Part B (physicians and related services) premium will be $171.10 a month for most enrollees, an increase …More
GSA Extends Relief from Taxes on Relocation Payments
The GSA has finalized rules to reimburse more categories of federal employees for additional taxes they may owe on the …More
One New Form of Leave Finalized, Proposal for Another Set Aside
As it finished work for the year Congress finalized the creation of one new paid leave benefit for federal employees …More
Improvements Approved in Benefits to Foreign Service, Family Members
The recently enacted DoD authorization bill for fiscal 2022 incorporates provisions of an earlier bill to improve a range of …More
Hopes for Long-Term Telework Higher than Expectations, Survey Finds
More than half of Justice Department attorneys would like to telework at least half of the time long-run but only …More
Audit Calls on IRS to Act More Promptly in Misconduct Cases
An audit has called on the IRS to act more promptly in cases of alleged employee misconduct, saying that while …More
Vaccination Rates Rise as Discipline Edges Closer for the Non-Compliant
With now less than a month before agencies will be free to take disciplinary actions more serious than counseling against …More
Republican Leaders Renew Pressure to Return More Federal Employees to Regular Workplaces
Two key Republicans in Congress have renewed their calls on the Biden administration to return more teleworking federal employees to …More
House Backs New Whistleblower Protections, Seeks to Bar a Future ‘Schedule F’
The House has passed a bill (HR-5314) containing a number of government reform proposals including strengthening whistleblower protections for federal …More
No General ‘Holiday Party Exception’ to Ethics Rules, DoD Reminds Employees
The DoD central ethics office has reminded civilian employees of the department that there is no general “holiday party exception” …More
Defense Bill Affecting Personnel Policies Advances; Includes new Parental Bereavement Benefit
Congress is moving toward passing a compromise version of the annual DoD authorization bill (S-1605) containing a number of provisions …More
