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
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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
Bill Addresses RIF, Probationary, Buyout Policies for DoD Employees
The final version of the annual DoD authorization bill (S-1605) that has passed the House and is pending in the …More
Path Opens for Resolving Debt Ceiling Issue, Key Spending Bill
Congress has charted a path toward resolving two of the three major bills remaining on its plate as it pushes …More
Curtain about to Close on Benefits Open Season
December 13 is the last day of the current open season for electing or changing coverage in FEHB and FEDVIP …More
Watch Begins for Federal Pay Raise Order
The annual watch for the presidential order finalizing the pay raise for the upcoming year has begun, now that Congress …More
Time Running Short on Key Nominations; MSPB, FLRA, OPM, TSP
There has been no movement on nominations for a number of positions of importance to federal employees as Congress seeks …More
CBP Report Provides Rare Details on Disciplinary Actions
A report from the CBP provides the kinds of details on disciplinary actions against its employees that rarely are shared …More
230 Honored as Rank Awards Program Revived
The Biden administration has chosen 230 winners from 37 agencies for the Presidential Rank Awards, the top honors for career …More
Provide Paid Leave for Vaccine Booster Shots, Agencies Told
OPM has told agencies to provide paid leave for federal employees related to Coronavirus vaccine booster shots, or additional full …More
Agency Funding Extended; Bid to End Vaccine Mandates Defeated
Updated: Congress has acted to temporarily fund federal agencies through February 18, with the Senate in the process defeating a …More
No Suspensions, Firings under Vaccine Mandate until January; Agencies Get More Discretion on Penalties
The White House has told agencies not to fire or suspend federal employees who are not in compliance with the …More
White House Releases Vaccination Data by Agency
The White House has issued an update on vaccination rates among federal departments and agencies showing rates of vaccination or …More
Counseling Phase of Discipline Off to Uneven Start
The counseling phase of the series of disciplinary steps for federal employees who haven’t either complied with the Coronavirus vaccine …More
No Timetable on Requests for Exceptions to Vaccine Mandate
Federal employees who have requested to be excepted from the Coronavirus vaccine mandate for medical or religious reasons are understandably …More
TSP Stock Funds Drop in November, Drag Down L Funds
All three stock-based TSP funds fell in November, dragging all of the lifecycle L funds into negative territory, as well. …More
With Fed Vaccine Deadline Passed, Focus Turns to Exceptions, Discipline
With the last deadline under the Coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal employees now passed, the focus has turned what happens …More
VA Provides Signs of Course Ahead on Vaccine Mandate
The second-largest employer of federal workers, the VA, has provided a glimpse of the course that may be ahead government-wide …More
Effort to Block Fed Vaccine Mandate Could be Tied to Defense Spending Bill
An amendment to block the Coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal employees could be offered in the Senate when it takes …More
Guidance: Federal Employees Need Not Show Proof of Vaccination to Enter Buildings
Onsite verification of a federal employee’s COVID-19 vaccination status is not required as a condition to enter GSA-controlled facilities, according …More
Major Bills Stacked Up for Attention in Congress; Dec. 3 Funding Deadline
Congress will return next week from its week-long Thanksgiving recess to face a series of major issues, several of which …More
