Focus Shifts to Senate on Raise, OPM Breakup
The focus is now shifting from the House to the Senate on issues including a federal raise in January, the …More
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Prospects for Raise Could Remain Uncertain for a Long Time
Passage by the House of a spending bill (HR-3351) providing an average 3.1 percent raise in January for federal employees …More
At Mid-Year, All’s Quiet on the Benefits Front
At the mid-year point, few of the Trump administration’s initiatives regarding federal compensation policies have advanced, but the same also …More
As OPM Proposal Dominates, Little Movement on Other Workforce Initiatives
With the administration’s proposal to break up OPM dominating much of the attention on federal workforce matters so far this …More
Relations Testy as Agencies, Unions Wait for Ruling on Executive Orders
At the mid-year point, relations between federal employee unions and the Trump administration, never cordial, are continuing to grow more …More
Wait to Fill MSPB Board Could End Soon
The Senate could now move at any time to approve the nominations for the MSPB board, which has been unable …More
TSP Funds Rebound in June
All three stock-based TSP funds posted strong gains in June, led by the large company stock C fund, up 7.04 …More
White House Threatens to Veto Bill Containing Raise
The White House has threatened to veto a bill (HR-3351) set for House voting which would provide an average 3.1 …More
OPM Breakup, Bargaining Also at Issue on Key Bill
In addition to opposing a move in Congress to provide a 3.1 average federal employee raise in January, the administration …More
Budget Process Advancing but Shutdown Concerns Already Arising
With a veto threat against the annual general government appropriations bill—the key spending measure on federal workforce issues—the Trump administration …More
Many Poor Performers Are Just Disinterested, Supervisors Say
The number one reason federal employees fail in a critical job duty—and therefore leave themselves open to being disciplined on …More
Discipline Inconsistent at DHS, Says Report
DHS “cannot ensure it treats all employees equally or that components have properly addressed or referred all misconduct allegations,” an …More
Suit over Data Breach Allowed to Proceed
A union-sponsored lawsuit arising from the OPM database breaches should go to trial, a federal appeals court has said in …More
Court Has Harsh Words for OPM in Database Breaches Case
In reinstating a lawsuit seeking payments to victims of the OPM database breaches, a federal appeals court described in notably …More
GAO Sees Familiar Problems in Retirement Processing
Continued reliance on manual processes, lack of staff and incomplete information on applications continue to hamper OPM’s processing of retirement …More
No Move on Boosting Buyouts as Key Bills Advance
Both the House and Senate have readied their versions of the annual DoD authorization bill for floor voting without addressing …More
Managerial Groups Want to Keep Longer Probationary Period at DoD
Five federal managerial groups have asked Congress not to return the standard probationary period at DoD to the one year …More
Senate Backs Continued Restriction on Hiring of Military Retirees by DoD
The Senate’s version of the DoD authorization bill revisits a topic that has been the focus of controversy for years, …More
Field Employees Feeling Left Out, Report Says
Federal employees outside the national capital area “often feel isolated from the rest of their agency and disconnected from senior …More
Vote Set on MSPB Nominee; No Word on OPM Nominee
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to vote on a nominee for the third vacant seat …More
TSP Adds Details to New Withdrawal Policies
The TSP has proposed rules to carry out the upcoming changes in withdrawal options for both current and separated participants, …More
TSP Rules Address New Policies on In-Service Withdrawals
While the changes to TSP withdrawal options to take effect September 15 primarily involve withdrawal options after retirement or other …More
Employees Report Increase in Prohibited Personnel Practices
More federal employees said in a 2016 survey that they had either experienced or seen prohibited personnel practices compared to …More
Discrimination, Retaliation Top List of Violations
Newly released data from a 2016 government-wide survey conducted by the MSPB show increases over a similar 2010 survey in …More
House Advancing Bills to Block Reorgs of OPM, Other Agencies
The House is continuing to advance legislation that would deny funding for reorganizations of OPM and other agencies that the …More
Federal Workforce Bills Offered in Congress, with Some Set to Advance
Bills pertaining to federal employee career advancement, public service loan forgiveness, and apprenticeships have recently been introduced in Congress, with …More
VA Posting of Disciplinary Data Found to Violate Privacy Rights
Following an arbitrator’s decision in a union-filed complaint, the VA has stopped, at least temporarily, publicly reporting data on disciplinary …More
House Bill Would Provide 3.1 Percent Raise
A House subcommittee has approved a spending bill for the upcoming fiscal year including a 3.1 percent raise to be …More
Spending Bill Would Block OPM Breakup, Address Other Issues
The general government appropriations bill cleared by a House subcommittee would bar the administration from spending money to carry out …More
House Eyes Reversing Special Probation, RIF Policies at DoD
A House committee is considering repealing two special personnel policies applying at DoD — a longer probationary period and making …More
