Workplace Protocols Further Loosened, but Little Further Word on ‘Reentry’
The Biden administration has loosened some additional federal workplace Coronavirus safety protocols but there has been little follow-up to its …More
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VA Restructuring Plan Would Change Footprint, Focus
The VA has released a restructuring plan that would result in the closing of several major facilities along with numerous …More
VA Facilities Proposal Also Seeks Recruitment, Retention Authorities
The VA’s proposal to a special commission on restructuring its facilities to meet what it calls future needs says that …More
Rules Coming on Consideration of Prior Salaries in Pay Setting, Says OPM
OPM is “planning to propose changes to our regulations that address the use of prior salary history in the hiring …More
USPS Moves to Loosen Some Ethics Rules for Employees
The USPS has moved to loosened some of the ethical restrictions on outside activities its employees, saying that it has …More
Biden Signs Bill Funding Agencies Through Rest of Fiscal Year
President Biden has signed a spending bill carrying the government through September 30, overall boosting federal agency budgets after nearly …More
Postal Bill Gains Senate Approval, Would Set Stage for Carve-Out Health Plan
The Senate has joined the House in passing the most significant set of changes to the Postal Service since 2006, …More
Reconstituted MSPB Board Cautions Patience on Backlog; TSP, OPM Nominees to Get Hearing
The two MSPB board members recently confirmed by the Senate have been sworn in, making the board operational for the …More
Court Reinforces Protections for VA Employees in Discipline
In a pair of cases, a federal appeals court has reinforced protections for VA employees in discipline, citing its 2021 …More
FECA Program Sets Policies on Coronavirus Reinfections
The Labor Department has set policies on eligibility for injury compensation benefits for federal employees reinfected with the Coronavirus at …More
Biden Talks Up Accelerated ‘Reentry’ but Nothing Definite Yet
UPDATED: Several recent statements by President Biden and a new pandemic policy document have increased speculation about accelerating the return …More
Senate Votes Put MSPB Board Back in Business after Five Years
The Senate has confirmed nominees for two of the three seats on the MSPB governing board, finally enabling it to …More
Federal Workplace Masking, Virus Screening, Testing Policies Revised
The Biden administration has revised policies on mask wearing and screening testing in the federal workplace following last week’s change …More
Vaccine Mandate Dispute Moves to Next Stage in Courts
A federal appeals court has scheduled a hearing for March 8 on the dispute over the Coronavirus vaccine mandate for …More
Biden Issues Letter of Thanks to Federal Employees
President Biden has issued a letter of thanks to federal employees “for your dedication in service to our nation.” It …More
C, I Funds Drop again in February
The TSP’s common stock C fund and international stock I fund suffered substantial drops in February for the second straight …More
TSP Previews Changes to Terminology, Policies
The TSP plans to change some of its long-used terminology, including by starting to call investments by account holders “investments” …More
Increase in DoD Civilians Projected
The Congressional Research Service, using DoD data, says that modest growth in employment is projected at the department through fiscal …More
Justice Dept. Workplace Plan Anticipates Employee ‘Reentry,’ Return of Vaccine Mandate
The Justice Department has issued a new workplace safety plan that anticipates both a “reentry” program of more onsite work …More
Audit Identifies Lessons for DoD in Future Pandemics
An inspector general audit has identified lessons learned in the Coronavirus pandemic for DoD to apply in any future pandemic, …More
CRS Lists Federal Pay Topics for Possible Review
A report for Congress lists a number of topics regarding federal pay that Congress might want to review, including long-standing …More
Empty Seats at MSPB Creates ‘Perverse Incentives’ for Agencies
A coalition of some 100 organizations has urged the Senate to act on nominees to fill the MSPB board, saying …More
FECA Program Urged to Speed Up Consideration of Claims from Firefighters
A bipartisan letter from six senators has urged the Labor Department to act quickly to create a special unit to …More
Stopgap Budget Bill Passes to Prevent Shutdown; Postal Bill Delayed
UPDATED: The Senate has joined the House in passing a temporary funding bill for federal agencies but another major bill …More
Report Outlines Transition to Postal-Only Health Insurance Program
An analysis done for Congress says that the postal reform bill (HR-3076) that the House has passed and sent to …More
Ban on Vaccine Mandate Stays in Effect, at Least for Now
The Fifth Circuit federal appeals court has left in place a lower court’s order blocking the federal employee Coronavirus vaccination …More
EEOC Lauds Agencies on Age Discrimination Record but Raises Concerns on Pay Differences
The federal government “outperforms” the U.S. workforce as a whole in “almost every measure” of potential age discrimination, the EEOC …More
Report Links Perceptions of Fairness to Rates of Age Bias Complaint
The EEOC’s new report on age discrimination complaints in the federal workplace identifies several factors whose presence or absence are …More
VA Rolls Out Employee Incentives to Fight Turnover
The VA has announced what it calls a “human infrastructure plan” involving a range of financial and other benefits to …More
Injunction of Mandate Puts Agency ‘Reentry’ in Question, Says WH
The Biden administration has said that a court injunction against its Coronavirus vaccination mandate for federal employees threatens to once …More
