Postal Bill Advances with Bipartisan Support
A bill to revise many aspects of Postal Service operations — and some aspects of its benefits to employees and …More
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Congress Takes Up Leave, Ethics Issues as Wait Continues for Budget, Telework Guidance
With the Biden administration having provided only an outline of a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, much of the …More
Paid Leave Available for Vaccination Side-Effects
Federal agencies “should grant” employees who suffer adverse side-effects of a Coronavirus inoculation up to two workdays of administrative leave, …More
DoD Employees Generally May Not Be Asked about Vaccination Status
The Defense Department has set limits on the circumstances in which management may ask civilian employees about whether they have …More
OPM Continues Trump-Issued Policies on Job Qualifications, Candidate Assessments
OPM has told agencies to continue to work toward implementing an executive order issued by President Trump downplaying the roles …More
Bill Would Affect TSP Policies; RMDs, Limits
A bill (HR-2954) newly offered by the leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee would revise several retirement savings …More
House to Consider Expanding Pregnancy-Related Protections
The House is set to vote this week on HR-1065, which would expand workplace protections for pregnancy, childbirth or related …More
MSPB Concedes Parts of Whistleblower Ruling in Error; Appeals Court Returns Case
A federal appeals court has returned to the MSPB a case in which the scope of whistleblower protections for federal …More
Calls Grow for Returning More Federal Employees to Their Regular Worksites
Members of Congress—mainly but not exclusively Republicans—are increasingly calling on the Biden administration to return more federal employees to their …More
$570M Emergency Leave Fund Now Available for Federal Employee Use
OPM has told federal agencies that they may now begin allowing their employees to take a special form of paid …More
New Pandemic Leave Fund Comes with Strings Attached
Guidance from OPM on using the new “emergency paid leave” authority notes that the law creating the fund imposes several …More
Broadened Whistleblower Protections Proposed
House Democratic leaders on civil service issues have proposed a broadening of protections for whistleblowing federal employees in what would …More
Social Security Tax Repayment Issue Arises
As was widely expected, an issue has arisen regarding repayment of Social Security taxes that were not withheld from many …More
Clash in House Over IG Accountability, Independence; Use of Acting Officials
Partisan divisions arose at a House hearing this week on a series of government accountability bills pending before the Oversight …More
TSP: April Showers Gains on All Funds
All TSP funds posted gains in April, led by the large company stock C fund, up 5.33 percent, with the …More
Telework Rates High, Federal Workforce Happier: How Much Cause and Effect?
OPM has released full results of last year’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey showing increases in employee engagement and satisfaction amid …More
Ratings of Managers Rise but Long-Time Pattern Continues
Federal employees gave agency management generally higher ratings in a variety of areas in the government-wide survey conducted last fall …More
Feds Again Say Poor Performers not Dealt With; Rewards Lacking
As has been the pattern for many years, questions related to rewards for good performance and consequences for poor performance …More
Survey by Union Ties Telework to Higher Productivity
Two-thirds of employees who are teleworking said their productivity has improved while a quarter said it has not changed and …More
SSA Asks for Funding Boost, Citing Hiring and Other Needs
The SSA has asked Congress to support the funding boost that the Biden administration recommended for it in its recent …More
TSP Assets Gain $178 Billion Since Early-2020 Drop
The amount on investment in the TSP rose by some $178 billion by the end of last month over the …More
Broad Push on Paid Family Leave Could Encompass Federal Workforce
Proposals to provide paid leave for federal employees in all the situations covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act …More
CDC Sets Policies on Federal Employee Virus Testing; Some Agency Discretion
The CDC has issued guidance on requiring federal employees to be tested for the Coronavirus in order to enter—or remain …More
Virus Testing Guidance for Feds Addresses Privacy; Opens Door for Discipline
New guidance from the CDC on Coronavirus testing in the federal workplace stresses that testing policies are to be “carried …More
OPM Reports on Telework’s Past, Hints at Its Future
In a report that serves as a sort of time capsule of federal teleworking before the pandemic, OPM has said …More
OPM Sets Policies on Verifying FEHB Eligibility for Family Members
OPM has issued guidance on verifying that family members are eligible for coverage under the FEHB program, including the process …More
More Flexibility Coming to Flexible Spending Accounts, OPM Says
OPM has said it will soon issue guidance on changes to the FSAFEDS flexible spending account program under several recent …More
Hearing Set for OPM Director Nominee
A Senate committee hearing is set for Thursday (April 22) on Kiran Ahuja’s nomination to become OPM director, potentially setting …More
DoD Expands Eligibility to Shop at Military Exchanges
The Defense Department has extended in-store and online shopping privileges in its military exchange stores to all DoD and Coast …More
Preliminary Budget Seeks Spending Boosts for Agencies
A preliminary budget plan from the White House calls for increased spending for federal agencies virtually across the board, with …More
