OPM Stresses Limits on Hiring Prior Political Appointees into Career Jobs
Limits on “burrowing in” – placing political appointees into career positions – apply after a presidential transition as well as …More
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Postal Reform Effort to Focus on Financial Relief, Transparency
The outlines of the latest postal reform effort on Capitol Hill are starting to take shape, with the House Oversight …More
Employees Suspended for Social Media Posts Violating Hatch Act
The outcomes of several recent Hatch Act-related cases serve as a reminder that limits on partisan political activities apply to …More
Extra Paid Leave Proposed for Feds Who Use Up Sick Leave Due to Pandemic
The House is moving toward creating a new central fund that would provide additional paid leave time for federal employees …More
Bills Offered on Recalls from Telework, Other Issues
Legislation (HR-978) has been reintroduced in Congress to set standards for recalling federal employees to their regular worksites from telework, …More
Concerns Remain about Pace of Vaccinations for Federal Employees
Concerns are continuing about the pace of vaccinations against the Coronavirus of federal employees in high-priority occupations even as the …More
IRS Issues Reminder on Limits of Home Office Deduction
The IRS has issued a statement calling attention to a number of special considerations for filing tax returns for the …More
Agencies Told to Clearly Communicate Operating Status Changes
OPM has told agencies to consistently inform employees, including those on telework, of operating status changes due to severe weather …More
Renewed Push for Postal Service Changes Ahead
A renewed push for changes in Postal Service operations is expected soon, the latest in efforts stretching across many years …More
Pandemic Bill Becomes First Vehicle for Possible Federal Workplace Changes
Congress has mapped out a schedule in which the first main order of business will be enactment of a pandemic …More
Safety Concerns as More Employees Set to Return to Regular Worksite; Office “Neighborhoods”
As federal agencies bring more employees back to their regular workplaces, “they will continue to face challenges in ensuring a …More
DoD Issues Sweeping Policy on Masks, Distancing at Facilities
The Defense Department has issued a broad mandate for wearing of masks, social distancing and other pandemic protections at all …More
Paid Leave for Vaccinations? House Leaders Ask OPM to Intervene
A group of House members has asked OPM to require that agencies grant administrative leave for federal employees to get …More
GAO Faults DoD on Sexual Harassment, Assault Policies
The GAO has criticized a wide range of DoD policies on sexual harassment and assault among its civilian employees while …More
Report Cites Concerns with Direct Hire; Can Disadvantage Current Employees
Federal agencies are increasing their use of the “direct hire” authority that shortcuts many of the standard steps used in …More
Bill Reintroduced on TSA Screener Pay, Rights
Legislation (HR-903) has been reintroduced in the House to put the roughly 40,000 TSA screeners under the GS pay system, …More
DHS Issues Warning on Federal Building Security
DHS has issued a warning regarding of a “heightened threat environment” to federal buildings and other facilities which it “believes …More
CRS: Federal Building Security Practices Remain Inconsistent
The January 6 riot at the Capitol Building “has again renewed the federal government’s interest in building security activities,” according …More
Broadening of Paid Leave Proposed; Personal or Family Medical
Legislation newly offered in the House would broaden federal employee paid leave entitlements for personal or family medical conditions in …More
GAO Faults License Tracking with Contracted VA Health Care
In a report that is likely to stoke a long-running controversy over the health care services that the VA has …More
Court: Supervisory Probation in Excepted, Competitive Service Distinct
A recent court ruling underscores that the probationary period for a supervisory position is separate from other probationary periods for …More
Key Hill Committees for Federal Workplace Taking Shape
The lineups are starting to take shape on the congressional committees that are key for federal workplace issues, Oversight and …More
Most TSP Funds Cool Down in January
All TSP funds posted losses in January except the small company stock S fund, up 2.85 percent and the government …More
3.2 Percent Raise, Improved Retirement Benefits Proposed
House civil service leaders have proposed a 3.2 percent raise for federal employees in January 2022, what would be the …More
Average TSP Account Grew $14K in 2020; Plan Crosses $700B Total
The average TSP account grew by about $14,000 in 2020 for both FERS and CSRS investors while the program total …More
Guidance Issued on Safety at Federal Worksites, Recalls from Telework
Federal agencies have been told to limit occupancy of their buildings through steps such as continued maximum telework while for …More
Federal Workplace Safety Order Addresses Scheduling, Distancing, and More
Biden administration guidance on pandemic safety protocols in federal workplaces tells agencies to more strictly enforce social distancing at the …More
Biden Repeals Trump Orders on Unions, Discipline, Schedule F
President Biden has carried through on his promise to change direction from the Trump administration in key areas, starting with …More
Unions Praise Repeal of Orders but Full Impact Still to Be Seen
Federal employee unions have praised President Biden’s repeal of four key executive orders on federal workplace matters—on bargaining, official time, …More
Biden Issues Orders on Pandemic, Training and More
President Biden on his first day issued several executive orders of direct impact on the federal workplace—with more likely to …More
