DoD Projects Growth in Civilian Workforce
A new DoD strategic plan projects growth in the department’s civilian workforce—at around 750,000, already the government’s largest—while also anticipating …More
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New TSP Withdrawal Choices to Launch in September 2019
The TSP has said that widened withdrawal options will become effective in September 2019, a date that likely will disappoint …More
S, C Funds Flower in May
The small company stock S fund led the TSP in returns in May, posting a 4.85 percent gain, followed by …More
CBO Puts Higher Price Tag on Retirement Proposals
The Congressional Budget Office has said that the White House’s proposals regarding federal retirement benefits would take even more out …More
Trump Strengthens Management Hand over Discipline
President Trump has issued three related executive orders including one reflecting his administration’s often-stated view that civil service protections in …More
Trump’s Orders Would Limit Bargaining, Official Time
Two executive orders from President Trump would restrict union involvement in agency workplace policies and the availability of official time, …More
Orders Carry Out Earlier Stated Intent on Discipline, Unions
The three executive orders issued by President Trump on federal employee disciplinary policies and union rights represent the conclusion of …More
In Wake of Trump Orders, What’s Next?
The three executive orders issued last week by President Trump on disciplinary and union-related matters represent one of the most …More
No Raise, No Performance Fund in Spending Bill
The annual general government spending bill advancing in the House is silent regarding a January 2019 federal employee raise, effectively …More
House, Senate Advance DoD Bills with Personnel Policy Changes
A key bill that annually carries changes in federal personnel policies, the DoD authorization, has passed the House and has …More
No Movement Yet on Proposed Benefit Cuts
Several key bills for federal personnel policies that have begun advancing in Congress so far make no mention of the …More
Parties Deeply Split over Potential Changes to Federal Employment Policies
A House hearing on the Trump administration’s budgetary and management plans for the federal workforce underscored how difficult it could …More
Details on Agency Reorganization Plans Coming Soon, Says OMB
Specifics of agency reorganization plans will be announced in the coming weeks, OMB deputy director for management Margaret Weichert has …More
Raise Advancing for Military, but May Not Help Federal Employees
The annual DoD authorization bill up for a House vote this week (HR-5515) would provide uniformed military personnel a 2.6 …More
House DoD Bill Focuses on Hiring, Benefits, Work-Life Programs
The defense budget bill (HR-5515) set for a House vote this week would make only relatively minor changes in personnel …More
GSA Orders Relief from Additional Relocation Taxes
GSA has told agencies to reimburse federal employees who relocate to a new duty station for the additional taxes required …More
COLA Count Crosses 2 Percent Mark
Through seven months of the counting period toward the January 2019 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at 2.1 percent, …More
House Backs Tighter Control on VA Purchase Cards
The House has passed HR-5215, under which a VA employee who has “knowingly misused” an agency-issued purchase card would no …More
Congress Starts Considering Trump’s Agenda for Federal Workforce
A House committee has started Congress’s first close look at the recently issued President’s Management Agenda, part of what the …More
Prospects for Cuts Remain Uncertain as Budget Process Stirs
Some aspects of the Trump administration’s President’s Management Agenda, now getting its first close look on Capitol Hill, were included …More