House Bill Would Sweeten Several VA Employee Benefits
A bill (HR-5674) up for a House vote this week seeks to improve several benefits for VA employees in response …More
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Trump Order Emphasizes Military Spouse Hiring Authority
Federal agencies must make fuller use of their authority to recruit and non-competitively hire spouses of military personnel into term, …More
MSPB Shows Signs of Strain Due to Lack of Quorum
The MSPB has changed a policy on how such cases are handled, due to its lack of a quorum in …More
Extension of Identity Theft Services Proposed
Around the third anniversary of the disclosure that two OPM databases containing personal information on millions of current and former …More
Reprisal/Retaliation Top List of EEO Complaints
In EEO complaints filed by federal employees, the reason cited most frequently is reprisal/retaliation, followed by age discrimination and physical …More
Trump Proposals Would Cost Federal Employees, Retirees above $143 Billion
OPM has estimated that the savings to the government–and thus the cost to employees and retirees– of the Trump administration’s …More
Detailed Benefit-Cutting Plan Amounts to Another Battle in Long War
An OPM message to Congress containing proposed bill language on the Trump administration’s proposals on federal pay and benefits represents …More
Senators Send Go-Slow Signal on Agency Reorganizations
A bipartisan group of a dozen senators has sent what amounts to an assertion of congressional prerogative over potential reorganizations …More
BRAC-Like Process Envisioned for VA
Legislation (HR-5674) approved by the House Veterans Affairs Committee would create for the VA a process similar to the base …More
VA Employees Losing Their Chance to Improve, Union Says
One effect of the shortened disciplinary process at the VA is to cost many employees a chance to improve their …More
Trump Lauds Federal Workforce, Touts Management Agenda
President Trump’s proclamation on Public Service Recognition Week, which is this week, praises federal employees for their “hard work and …More
Leave Policy Changes Reminder
Recently issued rules on “weather and safety leave” taking effect tomorrow (May 10) revise policies on some, but not all, …More
OPM to Push Employment Policy Shakeup
The Trump administration will advance its agenda on federal employment policies by using powers within its discretion in addition to …More
GOP Lawmakers Propose Familiar Benefits Cuts Ahead of Budget
A group representing the majority of House Republicans has offered a budget plan containing a number of often-proposed changes to …More
Defense Bill Could Ease Hiring of Retired Military, Other Policies
The annual DoD authorization bill being drafted in the House would largely reverse a 2016 policy change that restricted the …More
OPM Finalizes Policies Seeking to Expand FEHB Choices
OPM has finalized rules to address what it calls an “asymmetry” in FEHB policies by allowing all plans to offer …More
Sens. Back Relief for Feds from Big Relocation Tax Hit
Two senators have asked GSA to address what is being called an unintended consequence of the late-2017 tax policy changes …More
All but One of TSP Funds Post Gains in April
All TSP funds except the bond F fund posted gains in April, led by the international stock I fund, up …More
Population Growth Outpacing Federal Workforce
The number of non-seasonal, full-time permanent federal employee positions rose slightly in fiscal 2017 but decreased as a percentage of …More
Performance Pay Fund Pitched, but Details Still Lacking
The Trump administration has again proposed to not raise federal employe pay in January, while setting up a $1 billion government-wide …More