Details Emerging on Vaccine Availability for Federal Employees
As inoculations with the newly approved Coronavirus vaccine have begun—with a second vaccine on the verge of final approval—details continue …More
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Still No Word on Nominees for Key Workforce Positions
With now only about a month to go until Inauguration Day, there still has been no word regarding nominations for …More
CBO Lists Familiar Potential Cuts to Benefits
The Congressional Budget Office has presented a list of familiar potential cuts to federal employment and retirement benefits as cost-savers, …More
Real-World Ethics Rules Apply to Virtual Events, Says OGE
Ethical rules for federal employees governing gift acceptance for events such as conferences also apply to virtual events, the Office …More
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Potential Tax Liability for Federal Employees in 2021
By Kashable.com 2020 has brought a lot of economic change, and in turn, quite a few relief efforts from the …More
Congress Kicks Shutdown Threat Down the Road, but Not Far
The House and Senate have approved an extension of temporary spending authority through December 18 that President Trump is expected …More
Defense Bill Addresses Paid Parental Leave Loophole, Use or Lose Leave Limits
The House and Senate have passed a final version of the annual defense authorization bill, which among other things would …More
Reminder: Open Season Runs Through Mon. Dec 14
Monday (December 14) is the last day of the current open season for electing or changing coverage in FEHB and …More
Gender Pay Gap Narrowing as Federal Workforce Changes, GAO Finds
GAO has found that the pay gap by gender in the federal workforce, always smaller than that in the overall …More
Payroll Agency Addresses Upcoming Social Security Repayment Requirement
The largest federal payroll provider has issued further guidance on the requirement just ahead for many federal employees to repay …More
DoD Extends Authority to Telework with Dependents in the Home
In what amounts to a sign of an expectation that high numbers of its employees will continue to be teleworking …More
Survey Finds Harassment, Discrimination at FEMA
A consultant’s study has found that 20 percent of FEMA employees say they have experienced a civil rights violation on …More
Race is on to Redesignate Policy Positions Before Inauguration
A showdown over President Trump’s “Schedule F” executive order is shaping up as a race between the administration working to …More
Dispute over Schedule F Order Increases Risk of Shutdown
The dispute over the Trump administration’s “Schedule F” executive order could hold the potential for raising the chances of a …More
In Change of Position, White House Now Supports Federal Pay Freeze
The Trump administration has supported language in a recently released Senate bill that would provide for no pay raise for …More
Concerns Over Political Appointees Burrowing In Heightened
The Trump administration’s order calling on agencies to put policy-related positions into a new excepted service Schedule F has added …More
Level of Veterans in Federal Jobs Remains Steady at Close to 1/3
The percentages of veterans by two separate measures of the federal workforce — as a total headcount and as the …More
Looser TSP Installment Payment Withdrawals Finalized
The TSP has issued final rules effective immediately to carry out a previously announced intention to widen policies regarding one …More
TSP Stock Funds Surge in Nov.; S Fund Up Over 18 Percent
All three stock-based TSP funds posted exceptionally strong gains in November, led by the small company stock S fund, up …More
Federal Workforce a Battleground Amid Transition; Agencies Moving Quickly on Schedule F
The formal start of the presidential transition has underscored the differing priorities for the federal workforce under the outgoing Trump …More
Frontline Federal Employees Look to Vaccine as Infections, FECA Claims Rise
With the recent announcements of several promising vaccines for the Coronavirus, many federal employees in front-line positions have been asking …More
Both USPS Management, Employees Fell Short in Pandemic Response, Says IG
Actions the Postal Service took at the outset of the pandemic “likely saved lives and certainly increased employee safety,” but …More
End Game Still Not Clear on Preventing Shutdown
Congress and the White House are in the familiar position of balancing the opportunity to achieve spending and policy priorities …More
VA “Accountability” Law Violated Employee Protections in Contract, FLRA Rules
In a rare decision of recent times favoring a federal union over agency management in a dispute, the FLRA has …More
Court: Whistleblower Protections Could Extend to Policy Disagreements
A federal court has said that an employee’s disclosures can qualify for whistleblower protections even if they involve matters of …More
Agency Transition Activities to Begin After Nod from GSA
GSA on Monday said it would free up resources for a presidential transition after a lengthy delay and as battleground …More
Groundwork Begins to Reverse Trump Policies, but President Could Issue More
Federal employee organizations are focusing on the potential for a Biden administration to quickly revoke Trump administration policies already issued …More
DoD Cautions on Post-Election Political Activity
The Defense Department has issued a message to its civilian employees and military personnel on post-election political activities that takes …More
As Year-End Approaches, Still No Further Guidance on Repaying Taxes
As the end of the year approaches, neither the IRS nor the federal payroll processors have issued further guidance for …More
Congress Likely to Take Budget Down to the Wire Again
Both chambers of Congress are in session this week but with no budget measure available for voting and another recess …More
