Relief Bill, Budget Extension Still Stalled
At mid-September Congress has not acted on several priority items, including a key “continuing resolution” to carry agency spending authority …More
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IGs Watching as Employees Recalled to Regular Duty Stations
The inspector general offices of almost all of the two dozen Cabinet departments and largest independent agencies are reviewing or …More
Vote on Controversial OPM Nominee Delayed; TSP Nominees Advance
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has delayed a vote on the nomination of HUD official John Gibbs …More
Default TSP Investments Set to Increase for New Hires
The TSP has finalized a previously announced policy to increase the default investment level of newly hired employees from 3 …More
House to Consider Bill Requiring Accommodations for Pregnant Workers
The House has scheduled a vote for this week on HR-2694, to expand requirements that employers, including federal agencies, must …More
No Opting Out of Social Security Withholding Change, Federal Employees Told
Federal employees will not be allowed to opt out of the payroll withholding change regarding Social Security, according to one …More
Questions Remain on Payroll Withholding Policy
Many federal employees are saying they have been left in the dark by either incomplete or no communications from their …More
IG Report Raises Questions of Federal Workplace Safety and COVID-19
A report from the inspector general at GSA has questioned whether federally owned and leased buildings are being cleaned up …More
School Policies Adding to Concerns about Recalls of Federal Employees
New objections are being voiced against returning teleworking federal employees to their regular workplaces due to concerns about balancing work …More
OMB Memo on Presidential Transition Includes Employee Restrictions
OMB has laid out requirements for agencies to prepare for the end of the current Presidential term, including an admonition …More
Budget, Paid Leave, Pandemic Relief Issues before Congress
Congress has returned from a recess, with a range of unfinished business and one important deadline on its plate in …More
Social Security Withholding Change Coming for Most Federal Employees
The Trump administration has said that all agencies will soon suspend Social Security payroll withholdings for federal employees through the …More
Lack of Action Means 1 Percent Still Default Figure on Raise
President Trump did not issue a new message before the August 31 deadline regarding a federal pay raise to be …More
Pandemic Won’t Delay Open Season but Will Affect Messaging, OPM Says
OPM has said that the annual federal benefits open season—this year November 9-December 14—”will take place as scheduled. The effective …More
New Policy May Make Hiring More Subjective, Says CRS
A Congressional Research Service report raises several potential concerns regarding the recent executive order downplaying the role of educational credentials …More
Postal IG Charts Increase in Overtime at USPS
Overtime for Postal Service employees increased by a third over 2014-2019 with the number of employees earning more in overtime …More
TSP Stock Funds Stay Hot in August
The stock-oriented TSP funds extended their record of recent monthly gains in August, led by the small company stock S …More
Vote on Postal Bill to Be Last Action in Congress for Weeks; USCIS Furloughs Postponed
The House’s passage on Saturday of a Postal Service bill likely will be the last action by Congress on pandemic-related …More
TSP Survey Shows Demand for More Investment, Withdrawal Choices
Overall satisfaction with the TSP has remained about the same over the last decade but the most recent survey shows …More
Survey Examines Why Some Employees Forgo Agency Contributions
The TSP’s recently released participant survey showed that among FERS participants, 11 percent were not investing any of their own …More
TSP Accounts Have Largely Recovered from Early-Year Drop
Account balances of TSP investors have largely recovered from the steep drop of February and March, mostly due to the …More
Higher Attrition among Veterans Linked to Job Dissatisfaction
Federal agencies have been increasing the percentage of veterans among those hired in recent years but veterans meanwhile leave at …More
GAO Recommends More Help for Employees in FECA vs. Disability Retirement Choice
The government should do more to help federal employees choose between FECA injury compensation benefits and disability retirement when they …More
OPM Announces Charity Drive, Asks Employees, Agencies to Support It
OPM has issued its annual memo launching the Combined Federal Campaign, the government’s official charity drive, which will run September …More
On Pay Raise, Benefits Decisions, It’s See You in September
Decisions on the January 2021 federal employee pay raise as well as various benefit matters won’t be made at least …More
Paid Parental Leave Rules Stress Restrictions Imposed by Law
In the wake of the recent release of interim regulations to carry out the upcoming paid parental leave authority that …More
FEDVIP to Add Plans; No Word Yet on FEHB Offerings
The FEDVIP dental-vision insurance program will add two new dental plans and one new vision plan for the 2021 plan …More
OSC Argues for Broad Reading of Whistleblower Protections
The Office of Special Counsel has argued in a court filing in favor of a broader reading of whistleblower protection …More
Rules Spell Out Details of Upcoming Paid Parental Leave Entitlement
OPM has issued rules to carry out the paid parental leave authority that will be available to most of the …More
OPM Addresses Costs, Benefits of Paid Parental Leave
The upcoming paid parental leave benefit for most federal employees will cost the government—and thus be of an equivalent value …More
