House GOP Leaders Balk at Need for Postal Subsidy
Key Republican leaders in Congress have raised further doubts as to whether the USPS will receive the financial help it …More
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Panel Advances Changes to Clearance, Other Policies
The Senate Intelligence Committee has approved S-3905, an intelligence agencies reauthorization bill containing changes to security clearance and other personnel …More
Leave, Bargaining Provisions Sought for Defense Bill
The AFGE union has asked for inclusion in the upcoming annual DoD authorization bill of several provisions affecting federal employees …More
Buyout Boost Idea Shows a Small Sign of Life
The Senate could vote soon on a NASA reauthorization bill (S-2800) that would allow that agency to pay its employees …More
Problems with SES Ratings at GSA Continue, Says Report
The inspector general at GSA has found that management there “has not taken adequate corrective actions” to address problems with …More
Agencies Keeping Options Open for Recalling Employees
Agencies have been keeping their options open on scheduling and other workplace policies as they set guidelines for recalling to …More
Federal Whistleblowers Fired 10 Times Normal Rate, GAO Finds
Federal employees who file whistleblower disclosures or retaliation complaints are 10 times more likely to be fired, GAO has found, …More
With Virus Relief Bill Stalled, Congress Takes up Budget Process and Likely 2021 Raise
The Senate has given no signs of an intent to take up soon – if at all—a House-passed pandemic relief …More
TSP Funds Continue Rebound in May
All TSP funds posted gains in May, continuing a rebound from the steep drop in the stock-based funds in February …More
Who Has Authority Over the TSP? Rep Challenges Labor Department Order to Halt I Fund Change
A key member of Congress on federal employee issues, Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., has challenged administration’s pressuring of the TSP …More
Flexible Schedules Should be Part of Recall Planning, Agencies Told
OPM has issued guidance to agencies stressing the availability of flexible work schedules as they recall employees back to their …More
TSP Investors Regain Some Lost Ground, a Few Shift Back to C Fund
The stock market rebound in April allowed TSP investors to regain some of the ground they lost in February and …More
Employees Raise Concerns as More Agencies Map Recalls
More federal agencies have begun releasing policies on returning to normal operations—including expanded guidance from the largest, DoD—in the process …More
OPM Highlights Widening of FSA Policies Under Virus Bill
OPM has called attention several new considerations for federal employees who have dependent care and/or health care flexible spending accounts. …More
Guidance Issued on Impact of Special Sick Leave Entitlement
The special sick leave entitlement created by the Families First Coronavirus relief law will not have a direct impact on …More
Process for Deciding Raise, Other Issues Far Behind Schedule
With the focus of the White House and Congress having been almost solely on the Coronavirus pandemic for more than …More
Paid Parental Leave Issues Still on Back Burner
Among the issues that have been set aside since early in this calendar year—but on which there is pressure to …More
Employees Must Be Prepared for Promotion, MSPB Says
Agencies often look within the government, and especially within themselves, when filling mid-level positions but they don’t always properly prepare …More
Bill with Federal Employee Benefits Provisions Passes House, Stalls in Senate
The House has passed the latest in a series of pandemic relief measures (HR-6800), one containing numerous provisions of direct …More
Agencies Inch Back toward Regular Operations and a New Normal
As federal agencies continue to inch toward a return to normal operations, consideration already is being given to a “new …More
MSPB Warns of Strain on Federal Employees Working through Pandemic
During the pandemic federal employees have shown again that they are “willing to demonstrate initiative and flexibility” but agencies should …More
Age, Pregnancy Discrimination Concerns Raised Ahead of Returns to Worksites
Age and pregnancy discrimination concerns may arise as employees return to their regular worksites from Coronavirus-related remote work, says a …More
OPM: Denial of Sick Leave Provided in Virus Relief Bill Can Be Appealed
Federal employees can challenge denials of requests for a special sick leave benefit created by one of the Coronavirus relief …More
TSP Details New Loan, Withdrawal Policies
The TSP has issued guidance on the qualifying rules and procedures for changes in its loan and withdrawal policies enacted …More
TSP Nominations Return Spotlight to Longstanding Vacancies
The nomination of three members to the TSP’s five-member board have again raised attention to the longstanding lack of confirmed …More
Federal Benefits Boost in New House Virus Relief Bill; Faces Senate Test
A Coronavirus relief bill newly offered by House Democratic leaders contains numerous changes in federal benefits and workplace policies including …More
VA Issues Plan as Agencies Plot Course Back to Normal Operations
In the first publicly released agency plan of its kind for returning to normal operations, the VA has outlined conditions …More
TSP Delays I Fund Change Amid Pressure from White House
The TSP has decided to put off implementing a previous decision to begin using a broader index for the international …More
Planned I Fund Change – Not All about China
While most of the focus of the planned change to a broader index for the TSP’s international stock I fund …More
Improved HR Services Still a Work in Progress, Says MSPB
Efforts to improve HR services in federal agencies dating to the Clinton administration still have not achieved their goals, MSPB …More
