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
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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
TSP Loan Changes Still in the Works; Trump Seeks to Replace Board Members
The TSP has said that it is still working to carry out two provisions of a Coronavirus relief bill, the …More
Many Ideas, Little Movement on New Virus Relief Bill
New proposals continue to be raised in Congress for changes to federal pay and other personnel policies to be added …More
Congress Growing Vocal about Safety, Other Issues
Although Congress has not fully returned to session from a recess that started in mid-March, members are growing increasingly vocal …More
Many Feds Wary about Return to Normal Worksites
Attitudes remain wary among federal employees, their organizations and some on Capitol Hill about a widescale return, once Coronavirus-related restrictions …More
Hatch Act Applies while Working Remotely, OSC Stresses
Federal employees working remotely “are still subject to the Hatch Act’s on-duty restrictions,” the Office of Special Counsel has said, …More
GAO Finds only Partial Progress on Key Federal Workforce Issues
GAO has said that most of its high-priority recommendations related to federal personnel issues remain unaddressed, including those involving use …More
OGE Sends Reminder on Stock Ownership Restrictions
The Office of Government Ethics has issued a reminder on the implications for stock ownership of a conflict of interest …More
April Saw Slight Reversal in Damage to TSP Stock Funds
All three of the stock-based TSP funds posted strong gains in April, reversing some of the damage from the first …More
Agencies Eye Return to Normal Worksite With Safety at the Fore; IRS Among First
Some agencies have begun moves to return to normal operations under Trump administration guidance even as concerns remain regarding safety …More
USPS Funding, Federal Benefits are Sticking Point for 5th Relief Bill
After four Coronavirus-relief measures were quickly enacted into law, controversies are arising that threaten to thwart passage of a fifth …More
Covid-Related FECA Claims Could Be Hard to Prove, Says CRS
Federal employees, especially those not in positions deemed to be at high risk of exposure to the Coronavirus in the …More
FEHB Carriers Told to Cover Covid Testing, Waive Cost-Sharing
OPM has told FEHB carriers that they must provide coverage and waive deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance, and waive prior authorization …More
TSP Tallies First-Quarter Pain for Investors
Investment losses due to stock market drops in the first calendar quarter of this year—a historically bad three-month period for …More
TSP Expands Guidance on Required Minimum Withdrawal Suspension
The TSP has expanded on guidance it issued earlier on the suspension for this year of the “required minimum withdrawal” …More
Guidelines, but No Timeline, for Federal Agency Return to Normal
The Trump administration has issued guidelines for the conditions necessary and the steps to be taken to “ramp back up …More
Guidance Addresses Telework, Scheduling, Vulnerable Employees
New guidance on returning agencies to normal operations calls on them to factor in certain safety considerations that could impact …More
Safety Concerns Continue as Infection Numbers Climb
Even as the Trump administration has issued guidance on conditions necessary for returning federal agencies to normal operations, concerns continue …More
Pre-Virus, Telework Had Flattened, OPM Says
Before the current surge of federal employees working remotely due to the Coronavirus, telework in federal agencies had largely flattened …More
Federal Pay, Benefits Issues Pushed to Next Virus Relief Bill
President Trump has signed a $484 billion Coronavirus relief measure, the fourth to be enacted, but it leaves to yet …More
