OPM Opens Charity Contribution Window for Virus Relief
OPM has opened a special solicitation through the Combined Federal Campaign for donations to charities working on relief efforts related …More
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Local Travel Restrictions Don’t Apply to Feds Going to Work
OPM has said that travel restrictions, orders and instructions issued by state and local governments in response to the Coronavirus …More
TSP Waives Notarization Requirement on Withdrawal Decisions
The TSP has temporarily waived a requirement that married account holders get notarized permission from their spouses before making most …More
Pay, Benefits Boost for Federal Employees Sought for Next Relief Bill
Several separate packages of improvements in federal employee pay and benefits have been proposed for inclusion in a planned Coronavirus …More
VA Offers Incentives for Taking Covid-Related Assignments
The VA has started offering employees incentives of $5,000 to volunteer for two-week assignments to care for patients in Coronavirus …More
Lack of Information, Cooperation Adding to Pandemic Stress, Unions Say
Federal unions are saying that lack of information and cooperation from federal agencies is adding to the stress of the …More
Court Backs Narrow Reading of Whistleblower Protections
An investigation of a federal employee that may be a retaliatory action for whistleblowing is not itself a “personnel action” …More
Postal Supervisor Turnover Low but So Is Engagement, IG Says
An IG report has found that turnover among first-line USPS supervisors is notably low but that about two-thirds of them …More
RMDs: TSP Suspends Required Minimum Distributions
The TSP finalized a policy change suspending for this year the general requirement that retired account holders take annual required …More
Federal Employee Safety Could be Addressed in Next Virus-Response Bill
White House and Congressional leaders have signaled interest in quickly enacting another Coronavirus relief bill – what would be the …More
Dems Want Financial Lifeline for USPS, Without Strings
Democratic leaders of committees overseeing the Postal Service have urged the Treasury Department to quickly make available to the USPS …More
Dependent Care FSA Changes May Be Allowed Due to Coronavirus
Federal employees with dependent care flexible spending accounts may be eligible to change their allotments to those accounts due to …More
OPM: Higher Incentive Pay Possible for COVID-19 Response
OPM has told agencies that they may request a waiver of the normal limits on recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives …More
Split Ruling on Age Bias in Federal Workforce
The Supreme Court has issued what amounts to a split ruling on the legal standards for federal employees alleging age …More
Guidance, Goals Set on Injury Compensation
The Labor Department has issued guidance including goals for agencies under the administration’s recently announced “PEER” (Protecting Employees, Enabling Reemployment) …More
Number of TSP Millionaires Plummets
Market losses in the first three months of the year, especially in March, cut by nearly half the number of …More
Hazard Pay Lawsuit Filed, Labor Disputes Erupt Over COVID-19 Safety
While federal agencies have broadened telework and are making more protective equipment available to employees, safety concerns related to the …More
TSP Funds Slammed in First Quarter
The Thrift Savings Plans has closed the books on March, and not a minute too soon with broad, deep losses …More
Judge Rejects Case Challenging Orders to Work During Shutdowns
A federal judge has rejected a suit challenging agency decisions to keep certain employees at work but unpaid—and to recall …More
FLRA Considers Further Restrictions on Official Time
The FLRA has asked for comments on whether it should further restrict the allowable uses of official time—on-the-clock time that …More
$2T Stimulus Now Law: Funds Agency Telework, Cleaning, Overtime Costs
Federal agencies are set to receive emergency funding for disinfecting workplaces, telework, overtime and a variety of other costs related …More
House Coronavirus Relief Bill Would Boost Federal Employee Benefits
House Democrats have unveiled a Coronavirus relief bill that would provide or guarantee several financial benefits for federal employees while …More
Agencies Can Change Work Duties for Coronavirus Response, Says OPM
OPM has told agencies that they can reassign federal employees to other duties for purposes related to Coronavirus response by …More
Telework Increases, but Pressure Continues for Still More
While agencies have increasingly moved employees to telework status—including several declaring themselves as in 100 percent telework status for weeks …More
Rotational Program Related to Coronavirus Being Launched
OPM is launching an interagency rotational program for details of up to one year for Coronavirus-related response efforts and is …More
RMDs: Proposals Made to Ease TSP Account Withdrawal Requirements
Proposals are pending in Congress to suspend the requirement that retirees take certain minimum distributions from retirement savings programs such …More
OPM: Agencies Must Continue Processing Insurance Changes
OPM has told federal agencies to continue processing changes to insurance coverage by federal employees despite any disruptions in agency …More
Some TSP Investors Have Fled but Most Standing Pat
TSP investors overall have been transferring money among the investment funds at higher than usual rates rate as stock markets …More
Coronavirus Funds Sought for Telework, Overtime, Hazard Pay
Numerous federal agencies need more money to cover anticipated additional costs of additional telework, overtime and hazardous duty pay related …More
Agencies Told to Realign Missions; Mandatory Telework Approved
The White House has told agencies to begin realigning their missions away from non-critical functions and stopping all face-to-face contact …More
