OPM: Requested Parental Leave Changes Just “Clarification”
OPM has characterized the changes the administration wants in the upcoming paid parental leave policy as only “clarifications” and has …More
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Want to be Reskilled for a Cyber Job? Here’s What Agencies Are to Look For
OPM has told agencies to use “a whole person approach” for assessing which current federal employees would be good candidates …More
House Votes to End Special TSA Screener Policies; Veto Threatened
The House has approved HR-1140, a bill to repeal many of the restrictions on union and appeal rights for TSA …More
Effort to Curb Defense Unions Meets Bipartisan Opposition in Senate
A bipartisan group of senators active in federal employee and national security issues is opposing President Trump’s memo authorizing DoD …More
Annuity Purchasers Will Get Savings of Inflation Protection Change, Says TSP
The TSP has stressed that the savings from its new policy on inflation adjustments in annuity purchases will go to …More
TSP Stock Funds Catch a Chill in February
All three of the TSP’s stock-oriented funds posted substantial declines in February, dragging the lifecycle L funds down with them. …More
Safety Issues Again Cited at Postal Facilities
The Postal Service inspector general’s office has said it is continuing to see “deficiencies” in building maintenance, safety and security …More
Attention but No Action on Paid Parental Leave Fix
Efforts to plug the gaps in the paid parental leave authority for federal employees are continuing, although none of the …More
Employment Levels, Pay, Benefits, Other Issues on the Table
With President Trump having made his recommendations, Capitol Hill this week is starting a budget process that will determine agency …More
TSP Annuity Change Doesn’t Impact Retirement Annuities
Recent separate developments regarding cost-of-living adjustments apparently have led to some confusion about COLA policies. One development was the TSP’s …More
USPS Non-Career Turnover High, Dissatisfaction With Supervisors Cited
Turnover among non-career employees at USPS fell slightly over 2018-2019 from 42.8 to 38.5 percent but that is still above …More
Budget Underscores Lack of Younger Federal Employees
Trump administration budget documents underscore a frequently raised concern about the relatively low numbers of federal employees compared with retirement-eligible …More
Excused Absence for Voting Reminder
With the primary season heating up, including Super Tuesday on March 3, federal employees and managers need to be aware …More
IRS to Send More Agents to Delinquent, High Income Households
The IRS has said it will increase personal visits by its enforcement personnel to the homes of people delinquent on …More
Cancelling a Job Opening Could Be Reprisal, Court Says
Management’s decision not to fill a vacancy it had posted and for which a whistleblowing employee had applied could be …More
Administration Seeks New Performance Carrots and Sticks
The Trump administration has said wants a mix of new incentives and disincentives regarding job performance for federal employees, all …More
Two Approaches Offered for Plugging Paid Parental Leave Gap, Including Bipartisan Bill
Civil service leaders in the House and the Trump administration are both moving to plug the gaps in the upcoming …More
OPM Wants to Offer New Benefits: Disability Insurance, Legal Plans, Childcare, Accident Insurance
OPM is seeking authority from Congress to offer federal employees what it calls “voluntary benefits” such as short-term disability insurance, …More
MSPB Pleads for Funding Ahead of Expected Workload Surge
The MSPB has sent to Congress an unusual “bypass request,” seeking more money for fiscal 2021 than the White House’s …More
TSP Proposes 5 Percent Default Enrollment, Changes in Hardship Withdrawals
The TSP has proposed to make certain expenses related to a natural disaster automatically eligible for in-service “financial hardship” withdrawals, …More
Irregular Work Schedules Wearing Down Air Marshals
Federal air marshals are experiencing health and personal problems related to their irregular work schedules, a long-running concern aggravated by …More
Trump Offers 1 Percent Raise, Seeks Benefit Cuts
Under the Trump administration’s new budget proposal, federal employees would receive a 1 percent pay raise in January and agencies …More
Budget Again Proposes to Hike FERS Contributions, Axe Supplement
The administration’s fiscal 2021 budget proposal includes a set of oft-repeated proposals regarding employee contributions toward retirement, retirement benefits, premium …More
Paid Time Off Instead of Sick, Annual Leave Again Proposed
The administration’s budget repeats prior proposals to combine annual leave and sick leave into “paid time off” while not going …More
Budget Keeps OPM Breakup Idea on the Table
The administration’s budget plan assumes that the proposal to break up OPM will become reality in the budget year that …More
Job Gains and Losses Under Proposed 2021 Budget
Job levels at federal agencies would remain about flat overall under the Trump administration budget, although the figures are complicated …More
OPM Tells FEHB Carries to Focus on Controlling Costs
OPM has issued its annual “call letter” to FEHB carriers, urging them to continue cost-sharing initiatives involving prescription drugs, wellness …More
OPM Sets Leave, Telework, Other Policies on Coronavirus
OPM has issued additional guidance on federal workplace policies in response to the Coronavirus, including for the first time authorizing …More
IG: Significant Vulnerabilities in Agency Child Care Centers
The GSA inspector general has raised concerns about the security of child care facilities in GSA-controlled space, saying that some …More
MSPB Questions Value of Performance Evaluations
Federal agencies “may need to reconsider both the purpose(s) of performance evaluation, and how they are conducting performance evaluation,” the …More
