Time Running Out on Potential Benefits Changes
With working time in the current legislative year dwindling, prospects continue to decrease for Congress taking action on federal employee …More
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The House is set to vote this week on a bill (HR-4182) to lengthen the standard competitive service probationary period …More
Longer Probation Would Not Affect Most Current Federal Employees
A House bill (HR-4182) up for a vote this week to double the standard probationary period government-wide primarily would apply …More
Policy on Monitoring Clearance Holders Not Gaining Traction, Says GAO
Agencies are continuing to struggle to carry out an initiative to expand “continuous evaluations” of federal employees and others who …More
TSP Withdrawal Changes Signed; Congress Approves DoD Bill
President Trump has signed into law (P.L. 115-84) a bill to would allow multiple age-based in-service withdrawals and multiple post-separation …More
Unusually Long Wait for Clarity on Pay Raise
It’s unusual for the January federal pay raise to be undetermined this late in the year but resolution could lie …More
New Medicare Rates Set
The Medicare program has announced rates for 2018, with a $134 standard monthly premium for Part B (physicians and related …More
Prospects for Extra Holiday Time Off Not Looking Good
As commonly happens at this time of year, some federal employees have started asking whether they will get time off …More
Remember Carry-Over Policy in Health Care FSA Accounts
Toward the end of the year, many employees become concerned about losing money in their health care flexible spending accounts …More
MSPB Sees Appeals Backlog Building
The MSPB has warned that it will take time for it to get back on track as a result of …More
Holiday Reminder for Gifts Among Colleagues
In general, under federal ethics rules, a federal employee may not give, or solicit a contribution for, a gift to …More
DoD Bill Doesn’t Extend Higher Buyout Amount
House and Senate members have finished a conference on the fiscal 2018 DoD authorization bill (HR-2810), backing an extension of …More
Higher Military Raise Spurs Calls for Pay Parity
Congress is set to vote on the final version of the annual DoD authorization bill (HR-2810) providing for a 2.4 …More
DoD Bill Continues Focus on Whistleblower Protections
The annual DoD authorization bill (HR-2810) that is up for final voting in Congress would continue an emphasis on protections …More
Pay Raise, Shutdown Issues Still to Be Decided
With only two working weeks left after this week until the expiration of a temporary government funding measure, Congress has …More
OPM Underscores Limits on Dental, Vision Coverage in FEHB
Among the materials that OPM is making available in the open season is one underscoring that only limited dental and …More
FEHB and FEDVIP Involve Separate Decisions
There seems to be some continuing misunderstanding regarding the relationship between the FEHB and FEDVIP programs, an issue that often …More
Retiree FEHB Premium Reminder
Federal employees planning to retire around the turn of the year–there always is a surge of retirements in that period–should …More
Expanded TSP Withdrawal Options Clear Congress
The Senate has joined the House in passing a bill (HR-3031) to widen the withdrawal options in the TSP, sending …More
Average FEHB Premiums Up but Many Choices Available in Open Season
The annual federal benefits open season starts Monday (November 13) and runs through December 11, the annual opportunity for federal …More