Budget Proposes 1.9 Percent Raise; Leaves Benefits other Than Retirement Alone
While proposing substantial changes in federal employee retirement benefits, the Trump administration budget proposal would leave other benefit programs alone …More
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Budget Projects Flat Overall Job Levels
The Trump administration’s budget proposal projects that federal employment in the fiscal year starting in October will be relatively flat …More
Budget Would Impact Several Federal Workplace Policies
The Trump administration budget proposal contains several provisions potentially affecting the federal workforce apart from those affecting pay, benefits and …More
Hearing Produces No Consensus on Pay, Benefit Comparisons
Experts on the issue of comparing federal pay and benefits with those of other workers failed to reach a consensus …More
Multi-Level Retirement System Idea Gains Some Interest
At a House hearing, several Republican members expressed interest in a proposal detailed there by a conservative think tank to …More
Buyouts, Early Outs Taking Shape at First Agency Offering Them
The amount of money that the EPA plans to set aside to pay buyout and early retirement incentives for employees …More
White House to Seek Cuts in Retirement Benefits
Update: See: Trump Budget Proposal Would Cost Federal Employees, Retirees Big Bucks Changes in federal retirement policies included in President Trump’s …More
House Takes Step toward Long-Sought Changes in Pay, Benefits
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has set a hearing for tomorrow on federal employee pay and benefits, potentially …More
New Bill on VA Employee Rights Could Break Logjam
A new bill in the Senate, offered with bipartisan support, could break the long-standing logjam in Congress over proposals to …More
Bills Offered on TSA Employee Rights, Disabled Veterans
A newly offered House bill (HR-2309) would extend to TSA front-line employees the same bargaining and appeal rights applying to …More
COLA Count Advances in April
Through seven months of the counting period toward the January 2018 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at 1.4 percent, …More
Federal Retirees Give FEHB Relatively High Marks
Federal retirees give their FEHB health insurance relatively high marks in terms of care and service as compared to a …More
Bills on Discipline, Employee Rights Advancing
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to advance S-696, to bar employees who commit misconduct that …More
USDA Offers Hope of Reorganizations without Job Cuts
In a signal that reorganizing a federal agency doesn’t necessarily mean job cutting, the Agriculture Department has outlined a plan …More
Proposals Coming Soon on Key Bills Affecting Federal Employees
With federal agency funding for the remainder of the current fiscal year now set, the White House is due to …More
Budget Plan Could Drive Agency Decisions Hiring, Separation Incentive
The White House budget plan, set to be released soon, typically describes government management initiatives to be pursued, along with …More
Budget Could Address Pay. Benefits, Personnel Policies
The pending budget proposal from the White House could signal any interest in pursuing federal employee policy reforms this year. …More
Federal Employees Doing ‘Tremendous Work,’ Trump Says
President Trump had some positive words for federal employees–a frequent target of his–in his proclamation on Public Service Recognition Week, …More
FEHB Still Untouched in Health Reform Debate
The revised version of a health insurance reform plan passed last week by the House, like its predecessor that the …More
TSP Finalizes Beneficiary Designation Change
The TSP has issued final rules requiring only one witness for designations of beneficiaries, ending a prior practice of requiring …More
