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
With working time in the current legislative year dwindling, prospects continue to decrease for Congress taking action on federal employee …More
The House is set to vote this week on a bill (HR-4182) to lengthen the standard competitive service probationary period …More
A House bill (HR-4182) up for a vote this week to double the standard probationary period government-wide primarily would apply …More
Agencies are continuing to struggle to carry out an initiative to expand “continuous evaluations” of federal employees and others who …More
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
It’s unusual for the January federal pay raise to be undetermined this late in the year but resolution could lie …More
The Medicare program has announced rates for 2018, with a $134 standard monthly premium for Part B (physicians and related …More
As commonly happens at this time of year, some federal employees have started asking whether they will get time off …More
Toward the end of the year, many employees become concerned about losing money in their health care flexible spending accounts …More
The MSPB has warned that it will take time for it to get back on track as a result of …More
In general, under federal ethics rules, a federal employee may not give, or solicit a contribution for, a gift to …More
House and Senate members have finished a conference on the fiscal 2018 DoD authorization bill (HR-2810), backing an extension of …More
Congress is set to vote on the final version of the annual DoD authorization bill (HR-2810) providing for a 2.4 …More
The annual DoD authorization bill (HR-2810) that is up for final voting in Congress would continue an emphasis on protections …More
With only two working weeks left after this week until the expiration of a temporary government funding measure, Congress has …More
Among the materials that OPM is making available in the open season is one underscoring that only limited dental and …More
There seems to be some continuing misunderstanding regarding the relationship between the FEHB and FEDVIP programs, an issue that often …More
Federal employees planning to retire around the turn of the year–there always is a surge of retirements in that period–should …More
The Senate has joined the House in passing a bill (HR-3031) to widen the withdrawal options in the TSP, sending …More
The annual federal benefits open season starts Monday (November 13) and runs through December 11, the annual opportunity for federal …More