IG Report Raises Questions of Federal Workplace Safety and COVID-19
A report from the inspector general at GSA has questioned whether federally owned and leased buildings are being cleaned up …More
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School Policies Adding to Concerns about Recalls of Federal Employees
New objections are being voiced against returning teleworking federal employees to their regular workplaces due to concerns about balancing work …More
OMB Memo on Presidential Transition Includes Employee Restrictions
OMB has laid out requirements for agencies to prepare for the end of the current Presidential term, including an admonition …More
Budget, Paid Leave, Pandemic Relief Issues before Congress
Congress has returned from a recess, with a range of unfinished business and one important deadline on its plate in …More
Social Security Withholding Change Coming for Most Federal Employees
The Trump administration has said that all agencies will soon suspend Social Security payroll withholdings for federal employees through the …More
Lack of Action Means 1 Percent Still Default Figure on Raise
President Trump did not issue a new message before the August 31 deadline regarding a federal pay raise to be …More
Pandemic Won’t Delay Open Season but Will Affect Messaging, OPM Says
OPM has said that the annual federal benefits open season—this year November 9-December 14—”will take place as scheduled. The effective …More
New Policy May Make Hiring More Subjective, Says CRS
A Congressional Research Service report raises several potential concerns regarding the recent executive order downplaying the role of educational credentials …More
Postal IG Charts Increase in Overtime at USPS
Overtime for Postal Service employees increased by a third over 2014-2019 with the number of employees earning more in overtime …More
TSP Stock Funds Stay Hot in August
The stock-oriented TSP funds extended their record of recent monthly gains in August, led by the small company stock S …More
Vote on Postal Bill to Be Last Action in Congress for Weeks; USCIS Furloughs Postponed
The House’s passage on Saturday of a Postal Service bill likely will be the last action by Congress on pandemic-related …More
TSP Survey Shows Demand for More Investment, Withdrawal Choices
Overall satisfaction with the TSP has remained about the same over the last decade but the most recent survey shows …More
Survey Examines Why Some Employees Forgo Agency Contributions
The TSP’s recently released participant survey showed that among FERS participants, 11 percent were not investing any of their own …More
TSP Accounts Have Largely Recovered from Early-Year Drop
Account balances of TSP investors have largely recovered from the steep drop of February and March, mostly due to the …More
Higher Attrition among Veterans Linked to Job Dissatisfaction
Federal agencies have been increasing the percentage of veterans among those hired in recent years but veterans meanwhile leave at …More
GAO Recommends More Help for Employees in FECA vs. Disability Retirement Choice
The government should do more to help federal employees choose between FECA injury compensation benefits and disability retirement when they …More
OPM Announces Charity Drive, Asks Employees, Agencies to Support It
OPM has issued its annual memo launching the Combined Federal Campaign, the government’s official charity drive, which will run September …More
On Pay Raise, Benefits Decisions, It’s See You in September
Decisions on the January 2021 federal employee pay raise as well as various benefit matters won’t be made at least …More
Paid Parental Leave Rules Stress Restrictions Imposed by Law
In the wake of the recent release of interim regulations to carry out the upcoming paid parental leave authority that …More
FEDVIP to Add Plans; No Word Yet on FEHB Offerings
The FEDVIP dental-vision insurance program will add two new dental plans and one new vision plan for the 2021 plan …More
OSC Argues for Broad Reading of Whistleblower Protections
The Office of Special Counsel has argued in a court filing in favor of a broader reading of whistleblower protection …More
Rules Spell Out Details of Upcoming Paid Parental Leave Entitlement
OPM has issued rules to carry out the paid parental leave authority that will be available to most of the …More
OPM Addresses Costs, Benefits of Paid Parental Leave
The upcoming paid parental leave benefit for most federal employees will cost the government—and thus be of an equivalent value …More
Chances Dimming for Federal Employee Benefit Proposals
The continued standoff between the White House and congressional Democrats over a potential virus relief bill—which resulted in President Trump …More
Bill Offered to Keep Telework at Current Rates through Pandemic
A new bipartisan bill has been offered in the Senate, the latest of a series of efforts from civil service …More
Rules Issued on Preserving ‘Use or Lose’ Leave During Pandemic
OPM has issued interim rules on protecting federal employees from losing annual leave under “use or lose” leave rules if …More
OSC Praises Rejection of Court Challenge to Hatch Act Advisory
In a fairly rare public comment on a court case, the Office of Special Counsel has praised a court’s rejection …More
Boost in Whistleblower Protections Proposed
Leading House Democrats on civil service issues have introduced HR-7935, to limit disclosure of a whistleblower’s identity, prohibit retaliatory investigations, …More
Tensions Over Recalls and Telework Mount as Virus Cases Rise, School Year Approaches
Tension is growing over the months-long issue of allowing telework-eligible employees to continue working remotely vs. being recalled to the …More
Employee Issues on Sideline in Relief Bill Debate
As political leaders continue to struggle to produce another pandemic relief bill, potential language directly affecting federal employee benefits and …More
