EPA Details Early Out, Buyout Plans
The EPA plans to offer early retirement and buyout incentives to up to 1,228 employees agency-wide, nearly a tenth of …More
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OPM Promises Prompt Action on Early Out, Buyout Requests
OPM has said it will “dedicate resources to promptly and thoroughly respond” to agencies seeking its permission to offer buyouts …More
Senate Health Bill Being Watched for Possible Impact on FEHB
Organizations representing federal employees and retirees are keeping a watchful eye on the Senate to see whether the FEHB program …More
Bill Limiting VA Employee Rights Awaits Trump’s Signature
The House has approved and sent to the White House for a virtually certain signature by President Trump a bill …More
VA Set to Get Some Unique Powers over Employees
The VA bill (S-1094) set to become law shortly would give that department several authorities over its employees that would …More
Once Employee Rights are Cut Back at the VA, Who’s Next?
The pending change in law to restrict disciplinary appeals rights for employees at the VA–as well as to better protect …More
Deadline Approaching for First Draft of Reorganization Plans
June 30 is the deadline for agencies to submit to an “initial, high-level draft” of restructuring plans as well as …More
Base Closings Plan Could Eliminate 26,000 DoD Jobs
The Pentagon has estimated that its latest proposal to close and realign facilities would eliminate about 26,000 civilian positions, with …More
Gift Reporting Thresholds Increase
The Office of Government Ethics has increased the thresholds for reporting certain gifts and gift equivalents that federal employees receive …More
Senate Approves Limits on VA Employee Appeal Rights
The Senate has passed S-1094, aimed at short-cutting the disciplinary and appeals process at the VA, a breakthrough in a …More
Senate Bill Seeks to Boost VA Whistleblower Protections
The Senate-passed bill on disciplinary procedures for employees of the VA (S-1094) also seeks to address a side effect of …More
Decisions on Proposed Retirement Benefit Cuts Pending
Congress this week begins a stretch in which it will be in session all but one week until its summer …More
Focus on Policy Matters Turns to Congress
In the weeks ahead Congress could take positions on policy matters such as the administration’s proposals to allow six weeks …More
TSP to Broaden I Fund, Add More L Funds
The TSP governing board has approved to changes to the program, involving the makeup of the international stock I fund …More
I Fund Leads TSP Returns in May
The international stock I fund posted a 3.76 percent gain in May, while the large company stock C fund rose …More
Send in that Survey, OPM Urges
With the June 22 deadline for responding to the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey coming up, OPM is urging those …More
Many Moving Parts in Retirement Contributions Proposal
The Trump administration’s proposal to require FERS employees to contribute more toward their retirement benefits has a number of moving …More
Budget Would Boost Buyout Amount at State Department
The Trump administration’s budget proposal seeks to boost the value of buyouts at the State Department from $25,000 to $40,000, …More
New Bid Made to Open FEHB Doors to Public
A leading House Republican on federal employment matters has introduced a bill (HR-2400) to open the FEHB doors to the …More
OPM More Likely to Overpay than Underpay, Audit Finds
The FEHB and the federal retirement programs “are by definition susceptible to significant improper payments,” an IG audit has said, …More
VA Employee Appeals Rights Bill Advances
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has approved S-1094, the latest in a line of bills targeting appeal rights for VA …More
MSPB Sees Potential for Surge in Employee Appeals
The Trump administration’s reorganization and downsizing initiatives could result in a surge in appeals from affected employees similar to what …More
Special Counsel Nominated; MSPB Still Short-Handed
President Trump has nominated to head the Office of Special Counsel Henry Kerner, a former career prosecutor who was an …More
Trump Budget Proposal Would Cost Federal Employees, Retirees Big Bucks
Changes in federal retirement policies included in President Trump’s budget proposal would impose substantial new costs to active employees to …More
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
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
