IG: Significant Vulnerabilities in Agency Child Care Centers
The GSA inspector general has raised concerns about the security of child care facilities in GSA-controlled space, saying that some …More
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MSPB Questions Value of Performance Evaluations
Federal agencies “may need to reconsider both the purpose(s) of performance evaluation, and how they are conducting performance evaluation,” the …More
Bills on Representative Payee Fraud, TSA Employee Pay and Rights Advancing
Bills are advancing in the House to protect retiree benefits from fraud, and another to move TSA screeners into the …More
OSC Warns Against Narrow Reading of Whistleblower Protections
The Office of Special Counsel says that a recent decision by an MSPB hearing officer should be overturned on grounds …More
TSP Revising Inflation Protection Feature in New Annuities
Effective beginning in March, newly purchased TSP annuities with the inflation protection option will automatically increase in value by 2 …More
Mixed Start to the Year for the TSP
The TSP started 2020 with a mix of gains and losses in January, with more of the latter than the …More
3.5 Percent Raise for 2021 Backed by Unions, Hill Dems
Federal employee unions and some leading Capitol Hill Democrats on federal employee issues are backing a 3.5 percent raise for …More
Safe to Discuss Impeachment at Work? Court Asked to Speed Hatch Act Decision
The AFGE union has asked a federal judge to speed up a decision in a suit against guidance on what …More
TSP Catch-Up Change in Process, Other Updates Pending
The TSP has issued proposed rules on its catch-up contributions feature, the first in an expected series of changes in …More
2.1 Million Non-USPS Feds: Rise at DHS, Drop at SSA, EPA
Overall numbers of federal employees and the numbers of those who left the government remained stable in the most recently …More
Veterans Preference, Other Bills Before Congress
Bills recently introduced or advancing in Congress cover veterans preference, tax delinquency in retirees, and raising the pay cap for …More
Key House Members Question Proposed EEOC Rule on Official Time
The chairmen of two key House committees have asked the EEOC to justify a December rules proposal that would disallow …More
It’s Not Reprisal If Decision Would Have Been the Same, Says Court
A federal appeals court has rejected an employee’s claim of reprisal in an agency’s denial of a professional development opportunity, …More
First Look at Impact of Space Force on Civilian Workforce Coming
A first look is due soon on the impact on civilian employees of creating the a US Space Force. DoD …More
House to Consider National Paid Family Leave Benefit, Address Gaps in Coverage for Feds
Paid family leave is getting more attention in the House. A key House committee has announced hearings for next week …More
GS Pay System May Hamper Reskilling Programs, MSPB Says
The GS pay system is hampering efforts to prepare federal employees for new duties rather than eliminate their positions as …More
Gaps Found in Training, Evaluation of Supervisors
More than a third of supervisors are not receiving all of the training required under OPM rules, nor are agencies …More
Interior Set to Move BLM Headquarters to Colorado
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management has said that not all positions in its headquarters will be moved to …More
USPS Overstated Savings of Workforce Shift While Turnover Increased
The Postal Service over-stated savings from shifting to lower-paid and less tenured employees and reducing services, and did not account …More
Case Serves as Reminder on Scope of Workplace Politics Ban
A recent settlement in a Hatch Act case brought by the Office of Special Counsel serves as a reminder, as …More
Gaps in Paid Parental Leave Becoming Clearer
The gaps in the paid parental leave authority are becoming clearer, with a legislative review identifying which federal employees have …More
White House Driving Ahead on Labor-Management, Disciplinary Matters
The Trump administration is continuing its push to carry out executive orders on labor-management and disciplinary matters, with the latest …More
FLRA Denies Agency Requests to Issue Policy Statements on Bargaining
The FLRA has rejected a series of requests from agencies to issue policy statements that would benefit management by effectively …More
House to Vote on Standard of Proof in Discrimination Claims
The House expects to vote this week on HR-1230, to ease for federal employees among other workers the standard of …More
New Injury Prevention, Reemployment Initiative Launched
Many injuries and illnesses in the federal workplace “are preventable, and executive departments and agencies can and should do more …More
Another Bid Made to Reinstate Appeal Rights in Sensitive Positions
Legislation (HR-5560) has been offered in the House to overturn a court ruling that restricted MSPB appeal rights of employees …More
Federal Raise Takes Effect, Reflected Next Pay Cycle
The raise affecting most federal employees—averaging 3.1 percent but ranging by locality from about 2.9-3.5 percent—has taken effect but it …More
Next Round on Raise, Retirement, Other Matters only a Month Away
With the fiscal year 2020 budget cycle just having concluded weeks ago, the next cycle is set to start in …More
Fix Apparently Needed for Paid Parental Leave Authority
Legislation (S-3104) has been introduced in the Senate to address what sponsors call technical problems that would make some categories …More
Report: Whistleblowing, Anti-Bias Protections Falling Short
Existing laws are failing to protect federal employee whistleblowers against reprisals and to protect employees against discrimination, according to a …More
