Early Indicator Set for 2020 Raise
An early marker has been set for the January 2020 (not 2019) general schedule pay raise, as the Labor Department …More
An early marker has been set for the January 2020 (not 2019) general schedule pay raise, as the Labor Department …More
Although OPM this year has not provided the same kind of government-wide rankings by agency of Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey …More
An advisory council on federal pay will meet November 13, where the groundwork could be laid for changing how the …More
Although the Federal Salary Council will meet November 13 to make recommendations on federal pay, its data on federal versus …More
OPM has sent to agencies its annual instructions on preparing to conduct the November 12-December 10 benefits open season, including …More
This year’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey continued the moderately upward trend of recent years in many of the key indicators, …More
Among the findings of the latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is that a third of employees have expectations of leaving …More
The annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey continues to show that significant numbers of federal employees choose not to participate in …More
All three stock-oriented TSP funds produced frightful returns in October, with the small company S find falling a whopping 10.06 …More
A federal appeals court has rejected the administration’s request to speed up consideration of its challenge of a decision holding …More
A report summarizing a conference that OMB held in September says that the government must do more to improve career …More
A report at Performance.gov on a recent OMB-sponsored conference on the future of the federal workforce shows that attendees agreed …More
The Congressional Research Service has said that the administration’s proposed dismantling of OPM raises a number of practical and policy …More
The VA has said that this year’s survey of employees shows gains in satisfaction with the department in general and …More
Some federal employees have been asking about whether the TSP will increase its investment limits in 2019; that is a …More
Agency leadership and whether merit plays the role it is supposed to play in workplace decisions continue to draw especially …More
Results of this year’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey reported by DoD and DHS show that leadership and fairness in the …More
OPM has taken the first of a planned series of steps to create an occupation-specific classification and pay system, beginning …More
Along with the COLA increase of 2.8 percent in Social Security benefits for January that was announced last week — …More
The Medicare program has announced rates for 2019, with a $135.50 standard monthly premium for Part B (physicians and related …More
The interest paid in the voluntary contribution retirement savings program available to CSRS (but not FERS) employees will rise to …More
CSRS retirees will receive a 2.8 percent COLA in January and FERS retirees who are eligible for COLAs will receive …More
The departure of OPM director Jeff Pon has raised questions about the future of that agency, which for the foreseeable …More
Bills have been introduced in the House and Senate (HR-6933 and S-3526) to soften the impact of the Social Security …More
In a move that runs counter to the recent direction of federal labor relations, Congress has passed a bill creating …More
OPM has started issuing a series of documents designed to encourage agencies to offer work-life balance programs, saying such programs …More
OPM has authorized agencies to establish emergency leave transfer programs related to the wildfires in California. In those programs, employees …More
Updated: A decision on a pay raise will have to wait until after the midterm elections as Congress has gone …More
Although full details of FEHB plans won’t be released until just before the start of the November 12-December 10 open …More
For the 2019 plan year a lower than usual number of FEHB plans are dropping out. They are : Healthnet …More