Impact of Proposed Changes to OPM to Be Examined
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has scheduled hearings for this week on the Trump administration’s proposal to …More
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has scheduled hearings for this week on the Trump administration’s proposal to …More
The House has approved a fiscal 2019 spending bill (HR-6147) that effectively endorses President Trump’s recommendation to keep federal salary …More
The MSPB governing board could have a full complement of members soon, following a hearing at which the three nominees …More
Among bills recently introduced in Congress are: S-3236, to put in law and extend a recent GSA policy addressing an …More
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has passed bills to tighten the deadlines in the federal workplace disciplinary notice …More
A year after enactment of a law revamping disciplinary policies at the VA there was consensus at a House hearing …More
Reorganizing and reforming federal agencies is achievable but it is “a major endeavor” that depends on following steps such as …More
The House could vote as soon as this week on an annual spending bill (HR-6147) that like similar measures of …More
As federal agencies are imposing new restrictions on employee unions in response to President Trump’s recent executive orders, unions and …More
Through nine months of the counting period toward the January 2019 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at 2.7 percent, …More
The Office of Special Counsel has said that a recently enacted law (P.L. 115-195) allowing federal employees to appeal MSPB …More
Some work to carry out President Trump’s three recent executive orders on discipline, performance and bargaining is underway but much …More
In guidance to agencies, OPM has said that President Trump’s recent three executive orders do not “abrogate provisions of existing …More
OPM has said that its review “is well underway” of policies regarding official time—on the clock time for employees with …More
Congress is back in session following a week-long recess but it expects to work for only three more weeks before …More
More than 63,000 GS employees would receive a special pay increase through the creation of four new localities–in the Birmingham, …More
The short-term impact of proposed rules to create four new GS localities and expand the boundaries of two others in …More
The Justice Department has said that contrary to an earlier announcement by one of its U.S. Attorney’s Office, there is …More
While specifics still remain largely absent regarding how the Trump administration hopes to carry out its plans to reorganize a …More
A federal court has scheduled for July 25 the first hearing on legal challenges by federal unions against the administration’s …More
More second thoughts are emerging in Congress regarding a law enacted last year shortening the disciplinary process for VA employees …More
A group that advocates for federal employees involved in environmental matters has reported that the appeals backlog at MSPB now …More
The small company stock S fund gained 0.86 percent in June and the large company stock C fund rose 0.61 …More
The midpoint of the year is a good time for FERS employees to make sure they won’t lose government contributions …More
Mid-year is a good point for federal employees who are age 50 or above, or who will be before the …More
Updated: It could be some time until answers are available regarding the many questions left in the wake of the …More
The Trump administration’s blueprint for reorganizing a host of federal agencies and programs, could affect the employees working in the …More
The government reorganization plan expands on an idea the administration has raised several time previously, to “reskill” federal employees who …More
The House Budget Committee has approved a spending outline for the upcoming fiscal year that endorses a familiar set of …More
The full Senate Appropriations Committee has agreed to a subcommittee’s recommendation for a 1.9 percent federal employee raise in January …More