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White House Backs More Paid Leave, but It’s Complicated

Published: July 24, 2019

The White House has issued a policy statement in favor of paid parental leave for federal employees, although it does …More

Next Battle Front on Executive Orders: When Ban Will End

Published: July 24, 2019

Even though a federal appeals court has ruled that a district court erred in considering a challenge to the administration’s …More

Much Federal Work Called ‘Emotionally Laborious’

Published: July 24, 2019

Federal employment commonly requires “emotionally laborious” work in which an employee’s duties require handling emotionally difficult situations, the MSPB has …More

Loosening of Locality Pay Rules Proposed

Published: July 24, 2019

More metropolitan areas could qualify for their own locality pay rates and more adjacent areas could be added to those …More

Administration Appointees Question Pay Gap Figures

Published: July 24, 2019

The Trump administration’s appointees to the Federal Salary Council have questioned that group’s annual conclusions that federal employees on average …More

CBP Employees Left Vulnerable to Opioids Exposure, Says Report

Published: July 24, 2019

In a finding that it says requires immediate attention, the IG’s office at CBP has said the agency “is unnecessarily …More

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Appeals Court Sides with White House on Executive Orders

Published: July 17, 2019

A federal appeals court has sided, although for now only on procedural grounds, with the Trump administration in a suit …More

Many Possible Roads Ahead for Executive Orders Fight

Published: July 17, 2019

Federal unions say they will continue to fight three Trump administration orders on union and disciplinary matters in light of …More

Make Employee Ratings ‘Rigorous,’ OPM Tells Agencies

Published: July 17, 2019

OPM has told agencies that they should be “rigorous” in employee performance ratings and “should allocate awards in a manner …More

Paid Family Leave Included as House Passes DoD Bill

Published: July 17, 2019

The House has approved a bill containing language to turn the annual 12 weeks of leave available to federal employees …More

Hiring, Benefits Proposals Attached to Defense Bill

Published: July 17, 2019

In passing its version of the annual DoD authorization bill (HR-2500) the House added a number of provisions relevant to …More

Resistance to OPM Breakup Grows

Published: July 17, 2019

The top Democrats on two key Senate committees have signaled their skepticism about the administration’s plan to break up OPM, …More

OPM Seeks to Speed Action on Ending Union Dues Withholding

Published: July 17, 2019

At the request of the OPM, the FLRA is seeking comment on whether to change a long-standing practice that elections …More

Paid Leave Proposal in House Has Long History

Published: July 10, 2019

A plan approved in the House to convert the 12 unpaid weeks of parental leave available to most federal employees …More

Total Compensation Study Unlikely to be Acted on Soon

Published: July 10, 2019

The Trump administration has projected that its study of comparing “total compensation” of federal vs. non-federal employees to replace the …More

Shutdown Hampered IRS in Numerous Ways, Says Report

Published: July 10, 2019

The partial government shutdown lasting from late December through late January had a variety of negative impacts on the IRS …More

Customer Service Issues Said to Frustrate Federal Employees Too

Published: July 10, 2019

Efforts to improve service to the public, long cited as one of the public’s major frustrations with the government, must …More

VA Revises Policy on Religious Items in the Workplace

Published: July 10, 2019

The VA has revised its policies on religious symbols and displays and the distribution of religious literature in its facilities, …More

Diversity Increases a Bit in Intelligence Community

Published: July 10, 2019

The percentage of women and minority employees working in the intelligence community increased slightly in 2018 but both, particularly the …More

Focus Shifts to Senate on Raise, OPM Breakup

Published: July 3, 2019

The focus is now shifting from the House to the Senate on issues including a federal raise in January, the …More

Prospects for Raise Could Remain Uncertain for a Long Time

Published: July 3, 2019

Passage by the House of a spending bill (HR-3351) providing an average 3.1 percent raise in January for federal employees …More

At Mid-Year, All’s Quiet on the Benefits Front

Published: July 3, 2019

At the mid-year point, few of the Trump administration’s initiatives regarding federal compensation policies have advanced, but the same also …More

As OPM Proposal Dominates, Little Movement on Other Workforce Initiatives

Published: July 3, 2019

With the administration’s proposal to break up OPM dominating much of the attention on federal workforce matters so far this …More

Relations Testy as Agencies, Unions Wait for Ruling on Executive Orders

Published: July 3, 2019

At the mid-year point, relations between federal employee unions and the Trump administration, never cordial, are continuing to grow more …More

Wait to Fill MSPB Board Could End Soon

Published: July 3, 2019

The Senate could now move at any time to approve the nominations for the MSPB board, which has been unable …More

TSP Funds Rebound in June

Published: July 1, 2019

All three stock-based TSP funds posted strong gains in June, led by the large company stock C fund, up 7.04 …More

White House Threatens to Veto Bill Containing Raise

Published: June 25, 2019

The White House has threatened to veto a bill (HR-3351) set for House voting which would provide an average 3.1 …More

OPM Breakup, Bargaining Also at Issue on Key Bill

Published: June 25, 2019

In addition to opposing a move in Congress to provide a 3.1 average federal employee raise in January, the administration …More

Budget Process Advancing but Shutdown Concerns Already Arising

Published: June 25, 2019

With a veto threat against the annual general government appropriations bill—the key spending measure on federal workforce issues—the Trump administration …More

Many Poor Performers Are Just Disinterested, Supervisors Say

Published: June 25, 2019

The number one reason federal employees fail in a critical job duty—and therefore leave themselves open to being disciplined on …More

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Sep0.35 %1.09 %3.65 %2.04 %3.16 %
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3yr4.34 %4.92 %24.88 %19.64 %22.32 %
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10yr2.71 %1.95 %15.28 %11.38 %8.53 %
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