No Word Yet on New OPM Leader
With the Trump transition team now moving its focus from Cabinet-level departments to the larger independent agencies, there still has …More
With the Trump transition team now moving its focus from Cabinet-level departments to the larger independent agencies, there still has …More
Employees who will be unable to use all their “use or lose” annual leave by the time the current federal …More
Congress’s adjournment ends a year in which it changed several important federal employment-related policies but left much on the table …More
One more formal action is needed to finalize the federal employee raise in January, an executive order containing detailed pay …More
Language in the DoD authorization bill (S-2943) passed by Congress creates a new “investigative leave” as a carve-out of administrative …More
The government-wide restriction on administrative leave in disciplinary situations that was enacted just as Congress prepared to adjourn was one …More
In 2016 there was more than the usual amount of activity regarding federal insurance benefits and less than usual regarding …More
A coalition of unions and professional groups representing federal employees and retirees is supporting legislation to boost death benefits for …More
OPM has extended the open season for enrolling in the FEDVIP vision-dental insurance program or for changing coverage through midnight …More
President Obama has issued a decision boosting the average federal pay raise in January to 2.1 percent from the 1.6 …More
In what has become a common scenario, Congress is continuing to work on a temporary budget measure to keep agencies …More
The compromise version of the annual DoD authorization bill (S-2943)—passed last week by the House and pending a final vote …More
As earlier announced, the DoD authorization bill doesn’t contain an original Senate provision to limit veterans preference in competitive service …More
Next Monday (December 12) is the last day of the current open season for electing or changing coverage in the …More
The open season ending December 12 represents the annual opportunity to enroll in the flexible spending account program, in which …More
OPM has proposed rules allowing removal of eligible family members from FEHB coverage in certain circumstances, a change it says …More
OPM has issued interim rules effective immediately allowing the children of a same-sex domestic partner to be covered under FEHB …More
The transition team for the incoming Trump administration has assigned several familiar persons to key roles. Linda Springer, OPM director …More
Hearings in the House are to be held today (November 30) on the sharp increases in Federal Long-Term Care Insurance …More
Ambitions for moving legislation in the post-election session are waning, leaving as the two main remaining pieces of business the …More
President Obama has issued a message to Congress formalizing an earlier stated intention to divide the expected 1.6 percent federal …More
As commonly happens at this time of year, federal employees are wondering whether they will get time off without charge …More
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association has reached a goal set at its 2014 convention of a cumulative …More
OPM has proposed rules to strengthen veterans preference for excepted service positions, in part clarifying and formalizing policies already in …More
While most of the focus on the presidential transition so far has been on structuring the transition team and identifying …More
In what amounts to something of a going-away present to federal employees, the Obama administration has raised the cap in …More
Republican leaders have stated their intent to pass another stopgap funding measure for the government extending only through March. By …More
As the current Congress nears its end, members are trying to push numerous bills over the finish line rather than …More
Federal employees working in or close to Washington, D.C. will get Inauguration Day, January 20, as a paid day off …More
The Office of Government Ethics has finalized rules it proposed last year updating policies regarding exceptions to the general ban …More