MSPB Posts Fact Sheet on Probationary Employees’ Legal Rights
Following is a fact sheet posted by the MSPB regarding the legal rights of federal employees in their probationary periods, …More
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Response Period to ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email Ends, but Not the Confusion
The period for federal employees to respond to an OPM email essentially telling them to justify their continued employment has …More
TSP Closes in on $1 Trillion in Total Account Value
The amount on investment in the TSP has neared $1 trillion, a figure that while in itself is important mainly …More
‘What Did You Do?’ Email Confuses, Angers, Frightens Employees
Updated: An email OPM sent to federal employees over the weekend essentially telling them to justify their employment has angered …More
DoD Projects Civilian Employment Cut of 5-8 Percent
The Defense Department has said it expects to cut its civilian employment by between 5 and 8 percent, which would …More
High Court Sidesteps Key Federal Workplace Case, but Possibly Only for Short Time
UPDATED: The U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped—although potentially only for a short time—a key case that could set a precedent for …More
Judge Refuses to Block RIF Directive but Challenge to Continue
UPDATED: A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has refused a request to block President Trump’s executive order telling agencies to …More
House Budget Plan May Put Federal Employee Benefits on Table for Cuts
The House Budget Committee has approved a budget outline that would require substantial cuts to numerous government programs, including most …More
Federal Workplace Likely to Be Topic in Hearing on New GAO High-Risk List
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Rep. Jame Comer, R-Ky., has a scheduled a hearing on the GAO’s assessment …More
Widespread Layoffs of Probationary Employees Begin
Federal agencies have begun widespread layoffs of employees in their probationary periods ordered by the Trump administration, although without formal …More
Start Planning for ‘Large-Scale’ RIFs, Trump Tells Agencies
President Trump late Tuesday told agencies to “promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force” and that they generally …More
Judge Allows Deferred Resignation to Proceed; OPM Says Program Now Closed
Updated: A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday declined to extend the temporary restraining order placed on OPM’s deferred resignation …More
Agencies Asked for Lists of Employees Rated below ‘Fully Successful’
OPM has told agencies to compile and send to it a list of their employees who have received a performance …More
OPM Tells Agencies to Revert to Prior Trump Policies on Discipline, Bargaining
OPM has told agencies to “return to the policies of the first Trump administration”—which the Biden administration had revoked—regarding disciplinary …More
FECA Beneficiaries to Receive 2.8 Percent COLA
The COLA count for beneficiaries under the Federal Employees Compensation Act has been finalized, with a 2.8 percent COLA to …More
MSPB Takes Broad View of Coverage of Whistleblower Protections
The MSPB has ruled that disclosing information to, or cooperating with, investigations qualify for protection under whistleblower law even when …More
OPM Tells Health Plan Carriers to Comply with Trump Gender Policy Orders
OPM has told health plan carriers that their 2026 offerings in the FEHB and PSHB programs must comply with two …More
NARFE Files Suit against Schedule Policy/Career; Hill Democrats Press Issue, Too
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association has filed suit against the “Schedule Policy/Career” directive—the renamed and slightly altered …More
Key Aspects of ‘Deferred Resignation’ Not Negotiable, OPM Says
OPM has told agencies that the key aspects of the deferred resignation offer are not subject to labor-management negotiations, although …More
‘Deferred Resignation’ Is Legal, Binding on Government, OPM Says
The “deferred resignation” offer is both legal and binding on the government, OPM has said in guidance responding to what …More
OPM Issues Template for ‘Deferred Resignation’ Agreements
Following is a template issued by OPM for agencies to use for finalizing “deferred resignation” for eligible employees who accept …More
OPM Sets Up Showdown over Telework Provisions in Union Contracts
OPM has told agencies to review the provisions in labor-management contracts in which they have committed to allowing offsite work …More
S Fund Leads as All TSP Funds Gain in January
All TSP funds posted gains in January, led by the small company stock S fund, up 4.99 percent, followed by …More
CRS Examines Scope, Potential Challenges to Schedule Policy/Career
The Schedule Policy/Career category based on the previous Schedule F appears likely to encompass more federal employees than the first, …More
Contemplating Deferred Resignation? Key Considerations for Federal Employees
On Jan. 28, 2025, nearly 2.2 million federal employees received a notification from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) explaining …More
Early-out Authority Added to ‘Deferred Resignation’ Offer but Questions, Skepticism Continue as Acceptance Deadline Nears
With just days before the now Monday, February 10 deadline for federal employees to accept “deferred resignation,” OPM has issued …More
Unions Urge Caution on Deferred Resignation; Question Legal Basis, Guarantees
Federal employee unions and others are responding to the Trump Administration’s offer of deferred resignation – loosely being referred to …More
Wide-Scale “Buyout” Offer Leaves Employees with Big Decision and Little Time
The Trump administration has offered the government’s largest “buyout” (key differences to standard practice) ever in both the number of …More
Government-Wide “Buyouts”: OPM Q&A on New Deferred Resignation Program
Following are two separate Q&As from OPM and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council on the Administration’s newly announced, government-wide …More
Budget Options Document Targets Retirement, Health Insurance, Other Benefits
A budget options paper circulating among Capitol Hill Republicans includes many often-proposed potential reductions in the value of federal employee …More
