Complaints against TSA Screeners Mostly Result in Training
While most verified complaints from passengers about profiling by TSA screeners lead to retraining, in about 100 cases over October …More
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Most TSP Funds Decline in May
The TSP’s stock-oriented funds suffered significant losses in May, breaking a string of almost exclusively positive months since the start …More
Tensions over Executive Orders Continue to Simmer a Year Later
A year since the Trump administration issued a set of three executive orders on union and disciplinary related matters, the …More
Court Case Aside, Orders Have Potential for Big Impact
The Trump administration has been pushing forward with parts of the three executive orders signed this time last year on …More
Employee Guide to Reskilling Issued
OPM has issued three guides related to reskilling employees for new opportunities, a recurring theme of the administration which argues …More
House Advancing More Restrictions on Agency Reorganizations
The House Appropriations Committee has advanced several restrictions on Trump administration plans for reorganizing agencies — bills set to come …More
Bill Affecting Raise, Other Matters in Line for Action
One of the few of the regular spending measures that the House Appropriations Committee has not yet moved—but likely will …More
Reports Call Pay a Major Factor, but Not the Only One, in TSA Staffing Problems
A special commission created by the TSA to examine the agency’s long-standing problems with recruitment and retention has said that …More
Service Contracting Costs $333 Billion, Says GAO
Federal agencies spent some $333 billion on service type contracts in fiscal 2018, GAO has said, a figure well above …More
Breakup of OPM Proposed as Legislation
The administration has sent to Congress a formal legislative proposal to send many of OPM’s functions to GSA—other than the …More
OPM Reorg Gets Skeptical Reception in House
The administration’s proposal to reorganize OPM received a skeptical reception in a House hearing where members raised now-familiar reservations about …More
OPM Proposes Changes to Probation, Special Hiring Authorities
Federal employees would not gain full appeal rights until they have completed their probationary periods regardless of the length of …More
MSPB Questions Low Rate of New Supervisors Failing Probation
Only about seven in 1,000 newly appointed federal supervisors fail the probationary period for assessing their performance in that job, …More
Higher Buyout Amount Back on Table as Defense Bill Stirs
Congress has started writing the annual DoD authorization bill, a must-pass piece of legislation that often carries as riders changes …More
TSP Alerts Agencies to Pending Withdrawal Policy Change
The TSP has sent a notice to agencies previewing a policy change to take effect September 15 in which employees …More
Bills on Protections, Leave, TSP Advance
A House-passed bill (HR-5) covering a range of civil rights provisions includes several protecting federal employees and job applicants from …More
Showdowns Shaping Up on Bargaining, Reorganization Issues
Budget measures being drafted in the House likely are laying the groundwork for showdowns with the Trump administration over several …More
House Eyes Understaffing, Disciplinary Practices at VA
The House is moving toward directing the VA to take further actions to address its persistent problems in recruiting and …More
OPM Nominee Advances, Reorganization Plan Pushed
A Senate committee has voted to approve Dale Cabaniss as OPM director, sending her nomination to a Senate floor vote …More
Employees in Proposed Space Force Would Have Separate Personnel Rules
The Trump administration’s proposal to create a Space Force as a new armed service within the Air Force would involve …More
Work Still Needed on Preventing Harassment, Says MSPB
Almost all federal employees know that sexual harassment is prohibited by law and policy, but agencies “still have work to …More
Audit Finds Safety, Other Issues at Mail Processing Facilities
Postal Service mail processing facilities do not consistently meet prescribed building safety, maintenance, or security standards, says an IG report …More
Planned Breakup of OPM at Center of Hearing for Nominee
The nominee to become OPM director has received a generally friendly confirmation hearing before a Senate committee amid prospects that …More
Annual Employee Survey about to Start
OPM will soon begin sending out the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, the main way the government takes the pulse …More
Another Initiative to Enhance Cyber Workforce Launched
A White House order on strengthening cybersecurity nationwide in general includes a provision to create a rotational program to boost …More
Concerns Raised on Compelling Retirees to Enroll in Medicare
As both the House and Senate have begun hearings into another possible attempt to shore up the Postal Service’s finances, …More
Labor-Management Tensions Rise, Drawing Capitol Hill Attention
Tensions continue to rise between federal employee unions and several of the largest departments and agencies over changes to workplace …More
Foreign Service, ALJ Hiring, FERS Crediting Bills Introduced
Some bills worth watching have been introduced in Congress addressing employment opportunities for spouses in the Foreign Service overseas, restoring …More
Gears of Government Top Award Winners Named
Three individual federal employees, three teams and two agency components have been named winners of the President’s Award in the …More
Raise, Back Pay Expected Next Pay Distribution for Many Still Waiting
Many federal employees who still have not received the pay raise nor the retroactive pay say they are looking expectantly …More
