TSP to Get New Leader
TSP executive director Greg Long has announced he is leaving as of May 5, creating the first change in leadership …More
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Quick Action Needed to Head off Federal Shutdown Threat
When Congress returns from its second straight week of recess, it will have only a few days to strike a …More
Budget Cuts Possible in Short, Long Runs
It appears that at least for now, Congress will put off a decision on a White House request to boost …More
Freeze Over, but Job Prospects Still Chilly
Although the general government-wide hiring freeze has been lifted–it lasted about as long as a similar freeze ordered in the …More
Unions Read ‘Reform’ Directive to Mean Contracting Out
Federal employee unions, always on the watch for signs the government may again pursue converting federal employee jobs to contractor …More
Reduced Per Diem Rate Targeted Again
A group of more than two dozen House members is pushing for repeal of a 2014 policy change in which …More
COLA Count at Halfway Mark 1.1 Percent
Halfway through the counting period toward the January 2018 federal retiree COLA, the count stands at 1.1 percent, following an …More
TSP Sending Participant Surveys
The TSP is conducting a participant survey, the first of its kind since 2013, asking about user experience and customer …More
Hiring Freeze Lifted, but Job Cuts Expected Ahead
The Trump administration has lifted the general federal hiring freeze it imposed as one of its first official actions, while …More
OMB Signals Raise, Does not Commit to Buyouts, Early Outs
In announcing a Trump administration plan for reforming the federal workforce that includes workforce reductions, OMB director Mick Mulvaney confirmed in …More
Administration Lays Out Vision for Federal Workforce
The Trump administration’s plan for reforming the government and reducing the federal workforce (issued April 11), while ending the government-wide …More
OMB to Agencies: ‘Maximize Employee Performance’
As part of its overall plan for reforming the government and reducing the federal workforce OMB has told agencies to …More
More TSP Withdrawal Choices Proposed
A bipartisan bill (S-873) offered in the Senate would expand both in-service and post-separation withdrawal options in the TSP, loosening …More
Investment ‘Window’ Won’t Be Opening for a While
The proposed new legislation to create new withdrawal options for TSP investors has raised questions about another area in which …More
Viewpoint Survey Coming, Unchanged for Now
OPM in early May will begin sending out the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, an annual poll of what federal employees …More
Capitol Hill Interest in Changing Personnel Policies Signaled
The Senate Armed Services Committee, which often has acted as the starting point for personnel policy changes not only for …More
Personnel Policy Changes Often Hitch a Ride on DoD Bill
Changes to DoD personnel policies – including large ones such as the creation of the National Security Personnel System during …More
Union Representation Slips, but Official Time Rises
The share of federal employees represented by unions fell by about 19,000, about 1.5 percent, over 2012-2014 but the amount …More
I Fund Leads TSP in March
The international stock I fund posted the strongest gain among TSP funds in March, up 2.85 percent, compared with a …More
TSP Seeks to Loosen Beneficiary Designation Policies
The TSP has proposed to change its policies regarding designations of beneficiaries in to simplify making such designations. In a …More
Revival of Privatized Tax Debt Collection Begins
The IRS is again allowing collection of some tax debt by private companies, a program that could serve as a …More
GAO Stresses Limits of Benefits following Personal Data Thefts
Benefits of the sort made available to many current and retired federal employees due to the breaches of two OPM …More
Agency ‘Reshaping’ Rumblings Grow Louder
The likelihood that federal agency workforces will be “reshaped” – commonly seen as a synonym for “reduced” – continues to …More
Furlough Lesson from the Past: Uncertainty Is Certain
The furloughs caused by the 2013 “sequestration” budget limits followed the failure of political leaders to agree on other ways …More
Still No Word on OPM, MSPB Nominees
Now more than two full months in office, the Trump White House still has not nominated anyone to head OPM. …More
Curtailed Appeal Rights Government-Wide Proposed
Legislation (HR-1643) offered in the House would restrict federal employee appeal rights government-wide in disciplinary cases, building on already-enacted changes …More
All’s Quiet on the FEHB Front
The FEHB program would not have been directly affected by the proposal in the House, now abandoned, to repeal the …More
Bills on Bonuses, VA Smoking Areas Introduced
A new bipartisan Senate bill (S-696) would bar employees who commit misconduct that could lead to a suspension or stronger …More
New Innovation Office to Bring Business Principles to Gov
The White House has established a new Office of American Innovation to “bring together the best ideas from Government, the …More
OPM Points to Potential Use of Federal Employee Furloughs
OPM has reissued its guide to “administrative” furloughs—also called save-money furloughs—that calls attention to policies that last were widely used …More
