After Harassment, Few Formal Complaints but Lasting Impact
MSPB’s new study of sexual harassment in the federal workplace found that most of those who reported that they had …More
MSPB’s new study of sexual harassment in the federal workplace found that most of those who reported that they had …More
A bipartisan group of senators has offered a postal reform bill that among other things would substantially revise health insurance …More
A newly introduced bipartisan House bill (HR-5355) would overturn a court ruling that restricted MSPB appeal rights of employees in …More
OPM has delayed implementation of new policies governing when agencies may dismiss employees with pay and without charge to paid …More
Congress has passed and the President has signed a $1.3 trillion budget measure ending the threat of another government shutdown, …More
The Trump administration’s President’s Management Agenda, released Tuesday (March 20) largely restates several initiatives related to the federal workforce that …More
Among the themes of the newly issued President’s Management Agenda is an emphasis on making the federal workforce more “agile” …More
While the President’s Management Agenda addresses some issues related to the federal workplace, it does not address several areas that …More
In finalizing policies for a new form of paid leave, weather and safety leave, OPM addressed the special considerations arising …More
OPM’s issuance of final rules regarding dismissing employees from work with pay for weather/safety reasons is just one of the …More
The administration’s proposal to lengthen the waiting period between GS within-grade raises would result in adding a year to the …More
The Trump administration’s proposal to merge annual leave and sick leave into one form of leave would result in a …More
A Trump administration proposal for FEHB would result in three percentages of the government’s contributions toward premiums and thus three …More
Jeff Pon, a former OPM official who also has held numerous other HR leadership positions inside and outside government has …More
In what has become a repetitive scenario, Congress is running short on time to renew agency spending authority and avoid …More
Through five months of the count toward the January retiree COLA, the count stands at 1.4 percent, following an increase …More
Eighty-three percent of federal employees “report that their professional and personal and/or family life needs interfere with each other to …More
Congress has made little headway in the month since reaching an agreement on overall government spending levels, once again coming …More
The Trump administration has said it will release this month its President’s Management Agenda, which is to contain detailed plans …More
Federal employees commonly equate efficiency and reorganization initiatives—as first announced in an OMB memo issued last April that is to …More
The Office of Special Counsel has said that President Trump’s appointment last week of a campaign manager officially made him …More
The House has passed a bill (HR-3737) that could pave the way for more scrutiny of federal employees’ social media …More
A federal appeals court has found that the MSPB took too narrow a view of whistleblower protections, agreeing with the …More
Only the ever-gaining government securities G fund posted a positive return in February while all other funds suffered losses. The …More
OPM has said that before trying to put in place changes in pay for performance policies, the administration will engage …More
OPM’s strategic plan says that before moving to combine annual and sick leave into one form of leave, as proposed …More
The Trump administration’s call, in its recent budget proposal, to create a short-term disability insurance program for federal employees harkens …More
The Trump administration’s proposal to create a $1 billion central fund for recognizing top performing federal employees would in large …More
A federal court has overturned an MSPB decision involving military leave for federal employees who are called to active duty …More
OPM has changed the sign-in procedures on USAJOBS, the government’s main site for job-seekers, including current federal employees looking to …More