April Showers Gains on TSP Investors
All TSP funds posted gains in April, led by the three stock-based funds. The large company C fund gained 4.05 …More
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Some May Face Long Wait for Back Pay
Some federal employees may face a long additional wait before receiving the back pay from the retroactive raise, even as …More
Reminder on Deductions from Raise, Back Pay
Some employees who have received their pay raise and back pay are saying that the amounts are incorrect. While that’s …More
Benefits, Workplace Policy Decisions Lie Ahead
Congress returns next week from a two-week recess to start what traditionally is a time in which several bills affecting …More
Questions Remain on OPM, MSPB Leadership
The leadership of two key agencies for federal employees remains uncertain at a time when Congress is about to take …More
Relief from TSP Withdrawal Requirement Advances
The House tax-writing committee has advanced a bill that among other things would provide relief from the “minimum distribution” requirement …More
Bills Offered on Student Loan Forgiveness, Other Issues
Among bills proposed or introduced recently in Congress are ones related to student loan forgiveness, relocation taxation, mortgage qualification, and …More
GAO Highlights Need to Address VA Personnel Shortages
Addressing shortages of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel require VA’s high-priority attention, GAO has said, along with numerous other …More
Timing of Raise, Back Pay Differing among Agencies
With the next biweekly federal employee pay distribution just days ahead, agencies have delivered a mixed message to their employees …More
TSP Offers New Account Security Feature
The TSP has started offering two-factor authentication for participants to access their accounts through its website, an increasingly common added …More
FSA Claims Deadline Reminder
April 30 is the deadline for submitting claims against flexible spending accounts for the 2018 calendar year. For dependent care …More
Whistleblower Protections Still Incomplete, Groups Say
Three groups that advocate for whistleblowers say that further protections are needed including creating a right for federal employees to …More
EEOC Offers New Alternative Dispute Resolution Route
The EEOC is offering a new route for alternative dispute resolution in cases involving federal employees, in which the Federal …More
Court Sides with Agency on Failure to Inform Employees
The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a lower court ruling involving a federal agency’s failure to inform employees of …More
Call Letter Opens Door for Added FEHB Benefits
OPM has opened the door for FEHB carriers to propose new benefits that are not offset by cost reductions in …More
House Signals New Direction on Workplace Policies
The impact of the change of the House to Democratic control is starting to show in the budget process where …More
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Recent Government Shutdown A Wake-Up Call for All U.S. Workers
A few days after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended, a Prudential Financial survey of federal employees exposed …More
Disputes over Union, Disciplinary Policies Return to Surface
After largely lying dormant since last fall, disputes have revived over key federal workplace policies involving disciplinary policies and the …More
Hopes Grow that Pay Period Seven Will Be Lucky for Raise
Federal employees for the moment are in something of a lull in the storm over the pay raise, with attention …More
Reminder: COLAs, Pay Raises Different
A number of federal retirees have been asking about how the federal pay raise will affect them, again illustrating a …More
TSA, Benefits Protection Bills Introduced
Among bills recently introduced in Congress are two measures addressing benefits issues that arose during the recent partial government shutdown. …More
GAO Continues Push on Pay, Performance Recommendations
GAO has called attention to unresolved recommendations government-wide that it considers high priority, including recommendations that OPM: * track whether …More
On Raise, Back Pay, It’s Hurry Up and Wait Some More
After waiting six weeks for an executive order to carry out the 1.9 percent average pay raise, more waiting now …More
Biggest Raises Concentrated in Already Highest-Paid Localities
Some federal employees have been wondering why the metropolitan areas that already are among the highest-paid GS localities stand to …More
Payment of Back Pay Brings Complications
Payment of back pay following a retroactive raise for federal employees involves a number of complications related to benefits. According …More
TSP: S&P and Bond Funds Lead in March, I Fund Looking Cheap
The common stock C and bond F funds posted gains of nearly 2 percent in March—1.95 and 1.93 percent, respectively—while …More
Budget Plan Assuming Higher Retirement Contributions Advances
The Senate Budget Committee has approved a budget plan that assumes an increase in required retirement contributions for most federal …More
Few Claims Filed for Post-Data Breach Services
In the more than three years since the government started offering identity protection services and identity theft insurance to those …More
Rotation Program Seen as Step toward Single Cyber Workforce
A proposed new program for rotation of cybersecurity employees among agencies would be a step toward creating a government-wide cadre …More
Pay Raise Finalized, but More Waiting Likely for Payout
President Trump has issued an executive order finalizing new pay rates for this year reflecting an average 1.9 percent raise …More
