Proposed Higher Raise Described as Make-up Gesture
Sponsors of a bill that has passed the House, and that now moves to the Senate, to pay a retroactive 2019 …More
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Agencies Start Issuing Back Pay
Federal employees who went unpaid due to the partial government shutdown are to start receiving their back pay as soon …More
OPM Updates Guidance on Pay Issues
OPM has issued revised guidance to agencies on back pay issues for employees who went unpaid during the partial shutdown, …More
TSP Contributions to Be Made Up, but Not Missed Earnings
The TSP has told agencies to “ensure that all employee contributions, agency contributions, and loan payments are made for the …More
Reminder on Repaying Unemployment Benefits
During the partial government shutdown, many thousands of federal employees—an exact number is not known—filed for unemployment compensation benefits to …More
Possible Reassurance on Security Clearance Impact of Shutdown
Numerous federal employees, plus some members of Congress, have been expressing concern about the implications for continued eligibility to hold …More
Back to Work, with Back Pay Later this Week
While federal employees who went unpaid due to the partial government shutdown are to receive back pay “as soon as …More
Temporary Funding Deal Reached to Allow for Border Security Negotiations
President Trump and Congressional leaders have reached a deal to end the partial government shutdown that began December 22 and …More
Be Accommodating to ‘Excepted’ Employees, OPM Tells Agencies
OPM has said that it “strongly encourages agencies to be as accommodating as possible” regarding the working schedules of employees …More
For Ending Shutdown, Many Moving Parts but Not Moving in Same Direction
Political leaders are continuing to raise proposals for ending the partial government shutdown but as has been the pattern for …More
Employees, Agencies Struggle to Cope with Prolonged Shutdown
Both individual employees and agencies continue to employ a range of strategies to cope with the partial government shutdown as …More
Agencies Sending Out Re-Furlough Notices
Federal agencies are sending out new furlough notices to federal employees who have been off work and unpaid due to …More
Length of Furlough Doesn’t Trigger RIF Policies, Says OPM
A new OPM fact sheet on the partial government shutdown addresses a point of confusion that has arisen now that …More
Insurance Concerns Arise as Second Payless Payday Approaches
Federal employees now facing their second payless payday due to the partial government shutdown increasingly are expressing concerns about the …More
Non-Pay Status: TSP Updates Guidance on Loans, Catch-Up Investments
The TSP has issued new guidance on loan policies and investment catch-ups for account holders in non-pay status due to …More
Back Pay for Furloughed Employees Signed into Law
President Trump has signed into law a bill (S-24) that had quickly passed Congress to assure that federal employees who …More
Lawsuits, Workarounds as Shutdown Drags On and Employees Called Back
As the partial government shutdown continues to drag on, agencies are increasingly turning to workarounds to get work accomplished, and …More
Yet Another Tactic to End Shutdown Being Tried
In the latest of a series of attempts to end the partial government shutdown, the House is moving this week …More
OPM Addresses Key Issues for Unpaid Federal Employees
OPM has issued a new fact sheet for federal employees in non-pay status due to the partial government shutdown, now …More
Shutdown Benefits Issues Cover Wide Range
Beyond basic pay, retirement and insurance matters, OPM’s most recent fact sheet for federal employees who are going unpaid due …More
Shutdown Complicates Retirement for Some
A number of those who applied to retire during the turn of the year period, a peak time for federal …More
House Again Votes for Raise for Federal Employees, Back Pay for Those Furloughed
The House on Wednesday again endorsed a 1.9 percent average federal employee raise for 2019 and for back pay for …More
Payless Payday Coming Up for Many Federal Employees
Some 800,000 federal employees who have been in non-pay status since December 22 due to the partial government shutdown likely …More
Unemployment Benefits, Outside Employment Issues Rise to Fore
While some employees on unpaid status have been taking a fatalistic approach as the partial government shutdown stretches through its …More
Prospects for 2019 Raise Still Treading Water
The pay period that began Sunday (January 6) would have been the start of a 2019 raise had one been …More
Continued Pay Freeze for Appointees Looking More Likely
Among the many complications related to the partial government shutdown and President Trump’s executive order freezing federal salary rates is …More
Boundaries of New GS Localities Defined
OPM has posted the boundary lines of the new GS locality areas effective this year, created after years of consideration …More
Retirement Interest Rate Rise Reminder
The interest paid in the voluntary contribution retirement savings program available to CSRS (but not FERS) employees will rise from …More
House Votes to End Partial Shutdown, But It Continues
The House voted Thursday (January 3) to end the partial government shutdown now two weeks old, but a resolution appeared …More
Order Narrows, But Doesn’t Eliminate, Chance for Pay Raise
President Trump’s executive order denying a general federal employee pay raise for 2019 does not necessarily end the chances of …More
