MSPB Seeks Funding Boost, Contrary to Administration Request
In an unusual move, the MSPB has submitted a “bypass request” to Congress, saying that the White House’s fiscal 2020 …More
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Bills on Security Clearances, Relocation Taxes Introduced
Among the bills recently reintroduced in Congress was S-838, a bipartisan bill to require decisions to grant, deny, or revoke …More
Dispute over Divorce Policy Heads to Court
The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association has filed suit against OPM’s reversal in 2016 of a longstanding policy regarding how …More
Guidance Issued on Shutdown’s Impact on Use or Lose Leave
OPM has told agencies to process donations of “use or lose” annual leave, and use of such leave by recipients, …More
Workforce Grew Slightly in Fiscal 2018
The number of federal employees grew slightly in fiscal 2018 as measured both by a count of the overall workforce …More
Budget Takes Aim at Leave, Within-Grade Raises
The Trump administration has released additional documents as a follow-up to last week’s budget proposals for fiscal 2020, making clear …More
Some Details Added to FEHB, Retirement Proposals
New budget-related documents from the White House spell out in more detail the proposals related to retirement and FEHB contained …More
Frustration Grows along with Wait for Raise, Back Pay
The continued delay in paying out the average 1.9 percent raise enacted into law February 15—and the accompanying delay in …More
Budget Requests Buyout Boost, New Incentives
Among the provisions of the Trump administration’s latest budget proposal that might be viewed as a positive for federal employees …More
Budget Anticipates Job Growth, although Mainly Related to Census
The newly released fuller details of the Trump administration’s budget proposal projects a 4 percent increase in 2020 as measured …More
DoD Projects Growth in STEM, Depot Jobs
DoD has said that the projected increase of more 5,000 civilian jobs in its fiscal 2020 budget plan, would be …More
Trump Again Proposes No Raise, Familiar Benefit-Cutting Proposals
President Trump has called on Congress to provide no federal employee pay raise in January 2020 and to increase the …More
Many Details on Proposals Still Lacking
The White House’s budget proposal, released Monday, was an incomplete version of that annual document, consisting of just a summary …More
Wait for Raise, Back Pay Nears One-Month Mark
Now almost a month since President Trump signed into law an average 1.9 percent federal employee pay raise to be …More
Budget Assumes OPM/GSA Reorg Will Move Ahead
The White House’s budget proposal assumes that a planned breakup of OPM, with most of its parts moving to GSA, …More
Focus on Workforce Plans Continuing, Budget Says
The administration’s budget plan says that focus is continuing on one element of the President’s Management Agenda released last spring, …More
TSP, Treasury Issue Reassurances on G Fund Disinvestment
Both the Treasury Department and the TSP have issued statements saying that a financial maneuver the Treasury recently used regarding …More
Slight Decline in Telework Reported
OPM’s latest annual report on telework, covering fiscal 2017, showed a slight decline in participation from the prior year, adding …More
Wait Continues on Retroactive Raise
The wait continues for specifics of the retroactive average 1.9 percent federal employee pay raise signed into law February 15, …More
Former FLRA Chair Nominated to Head OPM
President Trump has nominated Dale Cabaniss, a veteran of civil service issues, to head OPM, an agency that has been …More
Merit Board Explains Impact of Leadership Void
The MSPB has issued a policy statement on the impact on its operations now that it has no confirmed members …More
Bills Offered on DHS, Partnerships, Parental Leave
Legislation (HR-1433) has been reintroduced in the House aimed at improving morale at DHS, which annually ranks near the bottom …More
TSP Stock Funds Post Strong Gains in February
The TSP’s stock funds in February posted their second straight month of strong gains—although not as large as those of …More
Impatience Growing but Delays on Raise Likely
Now nearly two weeks since President Trump signed into law a retroactive federal employee pay raise averaging 1.9 percent, many …More
How Past Retroactive Pay Raises Affected Benefits
In two prior experiences of federal employees receiving retroactive raises, in 2003 and 2004, such increases affected not only salary …More
Pay Agent Report Signals Continued Battle over Raises
A report from senior administration officials signals that the long-running battles over federal pay raises will continue this year, again …More
House Moves to Extend Lone MSPB Member’s Term; Vote Delayed on Others
The House has passed HR-1235 to extend by up to another year the term of the lone member of the …More
DoD Projects Major Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Workforce
A new DoD plan for incorporating artificial intelligence into its operations that anticipates that it will have a significant impact …More
High Court Rules for Equivalent Retiree Tax Treatment
In a rare case involving federal employee benefits that reached the U.S. Supreme Court, the court has found that for …More
Union Seeks to Reverse Army Child Care Subsidy Decision
A federal union has asked congressional leaders on defense issues to act to reverse the Army’s decision to cut off …More
