Gradual Improvement Continues on Many Employee Survey Items
This year’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey continued the moderately upward trend of recent years in many of the key indicators, …More
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One Third of Feds Expect to Leave Their Jobs; Related to Engagement
Among the findings of the latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is that a third of employees have expectations of leaving …More
Many Choose Not to Telework or Work Flexible Schedules, Report Shows
The annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey continues to show that significant numbers of federal employees choose not to participate in …More
October TSP Returns Are Frightful
All three stock-oriented TSP funds produced frightful returns in October, with the small company S find falling a whopping 10.06 …More
Bid to Speed Appeal of Ruling on Executive Orders Rejected
A federal appeals court has rejected the administration’s request to speed up consideration of its challenge of a decision holding …More
Report on OMB Conference Stresses Career Development
A report summarizing a conference that OMB held in September says that the government must do more to improve career …More
Pay, Benefits Not among Top Concerns of Federal Workforce Experts, Report Shows
A report at Performance.gov on a recent OMB-sponsored conference on the future of the federal workforce shows that attendees agreed …More
OPM Reorganization Would Raise Practical, Policy Issues, CRS Says
The Congressional Research Service has said that the administration’s proposed dismantling of OPM raises a number of practical and policy …More
VA Cites Positives in Survey Results
The VA has said that this year’s survey of employees shows gains in satisfaction with the department in general and …More
No Word Yet on 2019 TSP Limits
Some federal employees have been asking about whether the TSP will increase its investment limits in 2019; that is a …More
Employees Continue to Doubt Role of Merit in Workplace Decisions
Agency leadership and whether merit plays the role it is supposed to play in workplace decisions continue to draw especially …More
Leaders, Fairness Weigh Down Employee Engagement
Results of this year’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey reported by DoD and DHS show that leadership and fairness in the …More
OPM Plans New Pay System for Economists, Others to Follow
OPM has taken the first of a planned series of steps to create an occupation-specific classification and pay system, beginning …More
Social Security Figures Rising
Along with the COLA increase of 2.8 percent in Social Security benefits for January that was announced last week — …More
New Medicare Rates Set
The Medicare program has announced rates for 2019, with a $135.50 standard monthly premium for Part B (physicians and related …More
Key Retirement Interest Rate to Rise
The interest paid in the voluntary contribution retirement savings program available to CSRS (but not FERS) employees will rise to …More
Replacement of Pon Could Boost Move to Break Up OPM
The departure of OPM director Jeff Pon has raised questions about the future of that agency, which for the foreseeable …More
Bills Introduced to Soften ‘Windfall’ Penalty
Bills have been introduced in the House and Senate (HR-6933 and S-3526) to soften the impact of the Social Security …More
Bill Forms Labor-Management Cooperation on TSA Personnel Issues
In a move that runs counter to the recent direction of federal labor relations, Congress has passed a bill creating …More
OPM Stresses Value of Work-Life Balance Programs
OPM has started issuing a series of documents designed to encourage agencies to offer work-life balance programs, saying such programs …More
Leave Transfer Authorized Due to California Wildfires
OPM has authorized agencies to establish emergency leave transfer programs related to the wildfires in California. In those programs, employees …More
Decision on Raise Kicked Down the Road
Updated: A decision on a pay raise will have to wait until after the midterm elections as Congress has gone …More
OPM Previews 2019 FEHB Plans; More Details to Come
Although full details of FEHB plans won’t be released until just before the start of the November 12-December 10 open …More
Several Plans Dropping Out of FEHB
For the 2019 plan year a lower than usual number of FEHB plans are dropping out. They are : Healthnet …More
WH Appeal Argues Executive Orders on Workplace, Unions Within Scope
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to fast-track its challenge to an injunction against parts of three …More
Many Proposals for Federal Workforce May Fall by Wayside
With only several weeks of planned congressional working time scheduled before year’s end, many proposals affecting the federal workforce seem …More
TSP Returns Mixed in September
The TSP funds produced mixed results in September, with the international stock I fund gaining 0.91 percent and the large …More
Federal Employees May Moonlight for Census, OMB Says
OMB is encouraging agencies to allow their employees to take temporary second jobs associated with the 2020 Census, saying that …More
Trump Signs Spending Bill with CR Funding Through Dec 7
Updated: President Trump this week signed into law an appropriations bill covering the VA and related agencies, the legislative branch, …More
Average FEHB Premiums to Rise 1.5 Percent
FEHB premiums will rise 1.5 percent on average for enrollees in 2019 over 2018, OPM has announced, well below the …More
