Unions: Compliance with Court Ruling on Executive Orders Mixed, Slow
In the several weeks since a federal court ruled invalid a number of key provisions of President Trump’s set of …More
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Funding Deadline Looms for Congress; Proposals on Benefits Stalled
Both chambers of Congress are now in session for the first time since late July, facing a September 30 deadline …More
Pay Raise Still Possible in 2019 Despite Call for Freeze
Despite President Trump’s call for a pay freeze last week a raise remains a possibility for 2019. On Congress’s plate …More
White House to Begin Carrying Out Reorganization Plans This Fall
Administration officials have said that they plan to begin carrying out some of their reorganization plans in the fall, although …More
Open Season: FEHB Rates Announcement Coming
Rates and coverage terms for the FEHB and FEDVIP programs typically are released in September in advance of the annual …More
Agencies Told to Comply with Court Ruling on Executive Orders
OPM has told agencies to comply with a court ruling invalidating portions of all three of President Trump’s executive orders …More
Most TSP Funds Have a Hot Time in August
Two of the three stock-oriented TSP funds posted substantial gains in August, with the small company S fund up 4.57 …More
CBO: $40K Buyout Would Have Intended Effect
Increasing the buyout maximum to $40,000 government-wide would increase the share of employees who accept such offers, CBO has said …More
Trump Calls for Pay Freeze
President Trump has issued a letter to Congress on federal pay in 2019, as expected again favoring a freeze on …More
Court Blocks Main Parts of Trump Orders
A federal district court has barred implementation of main parts of all three of President Trump’s recent executive orders on …More
Some Elements of Orders Left in Place
A federal district court’s ruling invalidating parts of the Trump administration’s May 25 executive orders on disciplinary and union matters …More
Effect of Court Ruling on Executive Orders May Take Time to Play Out
Although federal employee unions have already started to press agencies to comply with a federal court’s ruling against key parts …More
OMB Tells Agencies to Streamline Operations
OMB has told agencies to “streamline operations” as part of the administration’s initiative to shift from what it calls “low-value” …More
More Automation of Federal Work Envisioned
Like the previously issued Trump administration management initiatives, a new OMB memo on shifting to higher-priority work cites the potential …More
Technical Abilities Still a Key to Reaching SES, Study Says
Although the SES was designed to be a cadre of experts in leadership, in practice agencies typically look for specific …More
Opportunity for Pay Freeze Coming Up
Another opportunity lies just ahead for President Trump to advocate for a freeze on federal pay rates in 2019, although …More
MSPB Faults Implementation, Not Laws on Poor Performers
Criticisms that federal agencies don’t sufficiently deal with underperforming employees were a major motivation behind the last major reform of …More
Record Spotty on Merit Pay, MSPB Says, but ‘Failure Not Inevitable’
The federal government has a checkered history in trying to more closely link pay to performance, although the success of …More
Changing Nature of Federal Workforce Underscored
A recent MSPB publication looking back on the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act says that as changes to that law …More
RIP, Rule of Three
The DoD budget measure now signed into law officially rings the death knell for the “rule of three,” at one …More
GAO Stresses Prevention along with Punishment on Misconduct
While disciplinary actions draw the most attention regarding misconduct by federal employees, there are other ways to respond to it, …More
Orders Will Impact Disciplinary Choices, Says GAO
GAO has said that a recent executive order stating that agencies are not required to use progressive discipline “will affect …More
Defense Bill Signed; Freezes Buyouts at 25K, 2.6% Uniformed Raise
President Trump has signed into law the annual defense authorization bill which keeps the buyout amount at $25,000 for non-defense …More
More Mixed Messages Sent on Flexible Work Arrangements
The Trump administration has continued to send mixed messages on telework and flexible working schedules for federal employees, with OPM …More
Labor-Management Tensions Rise as Decision from Court Awaited
Tensions between federal agencies and unions have continued to rise as the former carries out policies set by the recent …More
USDA Relocations Could Be Start of Trend
In what could be a sign of more to come across the government, the Agriculture Department has announced plans to …More
Fiscal 2019 Per Diem Rates Announced
GSA has set new per diem rates for federal employees on official travel effective October 1, slightly increasing both the …More
Many Disclosures Don’t Qualify as Whistleblowing, VA Says
In its first year of operation, slightly above half of disclosures made to a VA office established to receive whistleblower …More
Congress Finalizes Defense Bill Leaving Buyout Amount Unchanged
Ahead of what could be a busy, if brief, autumn working session, on issues of importance to federal employees and …More
Prospects for Raise Improve but Don’t Make Plans to Spend It Yet
One key annual bill that has neared the finish line in Congress is the general government appropriations bill, which both …More
