COLA Count Hits 2.7 with Two Months to Go
With two months to go in the counting period toward the January 2024 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at …More
With two months to go in the counting period toward the January 2024 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at …More
A supplemental budget request the White House has sent to Congress includes funds to maintain higher rates of pay for …More
This point of the year is a good time for FERS employees who invest in the TSP at high rates …More
Despite two directives that followed discoveries of issues with handling of hazardous wastes at EPA labs, the agency still has …More
The Biden administration has again prodded federal agencies to have more of their employees working onsite and more frequently, telling …More
The Biden administration’s latest directive to federal agencies to increase onsite work by their employees comes as House Republicans have …More
Leaders of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee have mapped out a different approach than their House counterparts regarding special disciplinary …More
The inspector general’s office at OPM has given a clean audit report for the FEGLI life insurance program and its …More
The chair of the House subcommittee on the Coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, has asked OPM for a wide …More
In two reports raising concerns about staffing at the IRS, the GAO has called attention to recommendations for workforce planning …More
In recessing until after Labor Day Congress has left behind much unfinished business for federal employees. On its return, one …More
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has approved a bill to reinstate special disciplinary powers the VA has stopped using and …More
The VA and the AFGE union have reached a settlement in a complaint over the department’s use of special disciplinary …More
The TSP’s large company stock C fund is up 20.62 percent on the year following a 3.21 percent gain in …More
The Justice Department has been adding immigration judges in recent years but it would need to further increase that corps …More
A new bipartisan bill in the House would ease restrictions on marijuana use by federal employees, by stating that past …More
The Biden administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to head off a decision by a lower court on whether …More
The House this week is set to begin voting on spending bills needed for fiscal year 2024, but the result …More
OPM has proposed rules to formally replace the traditional “rule of three” with a “rule of many” that would apply …More
The IRS is generally ending the practice of having revenue officers make unannounced visits to taxpayers, largely out of concern …More
OPM has finalized rules expanding eligibility for the Federal Dental and Vision Insurance Program to include the categories of executive …More
The large company stock C fund regained its status as the largest in the TSP last month, passing the government …More
Three HHS officials key to setting up and managing a program to combat the opioid epidemic in rural areas have …More
Both the House and the Senate versions of a key spending bill effectively endorse the 5.2 percent raise that President …More
The general government funding bills in the House and Senate differ significantly on several key federal workplace policies that would …More
An amendment will be offered to block a potential future “Schedule F” as the Senate votes on its version of …More
In a report that likely will be used to continue the pressure on agencies to cut back on their use …More
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on ethical policies for federal employees who are detailed to work temporarily …More
Three-fourths through the counting period toward the January 2024 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at 2.6 percent, following an …More
The VA and two unions representing its employees have opposed recently proposed legislation seeking to revive and strengthen a 2017 …More