DHS Standoff Ends, More Budget Battles Ahead
The end of a standoff that threatened a partial shutdown of DHS means that budgets are set for all agencies …More
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The House has passed HR-280, which would allow the VA secretary to order that employees repay all or part of …More
Several Other Bills Advancing
Newly hired employees with a veterans’ disability rating of 30 percent or more would be allowed to use a full …More
Veterans Preference, Per Diem, Appeals Bills Offered
A new Senate bill (S-594) would provide veterans’ preference to certain National Guard and Reserve members who currently don’t qualify, …More
Smallest Month Yields Big Returns in TSP
After struggling in January, the stock-focused TSP funds posted major gains in February that in turn pulled up the lifecycle …More
OPM to Roll Out Workforce Initiative
OPM is set to launch a new initiative on recruitment, engagement, diversity and inclusiveness called the REDI Roadmap, following a …More
OPM Sets Strategy on Engaging Federal Employees
In a recent report to Congress, OPM outlined its plans for getting federal employees to feel more engaged in their …More
DHS Budget Still Unsettled
Just two days are left before DHS budgetary authority runs out at midnight Friday (February 27), leaving the prospect of …More
SES Rating System Gets Scrutiny
Changes in the way federal senior executives have their performance evaluated have made little difference in terms of how many …More
Budget Drives Payout Changes
GAO added, though, that budgetary restrictions have affected how SES ratings translate into performance payouts. Starting in 2011, the administration …More
TSP Updates Withdrawal Forms
The TSP has updated the forms that participants use to make age-based in-service withdrawals and for partial withdrawals after separation, …More
Transit Subsidy, TSP Bills Reintroduced
A bill introduced in the House (HR-990) would increase the tax-free public transit subsidy maximum, the latest proposal in a …More
MSPB Reports on Appeals, Other Issues
MSPB has summarized recent developments regarding federal employee appeal rights and the processing of cases arising from the sequestration furloughs …More
Removals Continue to Drop
OPM has released data covering 2014 showing that the number of federal employees involuntarily removed dropped for the fourth straight …More
Loss of Temps Accounts for Most of Job Cuts
The OPM data also show that federal employment as measured in that count – which is a headcount as of …More
