House Set to Vote on Spending Bill Providing No 2019 Raise
The House could vote as soon as this week on an annual spending bill (HR-6147) that like similar measures of …More
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Pushback Builds on Executive Orders as Agencies Implement Them
As federal agencies are imposing new restrictions on employee unions in response to President Trump’s recent executive orders, unions and …More
New Law Will Aid Whistleblowers, Says OSC; Hearing Set on MSPB Nominees
The Office of Special Counsel has said that a recently enacted law (P.L. 115-195) allowing federal employees to appeal MSPB …More
Impact of Orders on Discipline, Unions Begins; More Ahead
Some work to carry out President Trump’s three recent executive orders on discipline, performance and bargaining is underway but much …More
Orders Require Policy Changes when Contracts End, Says OPM
In guidance to agencies, OPM has said that President Trump’s recent three executive orders do not “abrogate provisions of existing …More
OPM Tells Agencies to Cut Back and Closely Monitor ‘Official Time’
OPM has said that its review “is well underway” of policies regarding official time—on the clock time for employees with …More
Final Decisions on Pay, Benefits Issues Could Wait until Fall
Congress is back in session following a week-long recess but it expects to work for only three more weeks before …More
Locality Pay Changes Would Benefit More than 63,000 Federal Employees
More than 63,000 GS employees would receive a special pay increase through the creation of four new localities–in the Birmingham, …More
Creating New Localities Would Have Varying Impacts in Federal Workforce
The short-term impact of proposed rules to create four new GS localities and expand the boundaries of two others in …More
No Proof that Breached OPM Data Was Misused, Justice Department Says
The Justice Department has said that contrary to an earlier announcement by one of its U.S. Attorney’s Office, there is …More
Reorganization Plans Seen as Long-Term Project
While specifics still remain largely absent regarding how the Trump administration hopes to carry out its plans to reorganize a …More
Court Date Set on Challenge to Executive Orders
A federal court has scheduled for July 25 the first hearing on legal challenges by federal unions against the administration’s …More
Second Thoughts Growing on VA Disciplinary Policies
More second thoughts are emerging in Congress regarding a law enacted last year shortening the disciplinary process for VA employees …More
Appeals Backlog at MSPB Tops 1,100, Group Says
A group that advocates for federal employees involved in environmental matters has reported that the appeals backlog at MSPB now …More
TSP Funds Post Mixed Results in June
The small company stock S fund gained 0.86 percent in June and the large company stock C fund rose 0.61 …More
Mid-Year Is Good Time to Review TSP Investments
The midpoint of the year is a good time for FERS employees to make sure they won’t lose government contributions …More
TSP Catch-up Election Reminder
Mid-year is a good point for federal employees who are age 50 or above, or who will be before the …More
Uncertainty Continues on Reorganization Plan’s Impact on Federal Employees
Updated: It could be some time until answers are available regarding the many questions left in the wake of the …More
Reorganization Plan Could Cause Federal Job Losses, Moves
The Trump administration’s blueprint for reorganizing a host of federal agencies and programs, could affect the employees working in the …More
Plan Expands on Intent to ‘Reskill’ Employees
The government reorganization plan expands on an idea the administration has raised several time previously, to “reskill” federal employees who …More
Budget Cuts Advance in House, but May Stall Out
The House Budget Committee has approved a spending outline for the upcoming fiscal year that endorses a familiar set of …More
1.9 Percent Raise Moves Ahead a Step in Senate
The full Senate Appropriations Committee has agreed to a subcommittee’s recommendation for a 1.9 percent federal employee raise in January …More
Action on Raise Could Revive Prospects for More Localities
By increasing the prospects for a general federal employee pay riase in January, a Senate committee may have also increased …More
Senate Panel Backs January Pay Hike, House Silent
Federal employees would receive a 1.9 percent raise in January under a spending bill approved by a Senate Appropriations subcommittee—an …More
Resistance Mounts on Benefit Proposals, Executive Orders
Another legal challenge has been filed against President Trump’s recent executive orders on bargaining and disciplinary practices for federal employees, …More
Benefit-Cutting Proposals Likely to Advance in House
The House Budget Committee plans to draw up this week a budget “resolution” for the budget year that starts in …More
Senate Backs $40K Buyout, but Don’t Make Plans Just Yet
The Senate has passed its version of the annual defense authorization bill (HR-5515) that would raise the maximum buyout payment …More
Unions, Agencies on Collision Course over Bargaining Orders
Some agencies have started taking what they consider to be needed steps to carry out requirements of President Trump’s executive …More
For Real, Report That Virtual Currency, Says OGE
The Office of Government Ethics, in response to what it said were growing numbers of questions about whether virtual currencies, …More
Trend of Retaliation Complaints at VA Continues
The VA accounted for the greatest number of complaints of whistleblower retaliation and other prohibited personnel practices brought before the …More
