Turnover Could Be Key to Avoiding RIFs in Coming Downsizing
The Trump administration’s plan for its general hiring freeze to be only a first step in downsizing the federal workforce …More
The Trump administration’s plan for its general hiring freeze to be only a first step in downsizing the federal workforce …More
Non-permanent employees could bear much of the initial brunt of the Trump administration’s planned reduction in federal jobs, but history …More
Coming up on the 40th anniversary of the law underlying federal employment–the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act–it is time to …More
Legislation (HR-559) offered in the House would allow all agencies to use a shortcut disciplinary process as an alternative to …More
Legislation (HR-611 and S-152) has been reintroduced in Congress to limit disciplinary appeals rights for all VA employees, part of …More
Republican leaders in Congress on civil service issues have sent an unusual letter to the White House saying that “protecting …More
All TSP funds posted gains in January, led by the international stock I fund, up 2.89 percent, and the small …More
The Trump administration has put out further guidance on the exceptions to its general federal hiring freeze, clarifying for example …More
New guidance from OMB on the general federal hiring freeze begins to address some of the questions raised in the …More
The Trump administration’s policies on its general hiring freeze leave decisions on specifically which jobs fall under the public safety …More
The Defense Department, while cautioning that it is not planning RIFs, has said that if that need arises, it “will …More
Several Democrats in both the House and Senate have proposed a 3.2 percent average raise for federal employees in January …More
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the main House panel overseeing federal employment matters, is focusing some of its …More
Federal employees would gain additional protections against retaliation for whistleblowing under HR-657, set to be passed by the House Oversight …More
The general hiring freeze ordered Monday by President Trump is designed as only the first step in a larger effort …More
In announcing the hiring freeze, the White House termed the action a cost-saving move in response to what a press …More
Reaction to President Trump’s federal hiring freeze memo fell along lines that had been drawn as far back as last …More
The average 2.1 percent general schedule pay raise that was effective in the first full pay period of the year, …More
The payment of a federal employee raise also may trigger higher coverage under FEGLI Basic and Option B, for those …More
The key House committee overseeing the federal workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, has set its lineup for the current Congress, …More
President Trump has followed through on a campaign promise of a hiring freeze on non-military personnel. No vacant positions existing …More
On the eve of the inauguration of President Trump, federal employees are watching for the imposition of a hiring freeze …More
The new administration’s first major set of legislative proposals likely will come in the context of budget proposals to Congress. …More
One expected emphasis of the Trump administration regarding the federal workforce is a closer link between performance ratings and both …More
OPM has issued its annual “call letter” to FEHB carriers, which as in past years stresses cost-control steps, particularly regarding …More
The annual OPM call letter setting terms for the FEHB for the following year says that while plans have taken …More
FEHB carriers “are beginning to make progress toward achieving diabetes control” but more needs to be done, OPM said in …More
Among bills offered in the new Congress’s early days was HR-396, to make those with seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible …More
The new Congress has in effect picked up where it left off in 2016, but with a busier agenda ahead …More
With little more than a week until it takes office, the incoming Trump administration still has provided little detail on …More