Agencies Ordered to Keep Job Seekers Informed
OPM has told agencies to make greater efforts to keep job seekers up to date on the process, which would …More
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Weather/Safety Leave Policies to Take Effect
After first setting and then temporarily delaying an effective date, OPM has set May 10 for the beginning of a …More
New OPM Director Echoes Calls for Civil Service Reform
“Piecemeal” changes won’t cut it: Newly installed OPM director Jeff Pon has reiterated the administration’s call for fundamental changes to …More
Telework Facing Headwind, Increased Scrutiny
Several recent developments have shown signs of doubt on Capitol Hill and in the administration regarding agencies’ use of telework, …More
IRS Reform Bill to Be Considered
Bipartisan leaders of the House committee that oversees the IRS plan to push a bill overhauling many of the agency’s …More
Performance Rewards Fund Still Undefined
Two months after the White House proposed creating a $1 billion fund to reward top-performing federal employees, the idea still …More
More Employees Report Seeing Prohibited Personnel Practices
More federal employees reported in 2016 that they had seen prohibited personnel practices in the workplace than in 2010, MSPB …More
FSA Claims Requirement Reminder
April 30 is the deadline for submitting claims against 2017 flexible spending accounts. For health care FSAs and “limited expense” …More
C, I Funds Suffer Losses in March
The TSP’s large company stock C fund dropped 2.55 percent in March and the international stock I fund also fell, …More
Budget Focus Shifts to Pay, Retirement Proposals
With Congress finally having set agency budgets for the current fiscal year — after bringing the government to the brink …More
Council to Consider GS Pay Policies
An advisory council on federal pay-setting that was dormant all of 2017 has set a meeting for April 10 at …More
Sexual Harassment Declining but Still a Problem, Says MSPB
Fewer federal employees reported experiencing recent workplace sexual harassment in a 2016 survey than in prior surveys but it “continues …More
MSPB Identifies Most Common Forms of Harassment
A new MSPB report on sexual harassment in the government found that some types of harassing behavior are much more …More
After Harassment, Few Formal Complaints but Lasting Impact
MSPB’s new study of sexual harassment in the federal workplace found that most of those who reported that they had …More
Postal Reform Bill Would Impact Health Insurance
A bipartisan group of senators has offered a postal reform bill that among other things would substantially revise health insurance …More
Expansion of Appeal Rights Again Proposed
A newly introduced bipartisan House bill (HR-5355) would overturn a court ruling that restricted MSPB appeal rights of employees in …More
Weather / Safety Leave Rules Delayed
OPM has delayed implementation of new policies governing when agencies may dismiss employees with pay and without charge to paid …More
$1.3 Trillion Budget Deal Signed; No Shutdown
Congress has passed and the President has signed a $1.3 trillion budget measure ending the threat of another government shutdown, …More
White House Releases Management Agenda
The Trump administration’s President’s Management Agenda, released Tuesday (March 20) largely restates several initiatives related to the federal workforce that …More
More ‘Agile’ Federal Workforce Envisioned
Among the themes of the newly issued President’s Management Agenda is an emphasis on making the federal workforce more “agile” …More
Agenda Leaves Some Issues Unaddressed
While the President’s Management Agenda addresses some issues related to the federal workplace, it does not address several areas that …More
Telework Adds Twist to Weather/Safety Dismissal
In finalizing policies for a new form of paid leave, weather and safety leave, OPM addressed the special considerations arising …More
More Changes to Leave Policies Still to Come
OPM’s issuance of final rules regarding dismissing employees from work with pay for weather/safety reasons is just one of the …More
Plan to Stretch Out Within-Grade Raises Would Add Year to Wait for Each
The administration’s proposal to lengthen the waiting period between GS within-grade raises would result in adding a year to the …More
Proposed Combination of Annual, Sick Leave Would Reduce Total Time Off
The Trump administration’s proposal to merge annual leave and sick leave into one form of leave would result in a …More
Three-Level FEHB Premium Contributions Formula Proposed
A Trump administration proposal for FEHB would result in three percentages of the government’s contributions toward premiums and thus three …More
Top Two OPM Positions Filled; Nominations Made for MSPB
Jeff Pon, a former OPM official who also has held numerous other HR leadership positions inside and outside government has …More
Action Needed Soon to Avoid Shutdown, Again
In what has become a repetitive scenario, Congress is running short on time to renew agency spending authority and avoid …More
Survey Finds More Need for Work-Life Balance Programs
Eighty-three percent of federal employees “report that their professional and personal and/or family life needs interfere with each other to …More
Budget: Another Deadline Ahead, Benefits Decisions Loom
Congress has made little headway in the month since reaching an agreement on overall government spending levels, once again coming …More
