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
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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
Management Agenda Could Seek Big Changes in Federal Workplace
The Trump administration has said it will release this month its President’s Management Agenda, which is to contain detailed plans …More
Management Agenda to Be Watched for Signs of Buyouts, Early Outs
Federal employees commonly equate efficiency and reorganization initiatives—as first announced in an OMB memo issued last April that is to …More
Trump Campaign Announcement Triggers Hatch Act Update from OSC
The Office of Special Counsel has said that President Trump’s appointment last week of a campaign manager officially made him …More
House Backs Study into Increased Scrutiny of Social Media
The House has passed a bill (HR-3737) that could pave the way for more scrutiny of federal employees’ social media …More
MSPB Improperly Narrowed Whistleblower Protections, Says Court
A federal appeals court has found that the MSPB took too narrow a view of whistleblower protections, agreeing with the …More
February Makes TSP Shiver
Only the ever-gaining government securities G fund posted a positive return in February while all other funds suffered losses. The …More
OPM Promises ‘Engagement’ on Pay for Performance Plan
OPM has said that before trying to put in place changes in pay for performance policies, the administration will engage …More
Study of Federal Employee Leave Policies Planned
OPM’s strategic plan says that before moving to combine annual and sick leave into one form of leave, as proposed …More
Outlines Are in Place on Short-Term Disability Insurance Idea
The Trump administration’s call, in its recent budget proposal, to create a short-term disability insurance program for federal employees harkens …More
Pay for Performance Fund Idea Not a New One
The Trump administration’s proposal to create a $1 billion central fund for recognizing top performing federal employees would in large …More
Court Takes Broad View of Military Leave Entitlement
A federal court has overturned an MSPB decision involving military leave for federal employees who are called to active duty …More
USAJOBs Sign-In Procedure Changes
OPM has changed the sign-in procedures on USAJOBS, the government’s main site for job-seekers, including current federal employees looking to …More
High Court Case Doesn’t Directly Affect Federal Unions
There seems to be a misconception among some federal employees that a case argued before the Supreme Court this week …More
Performance Pay Idea Still Taking Shape
The Trump administration has not explained more fully a proposal in its budget to place a greater emphasis on performance …More
Performance-Based Pay Proposal Reignites Debate over Ratings
The White House proposal to place more emphasis on performance in federal pay has revived longstanding questions of whether employee …More
New Formula for FEHB Premium Sharing Proposed
The Trump administration has proposed changing the formula for setting the government contribution toward FEHB premiums to make that contribution …More
White House Again Seeks Buyout Boost
The White House has again asked Congress to increase the maximum buyout, or voluntary separation incentive payment, to $40,000 government-wide–an …More
Wrapup Work Still Needed on Current-Year Budget
While the White House’s recent budget proposal has shifted attention to the fiscal 2019 cycle, work still remains to finalize …More
Route to the Top: Stick Around, Develop Skills
A new OPM report indicates that the best route into the SES, the highest level to which most career federal …More
Pay Freeze, Familiar Retirement Cuts in Budget
The White House budget proposal released this week for the fiscal year starting in October contains several familiar proposals to …More
Changes in Pay, Appeals Rights Proposed; Detail lacking
The White House budget proposal for fiscal 2019 follows through on earlier indications that the administration will push for civil …More
