Bonuses for Cost Savings Proposed
Legislation (S-1830) offered in the Senate would allow the payment of awards up to $10,000 to employees who identify waste, …More
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House Passes Spending Bill But Still Opposes Restarting A-76 Process
In passing a spending bill for fiscal 2018 (HR-3354) covering most of the government last week, the House once again …More
Buyout Boost, Other Issues Still Not Settled
The Senate in passing its version of the annual DoD authorization bill on Monday (HR-2810) did not take up several …More
Federal Employees, Retirees Sought for Hurricane Relief Work
DHS has put out a call for federal employees to join its “surge capacity force” for special assignments for on-site …More
TSP Extends Relaxed Withdrawal Policies Due to Hurricanes
The TSP has extended to Hurricane Irma the same loosened in-service withdrawal policies it previously applied to Hurricane Harvey. Under …More
Reminder on FEGLI Changes Made Last Year
Any FEGLI coverage elections made during the open season last September will become effective as of the first pay period …More
Shutdown, Other Threats Delayed but Not Resolved
President Trump has signed into law a measure drafted and enacted quickly to push back to December 8 several deadlines …More
White House Repeats Calls for Higher Buyouts
The White House has repeated its calls for Congress to increase the buyout maximum to $40,000 government-wide, an issue that …More
Another Run at Base Closings to Be Attempted
As the Senate has taken up its version of the annual DoD authorization bill (S-1519), a compromise amendment has been …More
Senate Plan Targets Official Time
Among the amendments to the pending Senate defense authorization bill (S-1519) is one that would apply government-wide, targeting the use …More
Sexual Harassment Declining but Still a Problem, Says MSPB
Federal employees report sexual harassment as occurring less frequently than in the past, but such harassment “is still occurring, with …More
FEHB Announcement Pending
The annual announcement of premiums and plan offerings in FEHB for the upcoming plan year–that is, calendar year–typically is made …More
Congress Returns to Shutdown, Debt Ceiling, Budget Issues
Congress has returned from its summer recess to face the same issues it left behind more than a month ago, …More
Decisions in Limbo on Early Out, Buyout Offers for Federal Employees
The limited progress so far in Congress on budget issues has left uncertainty regarding agency funding levels for fiscal 2018, …More
New OPM Nomination Made, among Others
President Trump has nominated to become OPM director Jeff Tien Han Pon, who has held senior human resources positions inside …More
TSP Stock Funds Mixed in August
The TSP’s large company stock C fund gained 0.3 percent in August while the small company stock S fund dropped …More
Loosened TSP Withdrawals, Other Policies Changed in Harvey’s Wake
The TSP has temporarily loosed policies regarding financial hardship withdrawals for federal employees in the Hurricane Harvey disaster area–or who …More
Better Response Sought to Federal Employee Identity Theft
GAO has been asked to recommend other potential benefits agencies could offer to their employees in response a breach of …More
Federal Employees Still Waiting on Pay Raise Message
Tomorrow (Thursday) is the deadline for President Trump to issue an expected message to Congress setting a federal pay raise …More
CBO Looks at Cuts to Retirement Benefits, Recruitment, Retention
The Congressional Budget Office has published a summary of various options to reduce the value of federal employee retirement benefits …More
Report Sees Mixed Impact on Employees from Retirement Changes
Much of a new CBO report on options for reducing federal retirement benefits focuses on projections of government outlays and …More
Shutdown Rumbling Getting Louder
The chances of a partial government shutdown starting October 1 have been increasing even as Congress has remained on its …More
Guidance Issued on Hurricane Harvey Response
OPM has reminded agencies in areas affected by Hurricane Harvey of the pay and leave flexibilities available in emergency situations, …More
GSA Sets Policies on Use of Ride-Sharing Services
GSA has set policies on use of ride-sharing services for federal employees on official travel, stating that the cost is …More
Survey Coming on Employee Views of Benefits
OPM has said that in the fall it will conduct a survey of federal employee views of their benefits, a …More
In Shutdown, Most Federal Employees Would Remain on the Job
Now only a little more than a month out from the start of the new fiscal year October 1 with …More
Pay, Benefits Policies in Shutdowns Well Established
Due to the frequency of threatened partial government shutdowns caused by agency funding lapses–and the occasional actual shutdown, most recently …More
Approach of Debt Ceiling Adds to Uncertainty for Federal Employees
Along with the pending need to continue agency spending authority past the end of September to prevent a partial government …More
Agency ‘Reform Plans’ Due to OMB Soon
Federal agencies are to submit by September 11 final versions of their “reform plans,” to OMB for inclusion in the …More
CBO Boosts Prospects for Wider TSP Withdrawal Options
Expanding the withdrawal options in the TSP would have an impact on the timing of taxes investors pay on their …More
