Upcoming Pay Raise to Affect Some Benefits
The general schedule pay raise to be paid as of the first full pay period of the year—January 12-25 for …More
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Reminder: Retiree COLAs Vary, Are Prorated for Recent Retirees
A COLA is being paid with January annuity payments of 2.5 percent for those retired under CSRS and 2 percent …More
TSP Investment Limits, Other Key Dollar Figures Changing
Among key dollar figures of interest to federal employees changing for 2025 are: * The standard investment maximum investment limit …More
Key Social Security, Medicare Figures Rising with New Year
Several key figures are increasing for 2025 in the Social Security program affecting both current employees and retirees. Social Security—For …More
Trump’s Looks to VC Partner to Head OPM
President-elect Trump has said he will nominate for OPM director Scott Kupor, currently managing partner of the venture capital firm …More
Opinion | Commentary
The U.S. Postal Service is a DOGE Delight
With the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) careening to financial insolvency, mail delivery taking far longer than it did in the 1970’s, and postal …More
Pay Raise Finalized; Increases to Range from 1.88 to 2.35 Percent
President Biden has signed an executive order finalizing a 2 percent average federal employee pay raise in January, with increases …More
Upcoming Raise to Affect Pay Caps, Have Other Impacts
The 2025 federal employee pay raise averaging 2 percent will result in increasing the pay caps that apply to senior …More
GPO-WEP Repeal Bill Ends Long Battle, but Timing of Next Steps Is Uncertain
Enactment of a bill to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions caps efforts over several decades targeting …More
Traditional RIF Retention Policies Remain in Effect, OPM Stresses
OPM is set to issue a reminder that the Biden administration in early 2021 withdrew rules proposed by the Trump …More
OPM Finalizes Overhaul of Suitability and Fitness Policies
OPM has finalized a revised set of factors for agencies to use in “suitability” and “fitness” determinations, among other changes …More
No Shutdown – Congress Approves Funding at Last Second; GPO-WEP Repealed
Updated: The Senate voted 85-11 in the early hours of Saturday in favor of legislation to fund the government through …More
Biden Grants Full Day of Excused Absence for December 24
President Biden has granted a full day of excused absence for Tuesday, December 24, following a pattern of Presidential grants …More
Late 2024 Push on Employee Monitoring, Discipline, Telework Presage 2025
Several bills were offered recently that, while coming too late for enactment in the current Congress, send a signal of …More
CBO Repeats Options for Reducing Value of Federal Employee Pay, Benefits
The Congressional Budget Office has again raised a series of options for reducing the deficit including several that would directly …More
Rules on Administrative, Investigative and Notice Leave Finalized
OPM has finalized rules first proposed in 2017 to overhaul a variety of policies regarding when federal employees can be …More
MSPB Clarifies Policy on Whether Investigations Constitute Retaliation
The MSPB has clarified its precedent regarding whether agency investigations of employees constitute retaliation against a whistleblower, adding that an …More
OPM Releases Viewpoint Survey Results by Agency, Touts Gains
OPM has released agency-by-agency results of the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey conducted last summer, following the release in October …More
Schedule F and DOGE: A Federal Employment Attorney’s Analysis
As we approach 2025, two major initiatives threaten to reshape federal employment: the proposed reinstatement of Schedule F and the …More
Key DoD Bill Readied for Voting; Wouldn’t Block Return of Schedule F
House and Senate negotiators have prepared for final voting the annual DoD authorization bill, containing no language to prevent the …More
Telework, Role of Unions Shaping Up as Early 2025 Federal Workplace Battlegrounds
Telework by federal employees and the intertwined issue of the role of federal unions in workplace policies are shaping up …More
Agency Funding Authority Running Out; Late Request Made to Boost Pay Raise
UPDATED: With agency funding authority set to expire next Friday (December 20) no strategy has yet emerged for how Congress …More
EEO Complaints Down a Bit but Familiar Pattern Remains
Both the number of preliminary EEO complaints and the number of those that went on to the formal complaint stage …More
EEOC: Agencies Still Lagging on Some Measures of Commitment to EEO
Federal agencies are still lagging on some measures of commitment to equal employment opportunity, the EEOC has reported, most notably …More
OGE Reissues Ethics Guidance on Inaugural Events
The Office of Government Ethics reissued guidance for federal employees regarding gift acceptance and other ethics policies related to the …More
Open Season Extended through December 13 for Postal Employees, Retirees
OPM has extended the health insurance open season by four days, through Friday, December 13th at 11:59pm EST, for Postal …More
Workforce Policy, Agency Funding Decisions Still Pending as Congress Nears Exit
Congress is down to less than three working weeks scheduled for the year, with decisions still to be made on …More
Open Season for 2025 Soon Coming to a Close; PSHB Extension
Next Monday (December 9) is the last day of the current open season to enroll or change coverage for 2025 …More
On Health Insurance, at Least Check These Things
In practice during annual federal benefits open seasons, only low single-digit percentages of enrollees annually change plans, levels of coverage …More
Health Care FSA Account Carry-Over Reminder
Toward the end of the year, some employees become concerned about losing money in their health care flexible spending accounts …More
