New Policies Set on Monitoring Employees’ Communications
Federal agencies should evaluate policies regarding communications by their employees to endure that they “do not interfere with or chill …More
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New VA Data on Discipline May Be Hint of Future
The VA has issued additional data on discipline against its employees during the first year of the Trump administration, most …More
OPM Reminds Agencies on Recruitment Incentives
OPM has reminded agencies of their authority to pay recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives, commonly called the 3Rs, for high-demand …More
Time to Check for Benefits Impacts of Raise
The average 1.9 percent general schedule pay raise that was effective in the first full pay period of the year, …More
Raise Provides Good Reason to Reassess TSP Investments
Getting a raise–whether a general one as took effect for most employees effective January 7 or on an individual basis, …More
Trump Budget Coming Feb 12, Current Year Funding Still Unsettled
The Trump administration has said it expects to release on February 12 its budget proposals for fiscal year 2019, a …More
Budget Likely to Target Agencies, Appeal Rights
In addition to repeating proposals regarding pay and benefits, a White House budget set for release February 12 is expected …More
Another Shutdown Deadline Ahead, Another Delay on the Table
Another short-term extension of government funding authority already is being considered ahead of the next budgetary deadline, February 8, that …More
Make Furloughed Employees Whole, OPM Orders
Agencies must “make furloughed federal employees whole” for unpaid time during the partial government shutdown, in terms of basic pay, …More
Furlough Make-Whole Order Affects Various Types of Compensation
OPM’s memo on making furloughed employees whole for the partial shutdown says that a furloughed employee “must receive the same …More
OPM Explains Benefits Impact of Shutdown
In addition to requiring that employees furloughed during the shutdown be paid in full, OPM has detailed the impact on …More
Emphasis on Prescription Drugs, Wellness Programs to Continue
OPM has issued its annual call letter to FEHB carriers–the start of negotiations over specific coverage terms and premium rates …More
Shutdown Leaves “Non-Essential” Feds Cold; Eyeing Next Budget Deadline
The main reaction to the three-day partial government shutdown from federal employees seems to be one of anger and frustration, …More
Furloughed Employees to Be Made Whole, but Questions Remain
During the partial government shutdown, employees generally fell into three categories: “exempt” because their agency had operating money through self-funding, …More
Policy and Funding Behind Who Gets Furloughed
Even though relatively short in duration, the three-day partial government shutdown lasted long enough to highlight differences among agencies regarding …More
One More Try: Short-Term Disability Insurance Bill Offered in House
Legislation offered in the House (HR-4806), represents the latest in a series of attempts to fill one of the major …More
OPM Loosening Rules on Removing Family Members from FEHB
OPM has issued rules aimed at removing ineligible family members from coverage under the FEHB program, saying that it estimates …More
Feds’ Social Media Could Get More Scrutiny
The House could vote at any time on a bill (HR-3737) encouraging more scrutiny of federal employees’ social media accounts …More
Expanded Whistleblower Review Option Lapses
Federal employees wishing to appeal MSPB decisions in cases involving alleged whistleblower retaliation now may file those challenges only in …More
Shutdown Over, for Now
President Trump has signed the funding bill passed earlier today in the Senate, and approved this afternoon in the House …More
Early Position Staked on 2019 Raise
Bills (HR-4775 and S-2295) newly offered in Congress that would grant a 3 percent federal employee pay raise in January …More
White House Could Seek to Revamp Pay
Federal employee organizations are watching for whether the Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal 2019, expected to be released in …More
Guidance Issued on Sharing Job Applications
OPM has issued guidance on an authority, affecting current federal employees seeking to change jobs as well as outside applicants, …More
Injury Compensation COLA Set
Benefits under the FECA workers’ compensation program will increase by 2.2 percent in April, following completion of the count toward …More
USDA to Limit Telework to 2 Days Per Pay Period
The Agriculture Department has issued new policy on telework that among other things generally limits employees to two days of …More
Shutdown Closer as Senate Fails to Pass Extension
Updated: Senate failes to pass funding extension. Congress had until midnight Friday (January 19) to head off, for what would …More
Concerns Raised about VA Building Security
VA medical facilities “have been the target of violence, threats, and other security-related incidents” but the department is not in …More
Yet Another Shutdown Threat Approaching
Congress has returned from its holiday recess to face yet another deadline–this one midnight January 19–to prevent a partial government …More
Reminder on Pay, Other Policies of Shutdowns
Although many federal employees say they are suffering from shutdown threat fatigue, should the threat turn into reality–and the chances …More
VA Reports Increase in Discipline after Gaining New Powers
The VA has reported a surge in disciplinary cases against its employees in the second half of 2017, dating from …More
