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
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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
OPM Clarifies FEHB Eligibility
OPM has clarified policies on how temporary, seasonal and intermittent employees can become eligible for FEHB under policies first set …More
FEGLI Elections Made Last Year About to Take Effect
OPM has told agencies to remind their employees that changes in FEGLI coverage elected in the open season last September …More
Message on Pay Raise Likely Ahead
President Trump likely will issue a message by the end of this month restating his intent to provide federal employees …More
Decision on Adding Localities Still Pending
Among the issues regarding federal pay still pending is whether new GS localities will be created for 2018, as recommended …More
Who’s Not Eligible for a Buyout
There seems to be a misunderstanding among some federal workers regarding eligibility for buyouts if those incentives are being offered …More
Senate Bill Seeks Boost in Border, Port Staffing
A newly offered Senate bill (S-1757) would increase the number of Border Patrol agents, Custom and Border Protection officers at …More
OSC Praises Bill to Aid Whistleblowers
The Office of Special Counsel has said that Senate passage of S-582, a reauthorization bill for the agency, is a …More
No Decisions Reached on Buyouts, Retirement Cuts, Raise
The Senate has joined the House in recessing without having directly addressed a number of important pocketbook issues for federal …More
Open Season on the Horizon, OPM Reminds Agencies
OPM has sent the first of a series of annual guidance to agencies on the yearly benefits open season, which …More
More Whistleblower Protections Sought
A coalition of good-government and whistleblower advocacy groups is asking Congress and the administration to strengthen federal employee whistleblower protections, …More
ALJ Application Opportunity to Open Soon
OPM has said that it will soon conduct one of the rare opportunities for applying for administrative law judge positions, …More
