Budget Would Boost Buyout Amount at State Department
The Trump administration’s budget proposal seeks to boost the value of buyouts at the State Department from $25,000 to $40,000, …More
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New Bid Made to Open FEHB Doors to Public
A leading House Republican on federal employment matters has introduced a bill (HR-2400) to open the FEHB doors to the …More
OPM More Likely to Overpay than Underpay, Audit Finds
The FEHB and the federal retirement programs “are by definition susceptible to significant improper payments,” an IG audit has said, …More
VA Employee Appeals Rights Bill Advances
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has approved S-1094, the latest in a line of bills targeting appeal rights for VA …More
MSPB Sees Potential for Surge in Employee Appeals
The Trump administration’s reorganization and downsizing initiatives could result in a surge in appeals from affected employees similar to what …More
Special Counsel Nominated; MSPB Still Short-Handed
President Trump has nominated to head the Office of Special Counsel Henry Kerner, a former career prosecutor who was an …More
Trump Budget Proposal Would Cost Federal Employees, Retirees Big Bucks
Changes in federal retirement policies included in President Trump’s budget proposal would impose substantial new costs to active employees to …More
Budget Proposes 1.9 Percent Raise; Leaves Benefits other Than Retirement Alone
While proposing substantial changes in federal employee retirement benefits, the Trump administration budget proposal would leave other benefit programs alone …More
Budget Projects Flat Overall Job Levels
The Trump administration’s budget proposal projects that federal employment in the fiscal year starting in October will be relatively flat …More
Budget Would Impact Several Federal Workplace Policies
The Trump administration budget proposal contains several provisions potentially affecting the federal workforce apart from those affecting pay, benefits and …More
Hearing Produces No Consensus on Pay, Benefit Comparisons
Experts on the issue of comparing federal pay and benefits with those of other workers failed to reach a consensus …More
Multi-Level Retirement System Idea Gains Some Interest
At a House hearing, several Republican members expressed interest in a proposal detailed there by a conservative think tank to …More
Buyouts, Early Outs Taking Shape at First Agency Offering Them
The amount of money that the EPA plans to set aside to pay buyout and early retirement incentives for employees …More
White House to Seek Cuts in Retirement Benefits
Update: See: Trump Budget Proposal Would Cost Federal Employees, Retirees Big Bucks Changes in federal retirement policies included in President Trump’s …More
House Takes Step toward Long-Sought Changes in Pay, Benefits
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has set a hearing for tomorrow on federal employee pay and benefits, potentially …More
New Bill on VA Employee Rights Could Break Logjam
A new bill in the Senate, offered with bipartisan support, could break the long-standing logjam in Congress over proposals to …More
Bills Offered on TSA Employee Rights, Disabled Veterans
A newly offered House bill (HR-2309) would extend to TSA front-line employees the same bargaining and appeal rights applying to …More
Federal Retirees Give FEHB Relatively High Marks
Federal retirees give their FEHB health insurance relatively high marks in terms of care and service as compared to a …More
Bills on Discipline, Employee Rights Advancing
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to advance S-696, to bar employees who commit misconduct that …More
USDA Offers Hope of Reorganizations without Job Cuts
In a signal that reorganizing a federal agency doesn’t necessarily mean job cutting, the Agriculture Department has outlined a plan …More
Proposals Coming Soon on Key Bills Affecting Federal Employees
With federal agency funding for the remainder of the current fiscal year now set, the White House is due to …More
Budget Plan Could Drive Agency Decisions Hiring, Separation Incentive
The White House budget plan, set to be released soon, typically describes government management initiatives to be pursued, along with …More
Budget Could Address Pay. Benefits, Personnel Policies
The pending budget proposal from the White House could signal any interest in pursuing federal employee policy reforms this year. …More
Federal Employees Doing ‘Tremendous Work,’ Trump Says
President Trump had some positive words for federal employees–a frequent target of his–in his proclamation on Public Service Recognition Week, …More
FEHB Still Untouched in Health Reform Debate
The revised version of a health insurance reform plan passed last week by the House, like its predecessor that the …More
TSP Finalizes Beneficiary Designation Change
The TSP has issued final rules requiring only one witness for designations of beneficiaries, ending a prior practice of requiring …More
Budget Agreement Ending Shutdown Threat Signed
Updated: The Senate has approved, and the President has signed, a $1.2 trillion budget deal funding the government through the …More
Budget Plan Continues Long-Standing Personnel Policies
The budget plan near final congressional approval for the remainder of the current fiscal year continues many long-standing federal personnel …More
VA Opens Office on Accountability, Whistleblowers
The new Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Office being created at the VA–the first but possibly not the last of such …More
Fallout from VA Scandal Just Keeps Coming
Creation of a special office on accountability and whistleblower protection is the latest in a long series of reactions to …More
