Reorganization Idea Revisits Long Running Issue of Agency Duplication
President Trump’s executive order on reorganizing the government is the latest in a series of initiatives to improve efficiency that …More
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Official Time Proposals Advance
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has passed HR-1293, to require annual reporting on official time–working hours that can …More
House Set to Limit Appeals Rights of VA Employees
The House is set to vote this week on legislation (HR-1259) to shorten the disciplinary notice and appeals period for …More
Senate Panel Looks to Strengthen Whistleblower Rights
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to soon take up several bills designed to enhance whistleblower …More
Stricter Disciplinary Policies at TSA, Looser Hiring Rules at CPB Proposed
Newly offered legislation (HR-1351) in the House would require a senior TSA official to conduct random reviews of disciplinary actions …More
Trump Orders Plan for Reorganizing Executive Branch Ahead of Budget
President Trump has signed an executive order calling on the Office of Management and Budget to propose a plan to …More
Signs Pointing to Raise Proposal–Maybe 1.9 Percent
There have been indications that President Trump will endorse a federal pay raise for January 2018, potentially 1.9 percent. If …More
No Word Yet on Trump Intentions for Incentives, Benefits
The lead-up to President Trump’s first budget proposal, expected around March 16, has featured a great deal of speculation, but …More
Changes Sought in General Federal Employee Hiring Freeze
The Trump administration’s upcoming federal budget proposal is expected to cite the general federal employee hiring freeze as one of …More
FEHB Untouched So Far in Health Care Reform Effort
The FEHB program would not be directly affected by the first version of a bill unveiled this week by House …More
COLA, Law Enforcement Retirement Bills Introduced
Legislation introduced in the House (HR-1251) would use an inflation index geared specifically to the spending patterns of older persons …More
Bills on Official Time, Other Workplace Policies Set to Advance
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is set to advance several federal employment-related bills, including one (HR-1293) to require …More
New Bill Proposes Limits on VA Employee Appeal Rights
The House Veterans Affairs Committee plans to soon take up recently introduced legislation (HR-1259) affecting employees of the VA, a …More
Trump Budget Plan Stirs Concerns of Furloughs, RIFs
The Trump administration plans to release its first budget proposal within the upcoming weeks, a document that will emphasize defense …More
Federal Employees Could Be Caught in Middle of Budget Fight
The Trump administration’s budgetary plans for cuts in non-defense programs to pay for increases in defense spending already are triggering …More
White House Makes Case for Smaller Federal Workforce
In advance of the first Trump administration budget proposal, the administration has repeatedly signaled its view that the federal workforce …More
Past May Be Prologue on Long-Term Federal Workforce Reduction
President Trump’s federal hiring freeze memo ordered OPM and OMB to present a long-range federal workforce reduction plan; however there …More
Trump Budget Could Spur First Debate over Federal Employee Pay Raise in Years
The annual White House budget proposal sets the terms of the year’s debate over federal pay raise for the following …More
Familiar Proposed Cuts to Health Insurance, Retirement Could Resurface
The White House’s upcoming budget plan provide the first look at the administration’s intent regarding health insurance and retirement, reflecting …More
GAO Sees Potential for High Rate of Retirements Ahead for Federal Employees
More than a third of federal employees on-board as of 2015 will be eligible to retire by 2020, with the …More
Early Retirement Offers Not Common in Recent Years
Along with the potential for voluntary retirement and other normal attrition to lessen the chances of RIFs in the Trump …More
MSPB Argues Against Big Changes to Discipline, Appeals Practices
In an unusual move, the MSPB has called to the attention of the new Congress and the new administration several …More
Payments Ordered in Suit Over 2013 Shutdown
Certain federal employees who worked through the early October 2013 partial government shutdown have been ruled eligible for additional pay …More
FSA Grace Period Reminder
Federal employees who had dependent care flexible spending accounts last year and who did not spend down all the money …More
OPM Clarifies Deadline for Deposit to Capture Military Service
OPM has specified the situations in which retiring federal employees may make payments to capture credit for military service time …More
Exceptions Starting to Look Like the Rule in Hiring Freeze
The government’s three largest departments have now issued guidance on how they will carry out the Trump administration’s general federal …More
Restrictions Set on Promotions, Other Personnel Actions Due to Freeze
New guidance from OPM to agencies on carrying out the general hiring freeze repeats previous guidance stating that agencies still …More
White House Signals More Scrutiny of Federal Workforce
The White House once again has signaled its intent to downsize the federal workforce, following a call in the hiring …More
Senators Vow to Oppose Cuts in Benefits, Rights
A group of 15 Democratic senators has introduced a resolution (S-Res. 51) opposing many of the changes under consideration by …More
Paid Parental Leave, Free Speech Bills Offered
Legislation offered in the House (HR-1022) would provide federal employees six weeks of paid leave following the birth, adoption or …More
