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
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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
OSC Guidance Draws Line between Opinions, Political Activity
With the high current state of public debate over many political issues, questions are arising regarding the voice and involvement …More
Employees May Voice Support or Opposition to Trump, Says OSC
The Office of Special Counsel has issued guidance specifically addressing the President Trump and political activities of federal employees, saying …More
Turnover Could Be Key to Avoiding RIFs in Coming Downsizing
The Trump administration’s plan for its general hiring freeze to be only a first step in downsizing the federal workforce …More
Federal Job Cutting Could Hit Temps First but Not Exclusively
Non-permanent employees could bear much of the initial brunt of the Trump administration’s planned reduction in federal jobs, but history …More
Panel Plans Thorough Review of Civil Service Law
Coming up on the 40th anniversary of the law underlying federal employment–the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act–it is time to …More
Government-Wide Disciplinary Shortcut Proposed
Legislation (HR-559) offered in the House would allow all agencies to use a shortcut disciplinary process as an alternative to …More
Restrictions on VA Employee Appeal Rights Reintroduced
Legislation (HR-611 and S-152) has been reintroduced in Congress to limit disciplinary appeals rights for all VA employees, part of …More
More Protection for Whistleblowers Urged; Anti-Reprisal Bills Advance
Republican leaders in Congress on civil service issues have sent an unusual letter to the White House saying that “protecting …More
TSP Funds Start Year on Positive Note; Annual Statements Issued
All TSP funds posted gains in January, led by the international stock I fund, up 2.89 percent, and the small …More
Impact of Hiring Freeze on Current Federal Employees Clarified
The Trump administration has put out further guidance on the exceptions to its general federal hiring freeze, clarifying for example …More
New Guidance on Hiring Freeze Addresses Exceptions
New guidance from OMB on the general federal hiring freeze begins to address some of the questions raised in the …More
Agencies Starting to Specify Occupations Excepted from Freeze
The Trump administration’s policies on its general hiring freeze leave decisions on specifically which jobs fall under the public safety …More
DoD Promises Early Outs, Buyouts Before RIFs
The Defense Department, while cautioning that it is not planning RIFs, has said that if that need arises, it “will …More
Early Maneuvering for 2018 Raise Begins
Several Democrats in both the House and Senate have proposed a 3.2 percent average raise for federal employees in January …More
