Impact of New Weather/Safety Leave Policies Explained
Following are portions of a final notice of rule-making regarding the new “weather/safety” leave in which OPM addressed comments to …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersSpecial Pay Authorities Extended
Following is a summary from OPM on the extension of several special pay authorities designed to make it more attractive …More
New Data on Workforce Demographics Released
Following is a summary of a recent OPM report on the demographics of the federal workforce. Starting in 2011, OPM …More
Agenda Addresses Issues from Hiring to Firing
Following is the section of the newly issued President’s Management Agenda dealing with federal employee personnel matters ranging from hiring …More
OPM Details Benefits Proposals Ahead of 2019 Budget Proposal
Following is the section of a document OPM has sent to Congress in support of its fiscal 2019 budget proposal …More
Guidance Issued on Hatch Act Restrictions and Social Media
Following is new guidance from the Office of Special Counsel detailing how Hatch Act restrictions on partisan political activities by …More
Long-Term Personnel Plan Focuses on Pay, Benefits
Following is the section of OPM’s recently published strategic plan for 2018-2022 dealing with federal employee pay and benefit initiatives. …More
Government Reform Plan to Affect Personnel, Other Policies
Following is a section of one of the documents accompanying the White House’s budget recommendations which says the administration soon …More
OPM Lays Out Priorities for Federal Workforce
Following are key portions of a new OPM report laying out priorities for the federal workforce. The Federal Government is …More
VA Describes Strategies on Changes in Employee Rights
Following is an excerpt from recent congressional testimony by VA secretary Dr. David Shulkin regarding how the department is carrying …More
OPM Invites New FEHB Plan Designs
Following is the annual call letter from OPM to FEHB carriers for the 2019 plan year. Quality and Affordable Coverage …More
How Shutdown Affected Employee Appeals
Following are the pertinent sections of fact sheets regarding the impact the government shutdown had on federal personnel disputes issued …More
OMB’s Guidance to Agencies on Shutting Down
Following is the most recent guidance to agencies from OMB—in revisions to its Circular A-11 made last year—on shutting down …More
MSPB Questions Value of Longer Probationary Periods
Following is an article from a recent MSPB publication that in sum questions the value of proposals to lengthen the …More
OPM Guidance Addresses Details of 2018 Raises
Following are three sets of guidance from OPM regarding the January federal pay raises. Subject: January 2018 Pay Adjustments The …More
Telework Rates Increasing Slightly, Says OPM
Following is the executive summary of OPM’s latest annual report on telework in the federal workforce, showing that while the …More
OPM Lays Out Administration’s Labor-Management Approach
Following is OPM guidance to agencies on labor-management relations in the wake of President Trump’s order abolishing the Obama administration-created …More
Standard Set on Involuntary Retirement
Following is a summary by the Merit Systems Protection Board of a recent decision (No. 2016-2542) by the Court of …More
Report Reviews Pay, Other Practices in Shutdowns
Following is the portion of a Congressional Research Service report that focuses on pay practices during government shutdowns in particular …More
Report Shows Differing Views of Probationary Period
Following is a House report on a pending bill to double the standard federal employee probationary period to two years, …More
