MSPB Weighs Reform Plan’s Impact on Civil Service Principles
Following is an article in a recent MSPB publication examining the impact of recent civil service initiatives from the Trump …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersOPM Reports on Why SES Members Leave Government
Following are the results of the most recent “exit survey” of SES members leaving the government, based on responses from …More
OPM Stresses Employee Engagement in Ratings Process
Following is recent OPM guidance to agencies on carrying out the Trump administration’s directive to “maximize employee performance.” This guidance …More
CBO Examines Potential Major Cuts to Retirement Benefits
Following are excerpts from a new Congressional Budget Office report examining a series of options for reducing the value of …More
OPM’s Advice to Agencies on Requesting Early Out, Buyout Authority
Following is a recent OPM document for agencies on considerations for requesting early retirement and buyout authority. What are Voluntary …More
OPM Issues Guidance on Career Development for Senior Execs
Following are key parts of recent OPM guidance on career development requirements and opportunities for senior executives. Federal senior executives …More
Accounting of Personal Services Contracts Not Reliable, Says GAO
Following are key parts of a GAO report on the use of personal services contracts by federal agencies, always …More
VA, DHS, DoD Account for Most of Job Growth
OPM has published a new statistical breakdown of the federal workforce, showing that as a percentage of the overall American …More
CBO Defends Its Pay Comparison Methods
Following are CBO’s responses to questions for the record following a House hearing into the CBO’s recent report comparing federal …More
OPM Stresses Limits on Administrative Leave
Following is a summary of recently proposed regulations from OPM that among other things stress the expected restrictions on use …More
OMB Underscores Plans for Big Changes to Agencies
Following is a recent memo from OMB to agencies on planning for the 2019 budget, instructing them to generally stay …More
OPM Outlines Next Steps in Employee Engagement Project
Following is the portion of a recent OPM report to Congress addressing the current state of the government’s employee engagement …More
Trump Calls Change in VA Employee Policies ‘Historic
Following are President Trump’s remarks on signing S-1094, limiting employee appeals rights at the VA. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very …More
How Retirement Benefits Compare Depends on How You Count, Says CBO
Following are questions submitted to the Congressional Budget Office and its responses, following a recent Senate hearing that focused in …More
Postal Reform Bill Projected to Lower FEHB Premiums
Following is the section of a Congressional Budget Office cost analysis of a House postal reform bill assessing the bill’s …More
Recent Changes to Ethics Policies Summarized
Following is a summary from the Office of Government Ethics of changes to government-wide and agency-specific ethics policies enacted in …More
White House Gives Its Views on Current, Future Federal Workforce
Following are sections of the recent White House budget proposal directly discussing the federal workforce and the administration’s plans for …More
Court Issues Key Decision on Federal Employee Rights
Following is a summary by the MSPB of a court decision overturning restrictions on appeal rights for senior executives at …More
EEOC Summarizes Age Discrimination Policies
Following is a recent summary from the EEOC on the law barring age discrimination and how that law has been …More
GAO Sees Need for Broad Reforms in Personnel Policies
Following is a statement by a GAO witness at a recent Senate committee “roundtable” on potential changes in federal personnel …More
OPM’s List of Agency Options in Downsizing
Following is the portion of recent guidance from OPM on “reshaping” agency workforces that lists options available to them, including …More
OSC Summarizes Social Media Policies for Federal Employees
The Office of Special Counsel recently issued the following summary of policies regarding the use of social media by federal …More
Performance, Discipline among Priorities in OMB Workforce Plan
Following is the portion of the OMB memo on government reorganization that addresses how agencies are to reassess their workforces …More
OPM Presents Snapshot of Federal Workforce Profile
Following is information recently released by OPM on the demographic profile of the federal workforce. The typical federal civilian employee …More
OPM Provides Look into Official Time
Following is an explanation from a recent OPM report of the allowable uses of “official time” as well as a …More
Buyouts, Early Outs Called Valuable, Up to a Point
Following are key sections of a recent IG report examining the impact of a round of buyouts and early retirements …More
Threats, Violent Incidents at Federal Facilities Assessed
Following is a recent CRS report examining violent incidents at federal facilities, including a tally of nearly 1,000 incidents in …More
Trump Orders Agencies to Plan for Reorganization
Following is an executive order issued by President Trump this week requiring agencies to examine their operations with an eye …More
New Limits on VA Employee Appeal Rights Proposed
Following is a summary by the House Veterans Affairs Committee of recently introduced legislation affecting employees of the VA, a …More
CBO’s Projection of Long-Term Hiring Freeze’s Impact
Following is the section of a recent Congressional Budget Office report projecting the impact of a long-term general federal hiring …More
