OPM Reorganization Would Raise Practical, Policy Issues, CRS Says
Following are sections from a CRS report on issues surrounding the Trump administration’s proposed reorganization of OPM. “Reorganizing the U.S. …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGuidance Issued on Employee Personnel Records
Following is guidance from OPM on a provision of one of President Trump’s three executive orders on the federal workforce …More
OPM Encourages Agencies to Provide, Employees to Seek Coaching
Following is a question and answer document accompanying a recent OPM memo encouraging agencies to provide coaching to promote career …More
‘Urgent’ Issues at Stake in Dispute over Orders, Administration Says
Below is the section of a Justice Department filing with a federal appeals court in the dispute over President Trump’s …More
Planned Shift of Duties from OPM to GSA Outlined
Following is a recent Congressional Research Service report outlining the planned steps for transferring several operating branches of OPM to …More
MSPB Cites Benefits of Employee Autonomy
Following is the section of a recent MSPB research paper stressing the benefits to both employees and their agencies of …More
Changes to Financial Disclosure, Related Ethics Rules Explained
Following is a legal advisory from the Office of Government Ethics explaining recent changes to financial disclosure and related ethics …More
OPM Encourages Participation in Combined Federal Campaign
Following is an OPM memo to agencies urging participation in the Combined Federal Campaign, the annual federal workplace fund-raising drive. …More
Court Stresses Role That Law Gives Unions in Federal Workplace
In overturning parts of recent executive orders on federal personnel issues, a federal court found that those provisions would violate …More
40 Years after Reform Act, Many Issues Are the Same, Says MSPB
Following are excerpts from a recent MSPB publication looking back on the Civil Service Reform Act on its 40th anniversary …More
Political Activity Restrictions on Federal Employees
With the campaigning home stretch ahead, it’s important for federal and postal employees to understand which activities are permissible and …More
Salary Council Formally Reports 32 Percent Pay Gap
Following is the section of the recent Federal Salary Council report to the President’s Pay Agent on the pay gap …More
Defense Bill Affects Range of Personnel Policies
Following is a congressional summary of provisions affecting civilian employees of DoD and government-wide in the annual DoD authorization bill. …More
MSPB Explains New Restrictions on Agencies Accessing Employee Medical Records
Following is the portion of a recent posting on the MSPB site explaining a change in law enacted last year …More
EEOC Suggests Ways to Boost Women in Public Safety Jobs
Following is the summary of a recent EEOC report on the low rate of women in public safety jobs in …More
OPM Sets Schedule to Carry Out Orders on Discipline, Bargaining
Following are three sets of guidance OPM issued on carrying out President Trump’s recently issued executive orders—one on disciplinary practices, …More
OPM Finds Training of Supervisors to Be Inconsistent
Following is an OPM memo to agencies on results of its study of training of new supervisors and follow-up training …More
Reorganization Would Improve Services to Federal Employees, Plan Says
The administration says its government reorganization plan would improve services to federal employees by moving retirement and insurance services from …More
OSC Cites Successes in Retaliation Complaints
Following is the section of the Office of Special Counsel’s recent annual report to Congress describing whistleblower retaliation complaints it …More
House, Senate Differ on Buyouts, Other Issues
The two versions of the annual defense spending bill—passed by the House and ready for passage by the Senate—contain several …More
Pay for Performance Possible but Takes Much Work, Says MSPB
Following is an article in a recent MSPB publication assessing the history and prospects for wider use of pay for …More
Orders on Discipline, Unions to Change Longstanding Policies
Following are three executive orders issued May 25 that change longstanding policies on a range of disciplinary and union policies …More
Top Management Official Calls Civil Service Laws a ‘Relic’
Following is testimony from OMB deputy director for management Margaret Weichert at a recent House hearing examining the impact on …More
CRS Provides Overview of FECA Program
Following is the portion of recent testimony from the Congressional Research Service at a House hearing describing the FECA injury …More
Administration Adds Details to Benefit-Cutting Proposals
Following is the narrative portion of an OPM message to Congress containing specific language to turn into law the Trump …More
GAO Examines Federal Employee vs. Contractor Costs
Following is the summary of a review by GAO of a report produced by the Defense Department on comparing the …More
Understaffing, Lack of Training Found Common Across Agencies
Following is the section of a recent report by the council of agency IGs on common problems across federal agencies …More
Administration Forms Task Force on Postal Reform
Following is the text of a new executive order creating a task force on postal reform, a potential boost to …More
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
Special Pay Authorities Extended
Following is a summary from OPM on the extension of several special pay authorities designed to make it more attractive …More
