Federal Government Issue Briefs for Federal Employees

Changes in Telework Program Ahead

Following is a portion of a recent Congressional Research Service report on changes enacted late in 2010 to federal employee …More

Following is as draft memo by OPM and OMB that would restrict agency use of award payments. Federal agencies …More

There have been several changes to the pay structure of the SES. The Civil Service Reform Act created an incentive-based …More

Following is the summary of an MSPB report examining various aspects of training for federal employees. This research was conducted …More

GAO has issued the latest in a series of reports on benefits and assistance to federal civilian employees working overseas …More

Following is the statement of an OPM official at a recent Senate hearing on the Senior Executive Service. We are …More

Following is the statement of an OPM official at a recent Senate hearing on the Senior Executive Service. We are …More

The TSP recently issued this guidance on the treatment of accounts should employees be furloughed due budgetary reasons. What would …More

OMB has sent the following guidance to agencies on hiring of federal employees in acquisition-related positions, a specialty that has …More

Following is the portion of a recent MSPB report on whistleblower law that focused on defining what types of agency …More

Following is the summary of a GAO report on how agencies review the finances of employees to determine whether they …More

Following is the summary of a recent GAO review of a training initiative focused on the DoD acquisition workforce, a …More

Following is an excerpt of guidance to agencies on strategies to increase employment of people with disabilities/targeted disabilities in the …More

The regulations include amendments by Public Law 106-522, which changed the entitlement to Federal employee benefits for the District of …More

Following is the summary of a recent GAO report examining work/life balance programs for federal employees. To improve its ability …More

How FEHB and Medicare Fit Together
Over the last three weeks, I’ve written about the FEHB open season, FEDVIP and FSAFEDS. This time I want to focus on two kinds of health care coverage More
Open Season for FEDVIP, FSAs
Last week I focused on the Federal Employees Health Benefits program and the options available to you during this year’s open season (November 11 – December 9). Now More
Open Season Options for FEHB
Open season on health benefits will run from November 11 to December 9 this year. If you are already enrolled in an FEHB plan, you can continue that More
Setting the Stage for Open Season
The Office of Personnel Management has announced the 2020 health, dental and vision program premiums, setting the stage for the annual open season for federal employees and retirees More

TSP	G Fund	F Fund	C Fund	S Fund	I Fund
12 mo	2.46 %	11.50 %	14.31 %	9.07 %	11.48 %
YTD	1.93 %	8.82 %	23.14 %	19.83 %	17.28 %
Oct	0.14 %	0.28 %	2.16 %	1.93 %	3.60 %