Report Reviews Status of DEIA Initiatives in Federal Workplace
Following are key sections of a Congressional Research Service report reviewing the status of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives …More
Issue Briefs
Sign up Now! Free eNewsletters
Fraud Alert Posted on FSAFEDS Program; Changes, New Enrollments Suspended
Following is an alert posted by the inspector general’s office at OPM regarding the FSAFEDS flexible spending account program following …More
OPM Addresses FEHB Benefit Trends, Ineligible Enrollees
Following is the section of a statement before a House committee of acting OPM director Rob Shriver addressing trends in …More
OPM Instructs Agencies on Granting ‘Safe Leave’ for Victims of Violence or Harassment
Following is a fact sheet from the OPM on granting federal employees paid or unpaid time off under various leave …More
Report: Social Security in ‘Marginally Better’ Shape, but Shortfall ahead in 11 Years
Following is an analysis by the Congressional Research Service of the latest report from Social Security on the status of …More
OPM Issues Guidance on Benefits, Risks of Generative AI Use by Federal Employees
Following is guidance from the OPM on use of generative artificial intelligence by federal employees. “Artificial intelligence” (AI), as used …More
OPM Outlines Impact of Changes Recently Enacted to Leave, Other Policies
Following is a memo from OPM to agencies on the impact of civilian personnel policy changes, some of them applying …More
Agencies Told to Review FEHB Enrollments for Ineligible Family Members
Following is a letter OPM has issued to agencies requiring them to sample FEHB enrollments of their employees during this …More
MSPB Sets Legal Standards for Politically Motivated Termination
Following is a summary from the MSPB of a recent decision involving an appeal by a probationary federal employee of …More
OPM: Schedule F Would Have Turned ‘Substantial’ Portion of Federal Workforce into ‘At-Will’ Employees
Following is the section of final rules issued by OPM designed to block the return of an excepted service Schedule …More
Salary Council Suggests Reconsidering Pay-Setting Process
Following are key sections from a recent report by the Federal Salary Council suggesting that the federal pay-setting process be …More
House GOP Group Repeats Proposals to Cut Federal Employment Protections, Benefits
Following are key sections of a new proposal in which the House Republican Study Committee again recommends reducing federal employment …More
Report Reviews Current, Potential Paid Leave under FMLA Law for Federal Employees
Following is a report from the Congressional Research Service on the paid leave currently available to federal employees for parental …More
Mix of Onsite, Offsite Work Still Evolving, White House Says
Following is the section of the fiscal 2025 budget proposal addressing how the mix of onsite vs. offsite work in …More
Report Describes Background, Impact of ‘Offset’ and ‘Windfall’ Provisions
Following is a newly issued short report from the Congressional Research Service on the history and impact of two Social …More
OPM Previews Initiatives on FEHB, Paid Parental Leave
Following are sections in an OPM report outlining its planning under Biden administration economic and social equity initiatives relating to …More
Report Updates Status of Changes to Security Clearance Processes
Following are sections of a recent report from the Performance Accountability Council on the status of changes underway to the …More
What Happened to Effort for More Onsite Work? Hill GOP Leaders Ask OMB
Following is a letter Rep. James Comer of Kentucky and Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas—chair of the Oversight and Accountability …More
Paid Parental Leave: Agencies Need to do a Better Job Communicating Benefit, GAO Says
Following are key sections of a GAO report on the paid parental leave benefit for federal employees, calling on OPM …More
GAO Weighs in on Telework Advantages, Challenges Before House Committee
Following is testimony before a House committee in which GAO summarized the benefits, challenges and best practices regarding telework by …More
MSPB Sets Standards on Discipline for ‘Failure to Cooperate’
Following is a summary from the MSPB of a recent decision in which it upheld the removal of a federal …More
Report: If Spending Bills Not Enacted, ‘Sequester’ Could Cut Deeply
Following are key sections of a Congressional Budget Office analysis of the cuts in agency budgets that would be needed—under …More
EEOC Lists Accessibility Requirements for Federal Workforce
Following is an article from the EEOC describing accessibility requirements for the federal workforce in terms of hiring and other …More
OPM Summarizes Changes in Progress to Federal Workplace Rules
Following is a summary recently issued by OPM of the changes underway in federal workplace rules. Actions that Empower Workers …More
Make ‘Full Use’ of Probationary Period, OPM Tells Agencies
Following is a memo in which OPM told agencies to make “full use” of the probationary period, the (generally) one …More
Defense Bill Addresses Hiring, Pay, Other Workplace Issues
Following is the section of a congressional report on the annual DoD authorization bill describing its workplace-related provisions, some of …More
OSC Issues Guidance on Hatch Act and Comments on Gaza Conflict
Following is guidance from the Office of Special Counsel on potential Hatch Act implications for federal employees regarding comments on …More
Share of Veterans among New Hires Falls but Share in Workforce Holds Steady, OPM Says
Following is the summary of a recent report by OPM on the shares of veterans among those newly hired and …More
New, Expanded Locality Areas for 2024 Finalized
OPM has finalized rules creating four new GS locality pay areas (Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA; Reno-Fernley, NV; Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY; and Spokane-Spokane …More
EEOC Reports Data on Federally Employed Women in Minority Groups
Following is a summary from the EEOC of three separate reports it has produced on overall representation, representation in leadership …More
