OPM Spells Out Details of Raise Order
Following is a series of four memos OPM has issued explaining the impact of President Trump’s raise order. January 2021 …More
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OPM Details Pay, Work, Other Considerations for Holidays
Following is a fact sheet newly issued by OPM discussing pay, work and other considerations for federal holidays. Introduction Most …More
DoD Bill Addresses Range of Personnel Issues
Following is the section of a congressional report on the annual Defense Department budget bill describing the measure’s provisions affecting …More
OPM Issues Further Guidance on Disciplinary Policy Changes
Following is a question and answer document issued by OPM providing further guidance to agencies on recent changes to rules …More
Report Examines Reasons Behind Gender Pay Gap, Shows Variation
Following are key sections of a GAO report on the pay gap between men and women in the federal workforce, …More
TSP Explains Details of 2021 Contributions Policies
Following is guidance from the TSP on details of contributions policies for calendar year 2021, including the investment limits, the …More
With Presidential Transition Formally Started, Here’s What Happens Next
President Trump and the GSA have cleared the way for transition activities to formally get underway. Following are sections of …More
Senate Panel Lists Frustrations with OPM
Following is the section of a report accompanying a newly released Senate Appropriations Committee measure for general government operations that …More
Guidance Issued on Hatch Act Policies Following Election
Following is post-election guidance from the Office of Special Counsel on Hatch Act related considerations for federal employees. The Hatch …More
MSPB Underscores Importance of Job Fit for Federal Employees
Following is the portion of a recent MSPB white paper on how to improve job fit in the federal workforce, …More
Order to Shift Jobs to Excepted Service Emphasizes Political Control over Policy
Following is the text of an executive order from President Trump to shift career federal employees whose jobs involve making …More
USAJOBS Overhaul: GAO Reviews, Previews Changes
Following are sections of a GAO report reviewing recent changes and previewing planned changes to USAJOBS, the government’s central recruiting …More
Maximum Telework Can Maximize Professional Isolation, MSPB Warns
Following is an article in a recent MSPB publication on the potential for “professional isolation” from prolonged absences from the …More
Thinking of Writing a Book? Watch Out for Ethics Rules, Says OGE
Following is the section of recent guidance from the Office of Government Ethics pertaining to federal employees who are considering …More
Executive Order Bans ‘Anti-American’ Training in Federal Workplace
Following is the text of an executive order banning training that contains “offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and …More
Report Examines Current Policies, Proposals on FECA and Covid
Following is the section of a Congressional Research Service report on the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act examining current policies and …More
Payroll Agency Issues Q and A on Social Security Withholding Change
Following is a question and answer document posted by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, one of the major providers …More
OMB Bans ‘Divisive, Anti-American’ Diversity Training of Federal Employees
Following is a memo from OMB director Russell Vought prohibiting agencies from spending on diversity and inclusion training, or so-called …More
Guidance Issued on New ‘Use or Lose’ Leave Rules
Following is guidance from OPM on recently issued interim rules that waive normal “use or lose” restrictions on annual leave …More
EEOC Explains National Origin Discrimination Policies in Federal Workforce
Following is the section of a new EEOC publication examining the laws and that agency’s key decisions on the topic …More
Report Shows Changing Demographics of Workforce
Following are highlights from a new OPM report on the changes over 2010-2018 among non-seasonal, full-time, permanent federal employees, what …More
Guidance Addresses Eligibility, Usage, Other Aspects of Paid Parental Leave
Following is a fact sheet from OPM on eligibility, usage and other aspects of the upcoming paid parental leave authority. …More
White House Objects to Federal Personnel Provisions Passed in House
Following is the section on federal personnel issues of a White House statement objecting to numerous provisions in a bill …More
Controls over Sexual Harassment Lacking at VA, GAO Says
Following are key portions of a GAO witness’s testimony at a recent House hearing on sexual harassment at the VA, …More
Key House Panel States Position on Range of Federal Personnel Issues
Following is language in a report from the House Appropriations Committee stating concerns about federal personnel issues ranging from hiring …More
Surge in FECA Claims from Covid Expected, Report Says
Following are the key portions of a recent Labor Department IG report on an expected surge in Federal Employees Compensation …More
CIO Council Maps IT Workforce Challenges, Opportunities
Following are excerpts from a new report from the federal CIO Council on a mostly older, highly critical federal IT …More
Changes to Federal Hiring Process Ordered: Classifications, Assessments Addressed
Following is the text of a new executive order emphasizing experience – and an “over-reliance on college degrees” – in …More
MSPB Looks at High Court Ruling on Discrimination
Following is a look by the MSPB at the background and implications for workplace protections—including in the federal workplace, which …More
EEOC Addresses Family, Age, Pregnancy and More for Recalling Employees
Following is the latest additional guidance from the EEOC on issues related to the Americans with Disabilities Act and the …More
