OPM Limits Length of Paid Leave in Reorgs—Starting Next Year
OPM has generally limited to 12 weeks the time an agency can put an employee on administrative leave for “workforce …More
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Congress Leaving Key Policy, Funding Decisions to the Fall
The Senate is to join the House at the end of this week in a recess until after Labor Day, …More
OPM Tells Agencies to Allow ‘Religious Expression’ in Federal Workplace
OPM has told federal agencies that they are to “robustly” protect and enforce “each federal employee’s right to engage in …More
Agency RIFs, Reorganizations Starting to Take Shape
Long-expected agency RIFs and reorganizations are starting to take shape with announcements by several agencies. A list of agencies has …More
Democrats Press IRS, SSA on Impact of Cutbacks on Customer Service
In separate letters to the IRS and the SSA, more than 50 congressional Democrats have pressed for information on the …More
Senate Panel Raises Concerns about Staff Levels at DoD
The Senate Armed Services Committee in approving its version of the annual DoD authorization bill raised several concerns about staff …More
Guidance on ‘Schedule G’ Stresses Political Oversight
Guidance on the new “Schedule G” category of political appointees stresses the political oversight from OPM and the White House …More
OPM, Congress Focus in on VA Awards Issues
Both the OPM and Congress have focused recently on issues related to cash payments to employees at the VA, the …More
Order Formally Launches ‘Schedule Policy/Career,’ Adds Category of Appointees
President Trump has formally launched the excepted service “Schedule Policy/Career” employment category—successor to the short-lived Schedule F of his first …More
Court Allows Order against Unions to Remain, but Congress Eyes Stepping In
A federal appeals court has refused to block implementation of President Trump’s executive order to strip the majority of federal …More
TSP Passes $1 Trillion in Account Balances
The TSP passed the $1 trillion mark in account balances for the first time in June, hitting $1.006 trillion, due …More
GAO Calls for Stronger Efforts against Fraud in FEHB Program
The risk of fraud against the FEHB program goes well beyond the issue of ineligible persons being covered as family …More
Backlog Starting to Build again at MSPB
A backlog of cases before the MSPB governing board that had been all but cleared out earlier this year has …More
A Pre-RIF Checklist for Every Federal Employee, From a Federal Employment Attorney
The Supreme Court’s July 8 decision allowing federal agencies to resume mass layoffs has transformed what was a looming possibility …More
OPM Revives Director’s Blog; First Message: Don’t Take RIFs Personally
Newly confirmed OPM director Scott Kupor has revived a blog not used by anyone in that position for three years, …More
OPM: Impact of RIFs Could Be Much Larger than Commonly Used Numbers. Or Maybe Less.
The impact of pending reductions-in-force could be much larger than the commonly used numbers of 40 across 17 agencies, OPM …More
Uneasy Wait on RIFs Hangs over Federal Workforce; Courts May Yet Play a Role
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s action to clear the way for RIFs and agency reorganizations government-wide, an uneasy wait has …More
Agencies Should Weigh Impact on Employees of Onsite Work Requirements, Says Report
The return-to-office directive leaves federal agencies with some leeway in deciding whether some work still can be done offsite, and …More
TSP Millionaire Count Hits Record High
The number of TSP account holders with at least $1 million in their accounts hit a record high of just …More
GAO Asked to Review FECA Program’s Benefit Levels, Vulnerability to Fraud
In the type of request that commonly is used to lay the groundwork for proposed legislation, top Republicans on the …More
OPM Withdraws Rules on Back Pay Awards
OPM has withdrawn rules it proposed in 2020, but never finalized, to narrow the situations in which federal employees are …More
COLA Count Rises to 2.4 Percent
Three-fourths of the way through the count toward the January 2026 federal retirement COLA, the figure stands at 2.4 percent, …More
Rubio’s State Department Restructuring Cuts 1,353 Federal Jobs
The State Department announced plans Thursday to lay off 1,353 U.S. based employees as part of a broad reorganization initiative …More
Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass RIFs as OPM Says Hundreds of Thousands Await Deferred Resignation
The Supreme Court has ruled to allow Trump’s executive order on mass reductions-in-force (RIFs) to move forward. The ruling effectively …More
Senate Confirms Scott Kupor as OPM Director
The Senate has confirmed as OPM director Scott Kupor, previously managing partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (investors …More
VA Steps Back from Threatened Major RIF, but Still Cutting Close to 29,000
The VA has stepped back from imposing a threatened major RIF, saying it expects to achieve by September 30 a …More
Trump Extends General Hiring Freeze to Oct. 15, Stresses Compliance with New Hiring Policies
President Trump has extended through October 15 the general federal hiring freeze, in the process stressing to agencies that any …More
‘Fidelity’ to Current Policies Now Part of Foreign Service Evaluations
The State Department has added to its criteria for tenure and promotion decisions of Foreign Service officers an assessment of …More
Audit: PSHB Program at Risk of Underfunding, Understaffing; No Plan B
The Postal Service Health Benefits program faces “critical resource issues” and the OPM has not ensured that the underlying system …More
Treat Answers Like a “Cover Letter”: OPM Says New Job App Questions not Trump Loyalty Test
OPM has said that new essay questions to be added to most federal job applications under a Trump administration hiring policy …More
