OPM Guidance Addresses How Veterans’ Preference Applies in RIFs
Following is the section of OPM guidance on how veteran’s preference—which is mostly thought of in the context of hiring …More
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Guidance Issued on Use of Telework, Schedule Changes as Religious Accommodation
Following is new guidance from OPM to agencies on the use of telework and work schedules to accommodate federal employees’ …More
‘Rating of Record?’ ‘Retention Register?’ What RIF Terms Mean
Following is a glossary of terms regarding reductions in force that are important for employees to understand if they are …More
OPM Instructs Agencies on How to Use New Essay Questions in Hiring
Following is a memo from OPM to agencies on how they are to use new essay questions–including one asking specifically …More
Bill Would Set Standards for Reviewing FEHB Family Member Coverage
Following is the section of the budget “reconciliation” bill requiring an audit of the FEHB program to find ineligible persons …More
Rules Remove ‘Obstacles’ to Firing Probationers, Says OPM
Following is the section of final rules from OPM on probationary periods in which OPM addresses the expected impact, including …More
Workforce Reforms Proposed in Senate; From At-Will Employment to Bonuses for Calling Out Waste
Following is an overview of legislative text to be considered as part of Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill, with cuts …More
Report Details Fed Retirement, MSPB, FEHB Changes in Tax and Spending Bill
Following is a Congressional Research Service explanation of the provisions in the House-passed tax and spending bill affecting federal employee …More
OPM Tells Agencies Where to Look for ‘Patriotic Americans for Federal Service’
Following is the section of the new OPM hiring policy directive addressing an initiative to focus on “Recruiting Patriotic Americans …More
EEOC Ends Penalties against Agencies for Non-Compliance; Stresses Protections for Accused Officials
Following are two new memos to agencies in which the EEOC said it will stop levying monetary penalties against federal …More
CBO Analyses, Projects Impact of Federal Retirement Proposals in House Bill
Following are key sections of a Congressional Budget Office analysis and projection of budgetary impacts of federal retirement-related proposals in …More
Report Summarizes Legal Challenges, Possible Changes in Law Regarding Probationary Employees
Following is a Congressional Research Service report summarizing the legal challenges against the widescale of firing of probationary federal employees …More
GAO: Options Exist, but Not Consensus, for Changing Locality Pay Calculations
Following is a section of a GAO report on options for changing how GS locality pay is calculated that have …More
Outcome of Suits over Firings at MSPB, Elsewhere Could Have Major Impact, Says Report
Following are the key sections of a Congressional Research Service analysis of the possible implications of pending legal challenges to …More
‘Schedule Policy/Career’ Would Differ from ‘Schedule F,’ Proposed Rules Say
Following is the section of the recent proposed rulemaking from OPM to carry out a Trump administration executive order to …More
Guidance Issued on Revised Leave Policies for Federal Employees on Military Duty
Following is the key section of OPM guidance on newly created or expanded policies regarding military leave for federal employees …More
EEOC Sets Policies on Applying Civil Rights Law to ‘DEI-Related Discrimination’
Following are the key points of recent policy statement from the EEOC, applying to both the federal sector and private …More
Document States Administration’s Argument for Order Widely Revoking Union Bargaining
Following is a document the White House released accompanying President Trump’s executive order to widely revoke union bargaining in a …More
Probationers Were ‘Lawfully Terminated,’ Justice Department Asserts
Following is an excerpt from the Justice Department’s request that the U.S. Supreme Court stay a lower court’s order to …More
More Legal Challenges May Lie Ahead for ‘Deferred Resignation’ Program, Says Report
Following is a Congressional Research Service legal analysis of the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” program for federal employees. On January …More
Work, Pay and Benefits Considerations for Funding Lapses
With Congress seeking a deal to extend funding authority beyond this Friday, federal employees should be aware of what would …More
OMB, OPM Lay Out Goals, Procedures for Agency ‘RIF and Reorganization Plans’
Following are the sections of a joint OMB-OPM memo telling agencies to produce “RIF and Reorganization Plans” describing the goal …More
DOGE Dive into OPM Files Likely Violates Privacy Act, Says Court
Following are key parts of a federal judge’s decision to issue a temporary restraining order against DOGE officials continuing to …More
Retention Standing, ‘Bump and Retreat’ and More: Report Outlines RIF Process
Following is a new Congressional Research Service report outlining the federal workforce reduction in force process, including a description of …More
Report Gives Overview of Unemployment Compensation Benefits for Federal Employees
Following are the key sections of a Congressional Research Service report giving an overview of unemployment compensation benefits for federal …More
Report: Key Differences between Schedule F and ‘Schedule Policy/Career’
Following is the section of a Congressional Research Service report on the key differences between President Trump’s original 2020 Schedule …More
GOP Weighs Familiar, New Options for Reducing Value of Federal Employment
Following is the section of a budget options paper circulating among Capitol Hill Republicans addressing potential reductions in the value …More
Hiring Freeze Guidance Addresses Exceptions, Internal Movement, Contracting and More
Following are the key portions of the guidance from OPM on the federal hiring freeze issued by the new Trump …More
Report Provides Overview of Whistleblower Law, Potential Changes
Following are key sections from a Congressional Research Service report providing an overview of Whistleblower Protection Act protections for federal …More
EEOC Cites Factors Causing Wider Gender Pay Gap at Higher Ages
Following is the summary of a recent EEOC study citing reasons—such as differences in levels of education and years of …More
