Workforce
Federal Employee Morale is Falling, and One Group Thinks the Slow Appointments Process Is to Blame
The Veterans Affairs Department was the only large agency to improve on its 2020 score in the latest annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government report.
Workforce
The House’s Defense Policy Bill Could Codify Contractor Minimum Wage
The House is set to vote this week on its version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, an annual must-pass bill that often serves as the vehicle for provisions impacting the federal workforce.
Pay & Benefits
Here’s What Needs to Happen for the 2023 Federal Employee Pay Raise
Although the Biden administration and lawmakers appear set on providing feds an average 4.6% pay increase next year, things could change before the end of the year.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Tumble Again in June
The federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings plan continues to suffer from tumult in financial markets.
Workforce
Ketanji Brown Jackson, A Defender of Federal Union Rights, is Now A Supreme Court Justice
The first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court once sided with federal employee unions in a legal challenge against the Trump administration.
Pay & Benefits
COVID Leave for Kids’ Vaccinations, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
OPM: If You Need to Travel for Medical Care, You Can Use Sick Leave
The federal government’s HR agency confirmed that federal employees may use sick leave to travel to obtain reproductive health services, although the measure falls short of employee groups’ request for paid administrative leave after abortion ruling.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Officials Promise Service Will Improve After a Difficult Transition to the New Recordkeeping System
Staffing at the call center that serves participants of the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program has already increased 66%, with more on the way.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Are Responding to the Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling. Here's How.
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees’ access to in-state reproductive health services disappeared Friday after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.
Workforce
Coming Soon: More Regs and Bills to Help Modernize the Federal Workforce
Reforms will ease the process of everything from attracting new talent to processing retirement claims, says OPM Director Kiran Ahuja.
Pay & Benefits
The Biden Team Announces Pay Raises of Up to $20,000 Annually for Federal Firefighters
The pay increases, authorized as part of the bipartisan infrastructure law, will be retroactive to October 2021.
Workforce
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Works… Sometimes
Readers share their experiences with the Education Department program that was recently overhauled. Challenges still remain, though the October changes did help many.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Can’t Sue Over TSP Gains Lost During Shutdowns, An Appeals Court Finds
A group of FBI employees had argued they were entitled to damages, because delayed TSP contributions meant they missed out on gains from a rising stock market.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Woes Continue Two Weeks After Tech Transition
Participants reported delayed account disbursements a full two weeks after the transition to a new recordkeeper was complete.
Workforce
A House Panel Advances Legislation Encouraging Telework at Agencies
The bill would improve training for managers, among other things.
Pay & Benefits
The TSP Board's Nominees Have Now Been Confirmed, With One Exception
Biden's pick to chair the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program’s board must go through a more arduous process.
Pay & Benefits
A Request to Raise Gas Reimbursement Rates to Reflect Skyrocketing Prices, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits