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Political Pressure and Confusion Marked Interior’s Reassignment of Career Execs, Internal Docs Show

Mar 09, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Watchdog: GSA Communications Policies Could Chill Whistleblowing

Mar 09, 2018  |   Charles S. Clark

Lawmakers Prepare Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown, But Hurdles Abound

Mar 09, 2018  |   Erich Wagner

Second-Litter Subsidy Says A Lot About Social Security

Mar 09, 2018  |   Brenton Smith

8 Fun Facts About Federal Retirement

Mar 08, 2018  |   Tammy Flanagan

OPM Gets a Permanent Director After Nearly 3 Years of Acting Leaders

Mar 08, 2018  |   Erich Wagner

Can I Estimate What My Monthly CSRS and Social Security Payments Will Be?

Mar 08, 2018  |   Debbie Vensel

New Details on Trump's Performance Pay Plan

Mar 07, 2018  |   Katherine McIntire Peters

Quorum Returns at the MSPB With Nomination of New Vice Chairman

Mar 07, 2018  |   Ralph R. Smith

Can Government Compete In The Talent Market?

Mar 07, 2018  |   Jeff Neal

OSC Issues Updated Hatch Act Guidance for 2020 Election

Mar 06, 2018  |   Ian Smith

Trump Administration Plans to Slash Labor Relations Board, Consolidate Power

Mar 05, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Should Federal Employees Decline FEGLI Option B for Supplemental Coverage?

Mar 02, 2018  |   James P. Tobin

The Federal Government Has Gotten Slower at Hiring New Employees for 5 Consecutive Years

Mar 01, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Should You Relocate in Retirement?

Mar 01, 2018  |   Tammy Flanagan

Key GOP Senator Calls Trump's Pay Freeze Plan Ill-Advised

Mar 01, 2018  |   Eric Katz

4,000 Feds Soon May Need a New Health Insurance Plan

Feb 27, 2018  |   Erich Wagner

Legislation Would Require Naming All ‘Nonessential’ Federal Employees in a Shutdown

Feb 27, 2018  |   Ian Smith

Janus V. AFSCME: Effect on Federal Sector Labor Relations

Feb 27, 2018  |   Bob Gilson

Scandal-Plagued VA Secretary Vows to Rid Department of Adversaries Who 'Don't Belong'

Feb 27, 2018  |   Eric Katz

White House Quietly Releases Report Highlighting Benefits of Regulations

Feb 26, 2018  |   Charles S. Clark

Will I Be Included in the Proposed Benefits Cuts?

Feb 25, 2018  |   Ian Smith

EPA and National Archives Sued Over Scott Pruitt’s Record-Keeping Habits

Feb 23, 2018  |   Charles S. Clark

Senators Try Yet Again to Crack Down on VA’s Senior Executives

Feb 23, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Watchdog Groups Create Guide to Help Feds Protect Themselves Against Political Misconduct

Feb 22, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Government Regulation of Social Media Would Be a Cure Far Worse Than The Disease

Feb 22, 2018  |   Paul Levinson

EPA's Planned Budget Cuts Alarm Former Employees, Union

Feb 21, 2018  |   Charles S. Clark

A TSP Call Center Spike, Shutdown Back Pay and More

Feb 21, 2018  |   Erich Wagner

Agencies Will Have to Race the Clock to Spend Massive Influx of Money

Feb 20, 2018  |   Eric Katz

OPM Confirms Back Pay for Feds Affected by Latest Shutdown

Feb 20, 2018  |   Erich Wagner

White House Budget Plan Praises the TSP, Then Cuts It

Feb 16, 2018  |   Erich Wagner

Third-Ranking VA Official Steps Down Over Altered Travel Records

Feb 16, 2018  |   GovExec Staff

VA Secretary Shulkin Faces Only Mild Criticism From Congress Over Travel Abuse Allegations

Feb 15, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Feds protest Trump's workforce plans

Feb 14, 2018  |   Chase Gunter

Workforce Plan Stresses Pay for Performance, OPM Nominee Advances, and More

Feb 14, 2018  |   Erich Wagner

Why Trump’s Performance Pay Fund Won’t Happen in 2019

Feb 14, 2018  |   Erich Wagner

Trump Suggests USPS Cut Retirement, Health Benefits in $80B Savings Package

Feb 13, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Agency-By-Agency Spending Levels Under Trump's 2019 Budget

Feb 12, 2018  |   Ross Gianfortune and Amelia Gruber

How Many Employees Would Your Agency Lose (or Gain) Under Trump's Budget?

Feb 12, 2018  |   Ross Gianfortune and Amelia Gruber

Trump Calls for 'Reskilling' Federal Workforce, Firing ‘Overhaul’ and Reducing Union Influence

Feb 12, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Trump Formalizes 2019 Pay Freeze Proposal, Revives Benefits Cuts

Feb 12, 2018  |   Erich Wagner

GAO finds holes in VA’s plan for new appeals process

Feb 09, 2018  |

Trump signs spending bill, ending early morning government shutdown

Feb 08, 2018  |   Nicole Ogrysko

Retirement plan still a political target

Feb 08, 2018  |   Mike Causey

2-year budget deal would bring some good news to federal employees

Feb 08, 2018  |   Nicole Ogrysko

Play of the Day: Recapping the (Short) Shutdown

Jan 29, 2018  |   Ross Gianfortune

OPM Seeking More Cost Controls for Federal Employee Health Insurance

Jan 29, 2018  |   Ralph R. Smith

SWAMP Act Would Require Agencies to Relocate Their Headquarters Outside of Washington

Jan 29, 2018  |   Ian Smith

Should I Still Roll Over My TSP to an IRA After Passage of the TSP Modernization Act?

Jan 28, 2018  |   Ian Smith

Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Application Period for 2018 Mayor Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program

Jan 26, 2018  |

Senator Asks White House to Explain the Logic Behind Its Proposed Federal Pay Freeze

Jan 26, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Analysis: The Real Cause of the Last Government Shutdown—and the Next One

Jan 25, 2018  |   Norm Ornstein

Federal Employee Advocates Increasingly Frustrated by Cycle of Stopgap Spending Bills

Jan 25, 2018  |   Erich Wagner

What Feds Furloughed During the Shutdown Need to Know About Their Back Pay and Leave

Jan 25, 2018  |   Amelia Gruber

OPM Explains How Your Pay Will Be Handled After The Shutdown

Jan 25, 2018  |   Ian Smith

Leaked Memo: Trump Admin to Boost Use of Private Prisons While Slashing Federal Staff

Jan 25, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Trump to Issue 2019 Budget and Workforce Cutting Plans on Feb. 12

Jan 24, 2018  |   Eric Katz

District of Columbia Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.0 Percent in December

Jan 23, 2018  |

Mayor Bowser Announces $17.5 Million Investment in Affordable Housing

Jan 23, 2018  |

White House Says All Feds Should Expect to Return to Work Tuesday

Jan 22, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Government Set to Reopen After Congress Approves Spending Bill

Jan 22, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Shutdown Pay for Lawmakers vs. Federal Employees

Jan 22, 2018  |   Ralph R. Smith

A White House Out-Of-Office Message Blames Democrats For Holding The Government 'Hostage'

Jan 21, 2018  |   Dave Gershgorn

Thousands of Federal Workers in Limbo as Shutdown Drags On

Jan 21, 2018  |   Katherine McIntire Peters

Shutdown Will Continue Monday, Triggering Furloughs for Hundreds of Thousands of Feds

Jan 21, 2018  |   Amelia Gruber and Katherine McIntire Peters

The Agencies That Will Remain Open in the Initial Days of the Shutdown

Jan 20, 2018  |   Gove Exec Staff

Will a Government Shutdown Damage the U.S. Economy?

Jan 20, 2018  |   Scott R. Baker

Government Shuts Down After Senate Rejects One-Month Stopgap Spending Bill

Jan 19, 2018  |   Eric Katz

Happy Birthday to the Civil Service

Jan 17, 2018  |   Jeff Neal

0.6% Decrease in Federal Employment in 2017

Jan 17, 2018  |   Michael Wald

DPR Announces Reduced Rates for 2018 Summer Camps

Jan 17, 2018  |

Tuition Discounts for Feds, a Tax Reform Update, and More

Nov 15, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

Earning Income as a Federal Government Retiree

Nov 15, 2017  |   Jason Kay

House Speaker Says Congress Likely to Stave Off Shutdown With CR Through 2017

Nov 14, 2017  |   Eric Katz

The Senate Tax Proposal Could End Feds’ Catch-Up TSP Contributions

Nov 14, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

A Refresher on Holiday Pay

Nov 14, 2017  |   Wayne Coleman

Give Yourself a Raise with a FEGLI Option B Alternative

Nov 13, 2017  |   Kristopher T. Smith

Are You Ready for Open Season?

Nov 13, 2017  |   Ian Smith

NDAA busts budget caps with $626 billion for defense

Nov 08, 2017  |   Scott Maucione

Feds Are Flocking to the Same Few Health Care Plans

Nov 07, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

VA Facing Fallout from Publicity and Scandals

Nov 07, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

OPM’s Retirement Backlog Climbs 12% in October

Nov 07, 2017  |   Ian Smith

TSP Modernization Act Passes Congress; Heads to Trump’s Desk

Nov 07, 2017  |   Ian Smith

OPM Issues Guidance on Multiple Emergency Leave Transfer Programs

Nov 06, 2017  |   Ian Smith

Is the FEHB System Killing Competition?

Nov 06, 2017  |   Ian Smith

OPM Issues Guidance on Multiple Emergency Leave Transfer Programs

Nov 06, 2017  |   Ian Smith

VA’s Shulkin calls for new, strategic approach to veterans benefits programs

Nov 06, 2017  |   Nicole Ogrysko

Legislation Would Extend Probationary Period for New Feds to Two Years

Nov 05, 2017  |   Ian Smith

Buy Out vs. Early Out – Which is Better?

Nov 02, 2017  |   Alexis Hongamen

How Much Income Will I Need in Retirement?

Oct 30, 2017  |   Carol Schmidlin

Debunking the myth of federal employee dissatisfaction

Oct 30, 2017  |   Ross Marchand

‘You should be outraged,’ Cardin says of federal pay and benefits proposals

Oct 30, 2017  |   Nicole Ogrysko

Should You Elect Medicare Part B?

Oct 29, 2017  |   John Grobe

Benefit Cuts Left Out of Budget Resolution

Oct 26, 2017  |   Ian Smith

House Plans Vote On Senate's Higher-Spending Budget Resolution

Oct 26, 2017  |   Russell Berman

House Vote Takes Federal Retirement Cuts Off the Table For Now

Oct 26, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

When Can You Expect Your First Social Security Payment?

Oct 25, 2017  |   John Grobe

OPM Finalizes Long-Desired Change to USPS Pensions

Oct 25, 2017  |   Eric Katz

Federal Employee Pay Freeze for 2019?

Oct 24, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

VA Secretary Asks Congress to Couple Hiring and Pay Reform With Private Care Expansion

Oct 24, 2017  |   Eric Katz

Don't Assume Career Feds Are Resisting Trump's Deregulatory Push

Oct 24, 2017  |   Charles S. Clark

AFL-CIO pledges to fight VA privatization, support workers

Oct 24, 2017  |   AFGE

Mayor Bowser Launches Campaign to Promote MPD Recruitment

Oct 24, 2017  |

New Stock Market High: How Should Federal Employees Invest Now?

Oct 23, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

4 Takeaways from the 2017 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Results

Oct 21, 2017  |   Jeff Neal

How Do I Know What I Will Receive in Social Security Benefits?

Oct 19, 2017  |   Alexis Hongamen

Changes for FEHB Plans in 2018

Oct 18, 2017  |   Ian Smith

Federal Retirees: Will You Receive a Full or Prorated COLA?

Oct 18, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

2% COLA for Federal Retirees in 2018

Oct 13, 2017  |   Ian Smith

House Passes TSP Modernization Act

Oct 11, 2017  |   Ian Smith

DuBester Renominated for FLRA

Oct 03, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

Employee Groups Decry Trump's Decision to Abolish Labor-Management Council

Oct 02, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

Most TSP Funds Gained Ground in September

Oct 02, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

Federal Employees Should Prepare for New Mandatory Opioid Drug Testing

Oct 02, 2017  |   Ian Smith

Now is a Good Time to Verify Your FEGLI Coverage

Oct 02, 2017  |   Ian Smith

What is the One TSP Fund Up 20% in 2017?

Oct 02, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

Trump Revokes EO Creating Federal Labor Councils

Sep 30, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

Official Time Bill Adds Paperwork for Union Reps and Headaches for OPM

Sep 28, 2017  |   Matthew B. Tully, Esq.

The Truth About Federal Pay

Sep 27, 2017  |   Jeff Neal

6 Federal Retirement Myths

Sep 25, 2017  |   Alexis Hongamen

Lawmakers Work Across the Aisle to Propose Compensation Boost for 15,000 Feds

Sep 15, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

Retirees Remain on Track for at Least Modest COLA in January

Sep 15, 2017  |   Michael Wald

Lawmakers Want to Provide Free Credit Freezes for All Consumers

Sep 15, 2017  |   Ian Smith

A CEO Makes the Case That Young Employees Are Better at Solving Problems

Sep 14, 2017  |   Lila MacLellon

After Striking Short-Term Deal, House Approves Funding for Rest of Fiscal 2018

Sep 14, 2017  |   Eric Katz

TSP Loosens Emergency Withdrawal Rules for Feds Affected By Irma

Sep 14, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

Senate Skips Vote on Repealing Sequestration

Sep 14, 2017  |   Eric Katz

What Impact Does Returning to Federal Service Have on Your Annuity?

Sep 14, 2017  |   John Grobe

Is a Graduate Degree Worth It?

Sep 12, 2017  |   Jason Kay

Senate Considers Cutting Retirement Benefits for Feds Working for Unions

Sep 12, 2017  |   Eric Katz

The TSP and Federal Employees

Sep 11, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

OPM Wants You to Get a Flu Shot

Sep 10, 2017  |   Ian Smith

‘Believe Me:’ Trump Promises Shutdown if Congress Doesn’t Fund the Border Wall

Aug 23, 2017  |   Eric Katz

Investment Fraud Warning for Federal Employees!

Aug 22, 2017  |   Randy Silvey

Congress Looks to Crack Down on Feds Taking Time Off to Campaign

Aug 22, 2017  |   Eric Katz

Union Official Blasts Lack of Ideological Diversity on Mediation Panel

Aug 22, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

CBO Weighs In on Bill That Would Pay Bonuses to Federal Employees

Aug 21, 2017  |   Ian Smith

Alternative Ways to Determine Future COLAs

Aug 21, 2017  |   Michael Wald

‘You’re Fired’ may be harder than Trump thinks when it comes to federal workers

Aug 21, 2017  |   Lisa Rein

Federal Employees, Federal Benefits and Debt

Aug 20, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

Continuing Health Coverage When Leaving A Federal Job

Aug 19, 2017  |   Janet Gershen-Siegel

Some Agencies ‘Pretty Sure’ They Need to Run a RIF

Aug 18, 2017  |   Ian Smith

OPM Wants You to Verify Your FEGLI Changes

Aug 17, 2017  |   Ian Smith

Should Federal Employees Invest in a Roth IRA?

Aug 17, 2017  |   Lyn Alden

Social Security: It’s All Part of the Plan

Aug 15, 2017  |   Brenton Smith

No sequestration for agencies this year

Aug 15, 2017  |   Eric White

Contractors Begin Early Shutdown Preparations

Aug 14, 2017  |   Eric Katz

A Whistleblower’s Guide for the Trump Era

Aug 14, 2017  |   Charles S. Clark

EPA Inspector General Criticizes Its Own Recent Buyout Effort

Aug 14, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

When Amazon Meets Government

Aug 14, 2017  |   Tim Cooke

Be Prepared for a Moderate COLA in January

Aug 14, 2017  |   Michael Wald

Modernizing Government Technology Act to get second path to passage in Senate NDAA

Aug 14, 2017  |   Jason Miller

Federal Employee Pay Raise Process Moving Ahead

Aug 13, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

GSA to Increase Lodging Reimbursements for Feds This Fall

Aug 11, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

Best Estimate for 2018 COLA: 2.2%

Aug 11, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

EPA Employees Are Earning Emergency Premium Pay Without Justification

Aug 10, 2017  |   Eric Katz

Some Medicare Beneficiaries Could See Higher Premiums in 2018

Aug 10, 2017  |   John Grobe

Federal Employees Working for Unions: CBO Reports on Pending Bill

Aug 09, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

OPM Announces Special Rate Review, Open Season Dates and More

Aug 09, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

Trump's Hiring Freeze Slowed Federal Retirement Processing

Aug 08, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

House to Consider Remaining Eight Spending Bills in One Package After Recess

Aug 08, 2017  |   Eric Katz

OPM’s Retirement Claims Backlog Jumps 18% in July

Aug 07, 2017  |   Ian Smith

Proposed Changes to the TSP

Aug 07, 2017  |   Ian Smith

How Do You Take Away a Benefit That’s Already Been Paid For?

Aug 07, 2017  |   John Grobe

Former Pentagon Acquisitions Chief Belittles Reorg Plan

Aug 07, 2017  |   Charles S. Clark

Senate Passes Bill to 'Crack Down' on Feds Spending Improperly

Aug 07, 2017  |   Eric Katz

How Do You Take Away a Benefit That’s Already Been Paid For?

Aug 07, 2017  |   John Grobe

Federal employees step up defiance of Trump

Aug 05, 2017  |   Devin Henry

GAO: OPM IT Security Still at Risk

Aug 04, 2017  |   Ian Smith

Trump Administration, Reversing Trend, Sheds 11,000 Federal Employees in Six Months

Aug 04, 2017  |   Eric Katz

GSA Updates Plan for Improving Employees’ Job Performance as Part of Reorg Strategy

Aug 04, 2017  |   Charles S. Clark

Rethinking Position Classification

Aug 03, 2017  |   Jeff Neal

OPM Begins Providing Information on 2017 Open Season

Aug 03, 2017  |   Ian Smith

Bill to Boost VA Hiring, Private Care Heads to Trump's Desk

Aug 02, 2017  |   Eric Katz

Trump Threatens To Ax Some Feds' Health Care Subsidies, OPM Rolls Out SES Plan, and More

Aug 02, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

Lawmakers Express Concerns Over Proposals to Cut Federal Employees’ Benefits

Aug 02, 2017  |   Ian Smith

I Took EPA’s Buyout Offer; When Should I Leave?

Aug 02, 2017  |   John Grobe

SEC Issues Alert to Federal Employees

Aug 01, 2017  |   Ian Smith

Nesterczuk Requests Withdrawal of Nomination for OPM Director

Aug 01, 2017  |   Ian Smith

Federal Unions Need to Redefine Their Role

Jul 31, 2017  |   Howard Risher

A Good Week For AFGE In Republican-Controlled House

Jul 31, 2017  |   Michael Wald

Bill Would Prevent VA From Rehiring Previously Fired Employees

Jul 30, 2017  |   Ian Smith

New bill would loosen restrictions on TSP withdrawals

Jul 27, 2017  |   David Thorton

Republicans Take First Shots at Slashing Individual Federal Employees’ Salaries

Jul 27, 2017  |   Eric Katz

Ten Republicans Urge Oversight Committee Chair Not to Cut Retirement Benefits for Feds

Jul 27, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

More Than a Dozen Unions Announce Opposition to OPM Nominee

Jul 27, 2017  |   Erich Wagner

What federal pay and benefits proposals are in play for 2018

Jul 26, 2017  |   Nicole Ogrysko

Bill to limit appeals, make new hires ‘at-will’ federal employees reappears in the House

Jul 24, 2017  |   Nicole Ogrysko

Will 2018 COLA Exceed Federal Employee Raise?

Jul 22, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith

Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017 Passes House Unanimously

Jul 21, 2017  |   Isabel Cottrell

Regs Proposed For Administrative Leave Restrictions

Jul 17, 2017  |   Ralph R. Smith