Pay & Benefits

House Democrats Move to Block Agency Relocations, Buyouts

Lawmakers put language in appropriations bills to prevent the Trump administration from advancing key initiatives.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Encourages Agencies to Expand Telework Amid Summer Metro Station Closures

Six Metro stations in Virginia will shut down entirely for platform repairs, beginning next week and lasting through early September.

Pay & Benefits

Shifting the Pentagon’s Employee Training to OPM Could Save Millions

The move also establishes the Defense Department as a petri dish for OPM to obtain more data on how employees learn and where more training is needed.

Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers Push to Allow Pension Contributions for Former Temporary Feds

The Federal Retirement Fairness Act would allow federal employees to make catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Retirement System for time spent as temporary or seasonal workers.

Management

Latest Effort to Overhaul the Postal Service Hits New Snag

Lawmakers want more details on USPS' long-term plans before committing to legislative relief for cash-strapped agency.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Issues New Rules for Feds on Religious Holidays

Employees have 13 pay periods on either side of a holiday to make up for time missed.