Pay & Benefits

OPM Proposes Legislation to Cut Retirement Benefits for Current and Former Feds

A letter from Director Jeff Pon to House Speaker Paul Ryan outlines several plans previously floated by the Trump administration.

Pay & Benefits

Employees at a Small Agency Proposed for Elimination Vote to Unionize

Workers at the agency will be part of the American Federation of Government Employees.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Withdrawal Update

Changes are coming, but they’ll take awhile to implement.

Management

House Chairman Unveils Bill to Overhaul VA-Funded Private Care and Shutter Department Facilities

VA committee is looking to pass the measure next week.

Management

Bipartisan Senate Group Demands Trump Team 'Immediately Cease' Shrinking of Federal Labor Relations Agency

FLRA is looking to close two of its seven regional offices.

Pay & Benefits

New CDC Chief Takes Pay Cut After Senator's Complaint

AIDS Researcher Redfield was paid $375,000 under special hiring authority.

Management

OPM Director: Expect 'Full Court Press' for Civil Service Changes

In a call with reporters, Jeff Pon said he plans to ramp up use of his administrative authority in the coming months.

Pay & Benefits

House GOP Group Envisions Massive Changes to Civil Service in Budget Proposal

The Republican Study Committee plan reiterates White House compensation proposals, and guts federal employee protections.

Pay & Benefits

Democratic Senators Demand Swift Resolution to Snafu That Left Some Feds With High Tax Bills

A provision of last year’s tax code overhaul left employees on the hook for relocation expenses.

Management

Management Chief: Trump Administration Will Renew Push for Performance Pay Fund

In an interview with NextGov, OMB Deputy Director for Management Margaret Weichert said the Trump administration would push for civil service reform legislation.

Management

Many Lose Jobs After National Park Service Changes Interpretation of Seasonal Work Rule

Employees say a new policy barring people from working multiple seasonal jobs in a year is being applied inconsistently and retroactively.

Pay & Benefits

Is OPM's New Weather Policy the 'Natural Progression' of Telework?

Advocate urges careful roll-out of policy requiring remote workers to remain on the job during inclement weather.

Pay & Benefits

OMB Chief Defends Pay Freeze, Pay for Performance

In House testimony, Mulvaney sets May time frame for release of agency reorganization plans.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Outlines Pay Changes, the Future of Long-Term Care and More

A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.

Pay & Benefits

IG: OPM Needs Contingency Plan for Long-Term Care Insurance

The market of potential long-term care insurance providers has drastically shrunk since the federal program's establishment, auditors say.