Pay & Benefits

What Federal Employees Should Know About the New Paid Parental Bereavement Leave Benefit

Thanks to the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, federal workers can take up to two weeks off following the death of a child.

Management

OPM’s Goals for the Next 18 Months: Hire, Hire, Hire

The federal government’s human resources agency released a new strategic plan this week aimed at transforming the agency into a leader in governmental human capital management.

Workforce

Biden’s Budget Focuses on Making Agencies a ‘Model Employer’

Documents accompanying the president’s fiscal 2023 budget request envisions reforms to federal hiring, internships, and a restructuring of regional Federal Executive Boards.

Management

It Just Got Easier for Feds to Vote and Work at Polls 

New leave guidance is part of the Biden administration’s overall efforts to increase access to voting.

Pay & Benefits

The Federal Pay Advisory Panel Can Finally Weigh In on Locality Pay and Other Issues Again

Biden nominates members to the Federal Salary Council, allowing it to move forward with compensation-related recommendations.

Workforce

OPM Launches a Toolkit to Attract More Women to the SES

The effort to recruit more women into the cadre of career government executives builds upon a 2014 program and comes amid news that, unlike the rest of the federal government, there is no gender pay gap in the Senior Executive Service.

Pay & Benefits

The White House and OPM Say They Will ‘Address’ Salary History in Federal Hiring

Although the federal gender pay gap is much smaller than the disparity in the private sector, officials vowed to push to eliminate it altogether.

Management

The $1.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill Features Enhanced Federal Workforce Reporting Requirements

In its legislation to keep the government open until Sept. 30, Congress has instructed federal agencies to report back on human capital issues and the future of work.

Management

OPM's IG and TSP's Board Nominees Pledge to be Impartial in Roles

President Biden’s pick to chair the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board became the latest in a string of nominees to apologize to senators for past tweets about Republican lawmakers.

Pay & Benefits

Ahuja Appoints Former OPM Director to Oversee the Federal Blue Collar Job Panel

Janice Lachance will chair an advisory committee governing the Federal Wage System, a pay scale that has long been criticized by employee groups for its outdated map of locality pay areas.

Management

Chief Human Capital Officers Need to Be Empowered to Really Transform Federal HR, Experts Say

More collaboration between chief human capital officers and agency executives and the Office of Personnel Management is needed to improve the hiring and retention of the federal workforce.

Workforce

These Tips Will Help Federal Managers and Employees Navigate the New Hybrid Work Environment

The government’s HR agency said it’s up to everyone to work together to foster effective performance management, particularly when there is a mix of on-site and teleworking feds.

Workforce

GovExec Daily: Taking Steps to Create More Equity in Government

Deloitte's Shrupti Shah joins the podcast to discuss how OPM is implementing the administration's DEI order.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Issues Guidance to Ensure 67,000 Feds Make at Least $15 per Hour

Agencies have until the end of this month to exercise special pay rates to implement a $15 minimum wage, in accordance with a Biden administration executive order.

Management

OPM Issues Guidance on Agency Hiring of Chief Diversity Officers

The memo builds off President Biden’s executive order aimed at improving the diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility of federal agencies.

Workforce

Report: 45% of All Federal Employees Teleworked in Fiscal 2020

The Office of Personnel Management’s latest annual telework report captures the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic.