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Oversight
What Federal Employees Need to Know About Giving and Receiving Gifts in the Workplace
For ethics purposes, there are restrictions on what gifts federal workers and mail carriers can accept.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan Funds Up for a Second Straight Month
Every fund in the federal government’s 401(k) style retirement plan saw gains in November, but most still remain in the negative for the year.
Pay & Benefits
Will Federal Workers Get the Gift of Extra Time Off at Christmas?
The answer depends on what day of the week that holiday falls on.
Management
People Had Trouble Accessing Social Security During The Pandemic and GAO Wants Them to Develop a Plan to Do Better
A recent Government Accountability Office report says SSA is not doing enough to reach vulnerable populations.
Pay & Benefits
First Responder Retirement Bill Gets a Unanimous Senate Vote
The legislation allows first responders with disabilities to continue receiving federal retirement benefits in the same manner as though they had not been disabled.
Pay & Benefits
A Proposed OPM Rule Would Align Congressional Retirement Dates and Contributions With Those of Feds
Laws passed in 2012 and 2013 changed retirement benefits and contributions for members of Congress and their staff.
Pay & Benefits
Everything You Need to Know For Open Season 2022
All our Open Season coverage in one place to help you make the best decision this season.
Pay & Benefits
Want to Vote or Volunteer at the Polls on Election Day, But Not Sure What the Leave Policy Is? We Can Help
President Biden signed an executive order in March 2021 that outlines leave policies for voting in elections and serving as poll workers or observers.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Tick Up After Two Months of Losses
Nearly all of the funds in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings plan posted gains in October.
Workforce
Environmental Protection Agency Workers File Suit Over Remote Work Policies
EPA workers in the agency's largest region allege that their remote work requests have been unfairly denied.
Pay & Benefits
OPM's Director Highlights the Importance of Mental Health, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Director Urges Enrollees Not To Leave Savings on the Table During Open Season, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Approves an Emergency Leave Transfer Program for Workers Affected by Hurricane Ian
This is the third leave donation program in the past 60 days.
Pay & Benefits
Money May Not Be Federal Workers' Main Motive For Quitting
The reasons driving federal employees to leave government service, and other pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Union Chief Slams ‘Remarkably High’ Increase in Health Care Premiums
AFGE President Everett Kelly forecasts higher premiums may worsen the “widespread staffing crises.”
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Continue To Fall in September
Nearly all of the funds in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings plan remained in negative territory last month.
