Substantial Cuts to Federal Employee Benefits Proposed in FY 2019 Budget
As anticipated, the FY 2019 budget proposal from the White House outlines proposed benefits changes for federal employees. Here is a summary.
Month: February 2018
OPM Identifies Priorities for Federal Workforce in New Report
OPM has released its quadrennial identifying future challenges and priorities for the federal workforce.
A Shrinking Annuity Payment for Some Former Feds
OPM asked its IG not to publish a report about a decision the agency made that raised annuity payments for some retired federal employees. Here’s what happened.
Postal Service Reports $540 Million Net Loss in First Quarter
The Postal Service reported a net loss of $540 million for the first quarter of the 2018 fiscal year despite a record setting Christmas shipping season.
Changes for Federal Employees Coming to the Workplace
The Trump administration’s new budget proposal is reportedly going to propose changes to performance rating systems and within-grade increases for federal employees. Here is a list of other possible proposals as well.
Congress Passes Bill in Vote to End Brief Overnight Shutdown
A brief government shutdown ensued overnight, but quickly came to an end after Congress reached an agreement early this morning.
Beatings Will Continue Until Performance Improves
“Accountability” often means that somebody needs to be fired. The author says a more productive approach in the workplace is to instead celebrate incremental progress.
Legislation Introduced to Guarantee Back Pay to Federal Employees in Event of a Shutdown
With the possibility of yet another partial government shutdown looming, legislation has again been introduced to ensure federal employees would be paid for any lost time.
More Firings May Not Lead To Better Results
The author says that making it easier to fire federal employees is an emotionally charged issue that is only one aspect of addressing accountability problems.
Census Bureau Clarifies How it Will Count Overseas Federal Employees in 2020 Census
The Census Bureau has published a memo for the upcoming Census that details how federal employees working overseas will be counted.
