OPM Issues Guidance on COVID Emergency Paid Leave
OPM has provided federal employees with more information on how to utilize the 2021 COVID emergency paid leave (EPL) benefit.
Author: Ian Smith
Biden to Raise Minimum Wage of Federal Contractors
President Biden is issuing an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 per hour.
2020 FEVS Results: Persevering Through COVID
What do the 2020 FEVS results say about federal employees’ overall satisfaction with their jobs, pay and agency support during COVID?
Senator Says It’s Time for Federal Employees to Stop Telecommuting
One Senator is asking for guidelines to be issued to require federal employees to begin to safely return to work in agency offices.
Renewed Effort to Ban TikTok for Federal Employees
Legislation has been reintroduced to ban federal employees from using TikTok. Just how unsafe is this application?
Can Federal Employees Contribute to Both an IRA and the TSP in 2021?
Federal employees are allowed to contribute to an IRA in addition to the TSP. Here are the contribution limits for 2021.
CDC Issues Government-Wide COVID Testing Guidelines for Federal Workers
The CDC has issued COVID testing guidelines to provide agencies with strategies for testing federal workers for the virus.
Proposed Expansion of Paid Leave for Federal Employees
New legislation would provide federal employees with an additional 12 weeks of paid leave to use in certain circumstances.
Efforts Growing to Recruit Federal Employees to Work at Southern Border
As the number of migrants crossing the southern border rapidly increases, the government is reportedly stepping up its efforts to recruit federal employees to help.
White House 2022 Pay Raise Proposal Not Here Yet
Federal employees who are anxious to find out what the White House wants to give them for a pay raise next year will have to wait a while longer.
