Stay informed with the latest federal human resources news, including updates on federal employee unions, labor relations, collective bargaining, workplace policies, and federal HR guidance. This category covers OPM regulations, pay, leave, and benefits administration, labor‑management disputes, union negotiations, workplace rights, and major **HR policy changes.
OPM has proposed major changes to its performance management system. It could curb ratings, allow rating distributions, and make it easier to address poor performance.
What do the new OPM and EEOC guidelines mean for federal employees who want to use telework as a reasonable accommodation?
A new bill would significantly alter the VSIP buyout program, providing federal employees with greater financial incentives to resign their positions.
New OPM guidance accelerates union contract changes, aiming for a more flexible, accountable federal workforce despite ongoing litigation.
OPM and EEOC have issued FAQs regarding using telework as a reasonable accommodation for disabilities.
OPM proposed an overhaul of suitability appeals, ending MSPB review and streamlining decisions as part of a wider push to reshape federal personnel rules.
RIF appeal rights to the MSPB are not statutory—they exist only because of OPM regulation. A new proposed rule would return RIF appeals to OPM.
OPM has resumed publishing official time reports, and the new data show that costs have risen sharply over a five-year period.
OPM issued a final Schedule F rule, stripping civil-service appeals from ~50K federal employees to ease firing and reduce efforts to derail policy initiatives.
A recent GAO report found that limiting telework at SSA led to recruiting challenges.
