TSP Offering Help for Hurricane Matthew Victims
The Thrift Savings Plan announced this week that it is making a temporary rule change to help victims of Hurricane Matthew.
What Happens If You Are Accidentally Overpaid?
Recent news that nearly 10,000 soldiers were asked by the Pentagon to repay bonus overpayments may have other federal employees wondering what happens if they find themselves in a similar situation. The author provides some details on how agencies usually handle overpayments.
OPM Wants to Understand Your Work-Life Needs
The Office of Personnel Management has announced it will begin administering a new survey to better understand federal employees’ work-life priorities and needs.
Changes to the FEHB: Will You Be Impacted? (Part II)
There are changes to the 2017 FEHB that will impact some individual insurance plans. Here is the second of a two part article outlining the changes.
Schumer Urges One Time ‘Emergency’ Payment to Social Security Recipients to Offset Low COLA
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) has announced an initiative to offset the low COLA that was recently announced for the coming year.
Can Federal Employees Get Time Off to Vote?
Can federal employees get time off to vote on election day? OPM has provided official guidance on when employees can and cannot get an excused absence for voting.
Federal Hiring Freeze – Here We Go Again
The author says that Donald Trump’s suggestion of another federal hiring freeze repeats past mistakes in handling the federal civilian workforce.
Should There Be Term Limits for Members of Congress?
Should term limits be imposed on Members of Congress? The idea has recently come up again during this election year.
Where Are the Carrots In the VA Accountability Bill?
The author says that the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act uses a carrot and stick approach to reforming the agency, but that it currently offers too many sticks for dealing with problem employees and not enough carrots to reward good employees.
House Committee Asks for GAO Review of OPM’s Retirement Application Process
A House Committee has sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office asking for an investigation into how OPM can improve its retirement application handling process.
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