Should the District of Columbia Be a State?
Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) recently introduced legislation to make the District of Columbia the 51st state. Do you think this is a good idea, or is statehood for the District unnecessary?
Senior Executives Are Happier Than the Employees They Supervise
New data from the Partnership for Public Service show that members of the Senior Executive Service are more satisfied with their jobs than the employees they oversee.
New Survey Shows The Top 3 Reasons Many Feds Are Not Retiring: How Would You Have Responded?
According to recent statistics, many federal employees that can retire are not doing so. The author asks why this is the case and provides some reasons why he thinks this is happening.
OPM Takes Background Check Database Offline
Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta said in a recent blog post that the agency had to take its e-QIP system offline temporarily because of a vulnerability discovered within it, but stressed it is not due to malicious activity.
AFGE Sues OPM Over Data Breaches
AFGE has filed a class action lawsuit against OPM over the recent cyberattacks which exposed personal data of millions of current and former federal employees.
Bill Exempting Some Feds From TSP Withdrawal Penalty Becomes Law
The Defending Public Safety Employees Retirement Act has been signed into law. What does this mean for federal employees and their Thrift Savings Plan investments?
The FERS Special Retirement Supplement and Special Category Employees
The Special Retirement Supplement (SRS) is a payment that is made by OPM and is designed to approximate the amount of an age 62 Social Security benefit that is due to civilian service under the FERS retirement system. How doest this apply to Special Category Employees?
The Myth of Consistency
Should two employees with different work histories, attitudes, and behaviors receive the same discipline for the same offense?
Republican Lawmakers Call on Obama to Fire OPM Director
A group of Republican lawmakers sent a letter to President Obama today requesting that he remove OPM Director Katherine Archuleta and her Chief Information Officer, Donna Seymour, from their jobs because of how they handled the recent data breaches reported at the agency.
Bill Exempting Some Feds From TSP Withdrawal Penalty Expected to Become Law
The Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act has passed Congress and now goes to the president for signature.
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