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New OPM Rule Would Make it Easier to Fire Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJun 4, 2025 1:14 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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OPM has issued a proposed rule that would make it easier to fire federal employees for serious misconduct.

Proposal Restructuring Senior Executive Service Performance Rating System

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithMay 5, 2025 6:55 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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Are performance ratings for Senior Executive Service members too high? OPM says they are and is proposing a forced distribution system to correct it.

OPM Issues Final Rule Giving Some FWS Federal Employees a Pay Raise

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJan 20, 2025 8:25 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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OPM has issued a final rule that will impact the salaries of about 17,000 Federal Wage System federal employees.

OPM Issues Final Rule in Response to Schedule F

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApr 5, 2024 8:05 AM | Updated: Jun 11, 2025 4:59 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

OPM has finalized a rule to implement a prohibition against a future president being able to reclassify federal employees and remove their civil service protection.

OPM Expands Dental/Vision Benefits to More Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 25, 2023 3:40 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

Over 70,000 federal employees and 118,000 Postal employees will be eligible for FEDVIP coverage under a new rule issued by OPM.

USPS Plans Crack Down on Counterfeit Postage

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFeb 16, 2023 7:08 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Anyone who buys goods online will want to pay attention to a proposed rule change from the Postal Service targeting counterfeit postage.

Agencies Building Lists of Federal Employees Seeking Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandate

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJan 21, 2022 7:46 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Numerous agencies have begun creating databases to store the names and religious information of federal employees seeking exemptions from the vaccine mandate.

Proposed OPM Rule on Federal Workforce Policies is Available for Public Comments

FedSmith.com author Mathew B. Tully, Esq.By Mathew B. Tully, Esq.Jan 20, 2022 7:32 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

OPM has published rules seeking to repeal several workforce policies for federal employees enacted under the Trump administration.

Death, Annuities, Same-Sex Marriage and Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithNov 18, 2021 10:35 AM | Updated: Jan 20, 2023 1:22 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

How does the surviving spouse of a federal employee in a same-sex marriage establish eligibility for a survivor annuity or death benefit?

OPM Seeks to Expand Dental and Vision Benefits to More Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithOct 19, 2021 5:32 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

A proposed rule would expand eligibility for dental and vision benefits to approximately 86,000 additional federal employees.

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