President Trump has ordered OPM to take a direct role in disciplining employees of other agencies by invoking “suitability” considerations as grounds for| FEDweek
Congress has returned from its August recess with less than a month to address key policy and funding decisions ahead of the September 30 end of the| FEDweek
The White House added six federal agencies Aug. 28 to the list covered by Executive Order 14251, expanding the bargaining‑rights ban to more than 40| FEDweek
President Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to expand law enforcement numbers in Washington DC and to work more closely with| FEDweek
GSA has announced that there will be no changes in the per diem rates for federal employees traveling on official business in fiscal year 2026, starting| FEDweek
President Trump has formally launched the excepted service “Schedule Policy/Career” employment category—successor to the short-lived Schedule F of his| FEDweek
Long-expected agency RIFs and reorganizations are starting to take shape with announcements by several agencies. A list of agencies has also now been| FEDweek
OPM has generally limited to 12 weeks the time an agency can put an employee on administrative leave for “workforce realignment purposes,” although that| FEDweek
If you have a spouse and/or dependent children, understanding what happens in the event of your death is critical. Survivor annuity if you die while an| FEDweek
OPM’s new directive on federal employee performance evaluations and their implications includes a message that wants supervisors to produce a “positive| FEDweek
The trend toward claiming Social Security benefits at ever-later ages has been even steeper than has been commonly reported, a study has said, suggesting| FEDweek
OPM has issued a wide-ranging set of changes to federal employee performance ratings policies including a requirement that employees be evaluated on their| FEDweek
An OPM memo to agencies revising many of the policies governing performance evaluations of federal employees (see related story) includes an emphasis on| FEDweek
The FERS “special retirement supplement,” targeted for a general repeal for those retiring after 2027 under the House-passed budget reconciliation bill,| FEDweek
The TSP has added details to previously announced changes regarding the available lifecycle L funds and an upcoming option for in-plan conversions of| FEDweek
Following is the section of the new OPM hiring policy directive addressing an initiative to focus on “Recruiting Patriotic Americans for Federal Service.”| FEDweek
Many types of assets ask you to name a beneficiary. They include IRAs, life insurance policies, annuities, payable on death accounts, and transfer on| FEDweek
Following are two separate Q&As from OPM and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council on the Administration's newly announced, government-wide| FEDweek
When you retire you’ll have to make some decisions about life and health insurance coverage, assuming that you are enrolled in one or both of these| FEDweek
When the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) was established, it differed from the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) in several ways. While it| FEDweek
The provision of federal retirement law requiring that cost-of-living adjustments for FERS employees be lower than those for CSRS employees when inflation| FEDweek
OPM has proposed rules under which it could fire employees of other agencies on grounds that they are unsuitable for federal employment on misconduct| FEDweek
OPM has ordered a range of hiring policy changes that range from routine steps to address long-recognized issues--such as the often-daunting length of the| FEDweek
New questions to be added to federal job vacancy announcements for positions at GS-5 and above under the Trump administration’s hiring process changes| FEDweek
The SSA has said it has recalculated benefits for three-fourths of those who stand to benefit from the law repealing the windfall elimination provision| FEDweek
The Trump Administration is pursuing a wide scale reduction in the size of the federal workforce not seen in scale since the Clinton Administration, and| FEDweek
The SSA has said it has sent payments to more than a third of those eligible for retroactive payments under the law repealing the government pension| FEDweek
UPDATED: Hampton Dellinger has dropped his challenge to his firing as head of the Office of Special Counsel in the wake of a federal appeals court’s| FEDweek
New instructions to agencies on carrying out President Trump’s executive order calling on them to prepare reorganization plans leading the “wide-scale”| FEDweek
Spending authority for federal agencies funded through appropriations expires next Friday (March 14), an often-repeated situation of recent years with| FEDweek
UPDATED: A federal judge in California has followed a bench ruling of last Friday (February 28) with a written order pausing further layoffs of| FEDweek
The SSA has said that it has begun recalculating benefits for federal retirees and others who had been affected by the government pension offset and| FEDweek
You have a leg up as a federal retiree in that you have that increasingly rare benefit among American workers - a life long pension. As you approach| FEDweek
Following is a new Congressional Research Service report outlining the federal workforce reduction in force process, including a description of the| FEDweek
The House Budget Committee has approved a budget outline that would require substantial cuts to numerous government programs, including most likely| FEDweek
A budget options paper circulating among Capitol Hill Republicans includes many often-proposed potential reductions in the value of federal employee| FEDweek
Following are the sections of a joint OMB-OPM memo telling agencies to produce “RIF and Reorganization Plans” describing the goal those plans are to| FEDweek
Following is the section of an OPM guide to the now-ongoing open season, running through December 9, addressing areas of expanded coverage for 2025 in the| FEDweek
The 2025 Medicare Part B (physicians and related services) premium will be $185 per month for most enrollees, up from $174.40 a month this year. Those| FEDweek
UPDATED: The House has passed a bill (HR-82) to repeal the Social Security government pension offset and windfall elimination provision, the farthest the| FEDweek
The enrollee share of FEHB premiums for non-postal federal employees and retirees will rise 13.5 percent on average for 2025, OPM has said, while the| FEDweek
A study by the Federal Reserve Board shows a shift in peoples’ expectations about the age at which they will retire, potentially a sign of a change from| FEDweek
Children’s eligibility for certain benefits flowing from federal employment changes vary by type of benefit. Under the Federal Employees Health Benefits| FEDweek