Social Security Payroll Tax, Other Figures Rising
Several key figures are increasing for 2026 in the Social Security program affecting both current employees and retirees. For the former group, the 6.2| FEDweek
“Managing a reduced workforce and budget” is among the top management challenges for the IRS, says an inspector general report ...More The article Loss of Budget, Employees Deemed Top Management Challenges for IRS was first published on FEDweek.| FEDweek
OMB has told agencies to “bolster, streamline, and speed” efforts to withdraw regulations that they deem to be “facially unlawful,” ...More The article Agencies Told to ‘Bolster, Streamline, and Speed’ Deregulatory Efforts was first published on FEDweek.| FEDweek
The Trump administration’s nominee to head the GSA—under acting leadership since January—has said that if confirmed, his priorities would be ...More The article GSA Nominee Lists Priorities on Buildings, Acquisition, Other Issues was first published on FEDweek.| FEDweek
Cyber attacks against federal agencies have grown since the start of the partial government shutdown, says Media Trust, a provider ...More The article Cyber Attacks against Agencies Growing During Shutdown, Company Says was first published on FEDweek.| FEDweek
Several key figures are increasing for 2026 in the Social Security program affecting both current employees and retirees. For the former group, the 6.2| FEDweek
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A federal retirement COLA will be paid in January of 2.8 percent for those retired under CSRS and 2 percent ...More The article January Retirement COLAs Set: 2.8 Percent for CSRS, 2 Percent for FERS was first published on FEDweek.| FEDweek
In 2020, the U.S. Postal Service benched its own uniformed police force. It was a quiet bureaucratic act — a ...More The article How the USPS’s De-Policing Experiment Helped Usher in a Crime Wave was first published on FEDweek.| FEDweek
A letter from 30 Senate Democrats to HHS provides the greatest level of detail to date of the layoff notices ...More The article Senate Democrats Detail, Protest HHS Layoff Notices was first published on FEDweek.| FEDweek
After you retire, paychecks stop and guaranteed income (your annuity, Social Security, etc.) starts. If there’s a shortfall, you’ll draw the rest from| FEDweek
Senate Republican leaders have raised the prospect of calling a vote, possibly within days, on a bill to immediately pay ...More The article Senate Eyes Vote to Pay Federal Employees Working Unpaid was first published on FEDweek.| FEDweek
A series of bills has been offered in Congress to ease the impact on employees either furloughed without pay or ...More The article Series of Bills Offered to Address Shutdown’s Impact on Employees was first published on FEDweek.| FEDweek
During my 38 years of being a Thrift Saving Plan (TSP) participant, I have been on many different TSP Rollercoasters, and I have to say the ride is rough,| FEDweek
If you’re a federal employee, there’s a good chance you’ve had the same FEHB plan for years. Maybe even decades. And that’s not uncommon—most people don’t| FEDweek
Two leading House Democrats on civil service issues have asked the GAO to weigh in on whether the Trump administration’s use of the partial government| FEDweek
Computing a Federal Annuity – Standard Rules CSRS (Immediate or Early) The amount of the basic federal annuity payable on ...More| FEDweek
A lump-sum payment for unused annual leave is payable to employees who separate from federal service for retirement or other ...More| FEDweek
The TSP has proposed rules to carry out the previously announced authority beginning in calendar year 2026 for investors to convert money from traditional| FEDweek
OPM has said that it “we are now starting to see the first wave of new retirement applications” from those who took deferred resignation offers, amounting| FEDweek
OPM has spelled out more details of health insurance coverage changes and plan availability for the 2026 plan year, with several increases in the former| FEDweek
A large share of the federal workforce stands to receive no pay in the pay distribution for the biweekly pay period ending Saturday (October 18) as there| FEDweek
Updated: With the partial shutdown now into its second week with a resolution still not in reach, the pay and benefits considerations are starting to hit| FEDweek
Following is the portion of OPM guidance on the impact on federal employees of a funding lapse addressing pay-related issues both during and after a| FEDweek
The number of TSP account holders with balances of at least $1 million continued to climb in the calendar quarter ending September 30 to just below| FEDweek
For the first time ever, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has directed agencies to use a shutdown as justification for reductions-in-force| FEDweek
On June 3. 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a proposed rule to amend the Code of Federal Regulations provisions for vetting| FEDweek
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OPM has proposed rules to carry out White House directives on performance evaluations of SES members, aiming to limit how many can be receive ratings in| FEDweek
Following is a recent report in question and answer format in which the Congressional Research Service describes the impact of government shutdowns on| FEDweek
UPDATED: There is still no agreement, now less than two weeks from the deadline, on avoiding a funding lapse that would trigger a partial government| FEDweek
A newly introduced Senate bill would override President Trump’s executive orders to disavow existing labor-management contracts and end union| FEDweek
With the pending end of deferred resignation periods for many tens of thousands of federal employees (see related story) there is the prospect for a surge| FEDweek
OPM has told agencies to “return to the policies of the first Trump administration”—which the Biden administration had revoked—regarding disciplinary| FEDweek
While the impending September 30 end of the current fiscal year brings a threat of a potential partial government shutdown, for many federal employees it| FEDweek
For federal employees, the TSP is one of the most powerful retirement tools available. But too many feds overlook the potential of the Roth TSP and Roth| FEDweek
The TSP has added some details to the previously announced option for in-plan conversions of account balances in traditional status to Roth status| FEDweek
Major bills including the annual defense authorization bill and appropriations measures are advancing in Congress, but with less than three weeks| FEDweek
Federal agencies have received the green light to restart mass layoffs. On July 8, the Supreme Court lifted a lower-court injunction, allowing the| FEDweek
President Trump has ordered OPM to take a direct role in disciplining employees of other agencies by invoking “suitability” considerations as grounds for| FEDweek
For many federal employees approaching retirement, hitting the $1 million mark in their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) feels like the ultimate benchmark. After| FEDweek
It’s a question on the minds of millions of Americans: Will Social Security still be around when it’s my time to use it? As the headlines grow more urgent| FEDweek
Updated: In early 2025, federal employees narrowly avoided significant cuts to their retirement benefits. A series of budget proposals in Congress sought| 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 sent a letter to Congress setting a one percent across the board pay raise for federal civilian personnel - with zero locality| 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
DoD has announced a way for certain defense civilian personnel to voluntarily be detailed in support immigration and border enforcement. Details would| FEDweek
FEDweek keeps you informed about your pay, benefits and workforce developments, helping you get the most out of your federal career and retirement.| 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
For federal employees planning retirement under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), one of the most discussed—and misunderstood—topics is the| 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
The Supreme Court's July 8 decision allowing federal agencies to resume mass layoffs has transformed what was a looming possibility into an immediate| FEDweek
With President Trump’s signature on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law. Federal employees should be relieved to know that| 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
The GAO has said that more specific goals are needed in federal agency customer experience improvement efforts, particularly for “high-impact” service| FEDweek
Let's look at how to pick a retirement date that increases the dollar value of your annuity. Your annuity computation will be based on a formula set in| FEDweek
OPM’s new directive on federal employee performance evaluations and their implications includes a message that wants supervisors to produce a “positive| 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
Why do we put money aside in our Thrift Savings Plan? So that we can take it out of the TSP throughout our retirement, that’s why. While we are working| 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 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
As of March 2025, there are approximately 147,000 Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) millionaires. These are investors who made significant contributions to the| FEDweek
Annuity calculation, special retirement supplement, carrying FEHB into retirement, TSP withdrawals and considerations, retirement eligibility and more in this great spot reference!| 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
The government’s main tools to boost turnover are early retirements, and buyout incentives. A third tool, the reduction-in-force, “RIF,” is ...More| FEDweek
The Trump administration has sent a second email calling on federal employees to describe their activities of the previous week, again roiling the federal| 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 Defense Department has said it expects to cut its civilian employment by between 5 and 8 percent, which would translate into about 38,000-62,000 jobs| FEDweek
Whether you are planning to leave, stay, or aren't sure, here are some actions you should take now as well as key considerations to bear in mind. As you| FEDweek
Federal employees enjoy the benefit of having a retirement account called the TSP (Thrift Savings Plan). The TSP was created in 1987, starting with the G| 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
As we step into 2025, there are several important changes to FERS benefits that federal employees should be aware of. From Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)| FEDweek
Employees should review their official personnel folders—whether that’s in electronic format, still on paper or both—on a regular basis as a general rule,| FEDweek
Retirement as a federal employee is no easy topic. There are two essential questions to understand if you’re going to know if you’re ready to retire: #1 -| 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
Updated: Most federal employees retire when they have the right combination of age and service to do so. However, there are two additional forms of| FEDweek
A federal judge has overturned the Trump administration’s firing of a member of the MSPB governing board in a ruling that mirrors one keeping in place the| 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
It’s not uncommon for a federal employee to feel that they can’t afford to contribute to the Thrift Savings Plan, or to say they can’t afford to increase| FEDweek
Take advantage of opportunities and avoid mistakes with this new 2025 federal employees handbook. Covers: pay, benefits, workplace policies and more.| FEDweek
Federal employees enjoy many benefits in retirement. Two great benefits are the FERS supplement and the 10% pension bonus. However, it is impossible 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
As earlier announced, the enrollee share of Federal Employees Health Benefits program premiums will rise 13.5 percent on average for the 2025 plan year,| 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
