TSP
The TSP service transition is not going well ...
Reporter Erich Wagner joins our partner site's podcast to discuss his reporting on the Thrift Savings Plan’s new web-based services following the transition to a new recordkeeper.
Retirement
A retirement journey, part one: pre-retirement
The first in a series on one employee’s retirement experience.
Workforce
The Case for Creating an Older Workers Bureau
An agency focused on seasoned workers could further President Biden’s stated campaign goal of helping people who want to defer retirement continue contributing to society.
Management
GovExec Daily: Government Has a Recent History of Big Successes
Tom Shoop joins the podcast to discuss his post about the ways that government has greatly improved the lives of Americans.
Pay & Benefits
A Retirement Journey, Part One: Pre-Retirement
The first in a three-part series on one employee’s retirement experience.
Benefits
COVID leave for feds to manage kids’ vaccinations
The news comes as part of our weekly roundup on pay and benefits ...
Benefits
Abortions, to a limited degree, will continue on DOD bases
“There will be no interruption to this care,” the Pentagon said in a memo.
Management
The Supreme Court Deals a Major Blow to the EPA, and All Agencies
The court's conservative majority limits agencies' capacity to write new rules on major issues.
Workforce
Ketanji Brown Jackson, A Defender of Federal Union Rights, is Now A Supreme Court Justice
The first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court once sided with federal employee unions in a legal challenge against the Trump administration.
Defense
Guard and Reserve Troops Can Sue States for Firing Them, the Supreme Court Rules
Court declares that state powers yield to federal ones when it comes to raising armies.
Benefits
OPM: If you need to travel for medical care, you can use sick leave
The federal government’s HR agency confirmed that federal employees may use sick leave to travel to obtain reproductive health services. However, the measure falls short of employee groups’ request for paid administrative leave after abortion ruling.
Oversight
Grain Elevator Project Could Destroy African American Historical Sites, Preservation Agency Says
Following ProPublica's reporting, a federal agency says that a proposed grain elevator in Louisiana could harm a historic plantation and asks why a report was changed to minimize discussion of possible damage.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The TSP Service Transition is Not Going Well
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss his reporting on the Thrift Savings Plan’s new web-based services following the transition to a new recordkeeper.
Management
USPS: It's Up to Mailers to Comply With State Laws on Abortion Pills
The Postal Service says it will not crack down on the mailings, while the Biden administration promises to use the mail to expand access to the pills.
Pay & Benefits
COVID Leave for Kids’ Vaccinations, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Employee Policy
Senators: More questions for DHS watchdog on reports of sexual harassment, domestic violence
The inspector general had sent them a 17-page response defending his handling of the matter.
Pay & Benefits
OPM: If You Need to Travel for Medical Care, You Can Use Sick Leave
The federal government’s HR agency confirmed that federal employees may use sick leave to travel to obtain reproductive health services, although the measure falls short of employee groups’ request for paid administrative leave after abortion ruling.
Oversight
Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging
The Government Accountability Office and the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office say seniors enrolled in the program are suffering and taxpayers are getting bilked for billions of dollars a year.
Management
As More Monkeypox Cases Pop Up, the Biden Administration is Ramping Up Its Testing And Vaccine Strategy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also activated its emergency response center.
Defense