Defense
Air Force to survey some civilian employees on buyouts
Service’s Materiel Command plans to gauge civilian workforce interest in voluntary retirement or job separation.
Pay & Benefits
Grow Your Savings
In honor of Financial Literacy Month, some guidance about securing your retirement.
Oversight
Agencies to begin filing quarterly reports on length of hiring process
The information will be used to monitor progress in reducing average hiring time, OPM says.
Pay & Benefits
Waitin’ on a Claim
OPM says it has reduced the time it takes to process retirement payments.
Pay & Benefits
TSA union election heads to a runoff
Results show a close race between AFGE and NTEU.
Pay & Benefits
New online assessment for government job applicants
Tool replaces KSAs with job-specific tests for applicants to government jobs, OPM says.
Oversight
OPM issues guidance on telework
Federal agencies have until June 7 to establish telework policies and notify employees of eligibility.
Pay & Benefits
Fast Facts on Long Term Care
With a rare open season underway, here are some things to think about.
Pay & Benefits
FEMA employee charged with embezzlement
A human resources worker allegedly stole nearly $150,000 from the agency through its payroll system.
Pay & Benefits
IG: Postal supervisors altered employee records
Time and attendance data was changed, deleted to limit hours worked, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Savings Simplified
See how even small contributions can yield an agency match and solid long-term savings.
Pay & Benefits
Federal workers’ comp program needs upgrade, panel says
Some witnesses at a House hearing call for less generous compensation benefits for employees injured on the job.
Oversight
Bill to force firing of seriously tax delinquent feds and contractors advances
House committee also votes to double the probation period for civilian hires from one to two years.
Oversight
Senate committee votes to streamline confirmation process
Roughly 200 presidential appointees would no longer require Senate confirmation under a bill that passed committee on Wednesday.
Oversight
Former White House, congressional leaders call for faster appointment process
They back a bill working its way through the Senate that would exempt 200 positions from formal confirmation.
Oversight
Federal performance officers stretched too thin, study says
PIOs don’t have adequate resources or time to identify poor-performing employees, report finds.
Oversight
Legislation would reorganize Federal Acquisition Institute
Bipartisan bill has FAI reporting directly to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Pay & Benefits
Bill would tie lawmakers’ access to retirement benefits to Social Security age
Lawmakers would have to wait until they turn the Social Security retirement age -- typically between 65 and 67 -- to tap their pensions.
Oversight
Lawmaker proposes extending probation for new federal employees
Rep. Ross would double current one-year period and define performance criteria more precisely.
Oversight