Benefits

OPM Announces New Schools Offering Discounted Tuition to Feds

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

  • Erich Wagner

Biden Orders ‘Streamlined’ Loan Forgiveness Program for Feds

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

  • Erich Wagner

Democrats, Employee Groups Rally Around Social Security Reform Bill

Legislation with nearly 200 sponsors would change how annual cost of living adjustments are calculated, temporarily eliminate the controversial Windfall Elimination Provision, and restrict the agency’s ability to close field offices.

  • Erich Wagner

What Needs to Happen for the 2022 Pay Raise, and More

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

  • Erich Wagner

GovExec Daily: Annual Leave and Essential Feds

Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss OPM's decision letting some feds carry over unused annual leave that exceeds the typical cap in January.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

OPM Director Reaffirms that Essential Feds Will Have Annual Leave Restored Due to COVID-19

Federal employees deemed essential to combatting the pandemic will again be able to carry over unused annual leave that exceeds the typical cap in January.

  • Erich Wagner

Biden Signs Wildland Firefighter Pay Reform Into Law as Part of Infrastructure Package

Some federal wildland firefighters could see up to a $20,000 increase in base pay, and their positions will shift to a new “wildland firefighter” occupational series.

  • Erich Wagner

GovExec Daily: Open Season Tips and Tricks

Consumers’ Checkbook's Kevin Moss joins the podcast to discuss feds and health insurance choices.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

OPM to Propose Expanding Dental and Vision Benefits to More Federal Workers

In a new proposed rule, OPM would extend eligibility to temporary and part-time workers, as well as federal firefighters and other “intermittent” first responders.

  • Erich Wagner

Bill to Provide Paid Family Leave for Feds Could Cost $20 Billion By 2027

Officials with the Congressional Budget Office warned that the actual price tag of providing feds with up to 12 weeks of paid family leave could vary widely from their estimate, depending on how much the new benefit is used.

  • Erich Wagner

Biden Administration Makes Student Loan Forgiveness Program Easier to Use

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

  • Erich Wagner

GovExec Daily: Preparing Your Finances For the Next Shutdown

Financial analyst Clark Kendall joins the show to discuss how public servants should get ready for potential furloughs.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Employee Groups React to Health Insurance Open Season Announcement

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

  • Erich Wagner
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Feds Will Pay 3.8% More Toward Health Care Premiums Next Year

Cost growth during 2021 stems largely from specialty drugs, treatments for chronic illnesses and the COVID-19 pandemic, insurers said, although federal workers will be impacted less than employees of other large organizations.

  • Erich Wagner

OPM Adds Tribal School Workers to FEHBP, and More

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

  • Erich Wagner

OPM Announces Leave Transfer Program for Feds in Four States Following Hurricane Ida

Feds in Louisiana, Mississippi, New York and New Jersey could be able to take extra time off to recover from the storm.

  • Erich Wagner

Feds to Receive Administrative Leave for Vaccinations

New guidance from the White House Safer Federal Workforce Task Force simplifies the process for federal employees to receive leave to get themselves or family members vaccinated.

  • Erich Wagner

GSA Announces Fiscal 2022 Travel Per Diem Rates

The per diem for lodging will remain at fiscal 2021 levels next year, due to the downturn in hotel prices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Erich Wagner

GovExec Daily: The Latest Paid Leave Update

Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the plan's advancement out of committee.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

TSP Signals It Will Offer Climate Friendly Options, and More

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

  • Erich Wagner

House Panel Advances Bill Providing Feds Paid Family Leave

Republicans question the methodology of a last-minute preliminary study by the Congressional Budget Office, despite the fact that CBO does not do full reports until bills are sent to the House floor.

  • Erich Wagner